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Service area — Our Whitsunday office is right here at 2 Mann Street — a local funeral director for a close-knit sugar town.Funeral services in Proserpine
Proserpine has been the working heart of the Whitsundays since the 1890s — a town built on cane, the sugar mill and families who look after one another. The Gentle Way Funerals has an office at 2 Mann Street, so Proserpine families can sit down with us face to face, in their own town, with the same honest pricing and unhurried care we offer across the region.
A funeral director in the main street of town
Our Proserpine office means you don’t need to travel to Mackay to arrange a farewell. Call us any hour and a real person answers. We can meet you at Mann Street, at your home or on the farm, and we bring your loved one into our care promptly from Proserpine Hospital on Taylor Street, from aged care, or from home.
Proserpine Cemetery & burial arrangements
Proserpine Cemetery on Crystal Brook Road is one of the three active cemeteries run by Whitsunday Regional Council, with lawn, rose garden and columbarium wall sections. We lodge the council burial and plot applications for you, arrange graveside services, and can organise the placement of ashes in the columbarium after a water cremation.
Churches, halls & places to gather
Many Proserpine farewells are held at St Catherine’s Catholic Church or the heritage-listed St Paul’s Anglican Church on Main Street. For larger gatherings and celebrations of life, the Proserpine Entertainment Centre (reopened in 2022 after Cyclone Debbie) and the Showgrounds pavilion are familiar, welcoming places, and for veterans we can involve the Proserpine RSL Sub-Branch. We coordinate the venue, the celebrant and the refreshments.
Cane country farewells
Plenty of Proserpine families have worked the land or the mill for generations. We are happy to build a service around that story — a farewell on the property, a procession past the paddocks, photos of crushing seasons gone by, or a quiet scattering of ashes at a place that meant something, such as Lake Proserpine.
The same fair prices as Mackay
Proserpine families pay exactly what our published price list says. Our Simple Farewell water cremation starts from $2,640 and our Gentle Funeral Service is $5,500, both fully itemised, with no travel surcharge anywhere in the Whitsunday region and payment plans available.
Nearby: we also care for families in Airlie Beach, Cannonvale and the Whitsunday hinterland and surrounding districts.
Frequently asked in Proserpine
Can we meet you in Proserpine?
Yes. Our office is at 2 Mann Street, Proserpine. We can also come to your home, the hospital or an aged care home — whatever is easiest for your family.
Who looks after burials at Proserpine Cemetery?
Proserpine Cemetery on Crystal Brook Road is managed by Whitsunday Regional Council. We prepare and lodge the burial and plot applications, liaise with council and arrange the graveside service for you.
Is water cremation available to Proserpine families?
Yes. Water cremation is available to every family we serve, from our Simple Farewell at $2,640 inc GST. Ashes are returned to you in an urn of your choice.
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