Le Pine Celebrates 130 Years

Le Pine Funerals has retained its values of family, growing from a small-scale family business to a massive number of funeral home. Le Pine Funerals is a family-owned business. Le Pine name will always represent a committed and personalized services to the Victorian community.

The core of Le Pine Funerals is a group of people who are for families who have lost a loved one and their communities in times of need. The contemporary Le Pine operation also specialises in helping families post funeral, including memorial services that reflect as well as community education sessions.

In the past thirty years Le Pine Funerals has become one of the top reviewed funeral services in Australia. Since the year 1891, Le Pine Funerals has tailored funeral services according to the wishes and preferences of families from Victoria.

Born in London Our founder Joseph Le Pine worked as carpenter in the Australian colonies. The year was 1891 when Joseph created J. R. Le Pine and Sons in Richmond. In the beginning it was normal for coffins made by cabinet makers, carpenters or other similar craftsmen. Joseph employed his carpenter talents to construct coffins, and would aid families in making funeral arrangements. This was also a common thing for manufacturers in the past.

Joseph & Harriet Le Pine

Success of J. R. Le Pine and Sons was certainly because of the talents and skills shared by every member of the tightly knit Le Pine Family. Joseph’s spouse Harriett and their daughter Jessie were adept at the needlework required to line and embellishing coffins. Joseph’s son Stephen was an entrepreneur at a young age and played a significant role in expanding the business’s reach across Melbourne. Joseph was an expert cabinet maker who made top-quality coffins.

Our family of people

Le Pine Funerals has retained its values of family, expanding from a small family business to an extensive number of funeral home. It is the Le Pine name will always represent a committed and personalized services to the Victorian community.

At the core of Le Pine Funerals is a group of people who are for families who have lost a loved one and their communities when they require it the most. Le Pine Funerals is a modern Le Pine operation also specialises in helping families after the funeral with reflective services and community education classes.

Our services

Le Pine Funerals is devoted to providing individualized services for the Victorian community. Every funeral can be as unique in the individual it is for. Our funeral directors are able to guide you through the process of arranging an old-fashioned funeral or one that is totally custom designed and tailored to your needs. We’re privileged to provide care of Victorian families, regardless of whether you’re planning a personal funeral or a state funeral we provide the same level of care and consideration to funeral arrangements.

Melbourne is among the most diverse and harmonious communities. There are approximately 140 different cultural backgrounds that are represented in Melbourne’s population. Our multilingual team is able to communicate and offer support to families of all types of funerals. In our funeral home situated in Glen Waverley, our dedicated Asian hall is able to cater for any Buddhist and Taoist funerals. We accommodate the needs of all religions and cultures.

The year 2005 was the time that Le Pine Funerals conducted the state funeral for WW1 former Lieutenant William Evan Crawford Allan. Lieutenant Allan was Australia’s only living combat veteran from WW1 and was paid a tribute by the awe-inspiring HMAS Cerberus in the Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. More than 1,000 military personnel were on hand to support the gun carriage as it carried his flag-draped funeral in the solemn 1km. In honor of an individual who held this unique spot in the history of mankind and we were fortunate to have the opportunity to organize ceremonies that showed the immense appreciation felt by an entire nation.

Recently, the Le Pine team was entrusted to organize a funeral for one of the most loved entertainers in Australia Bert Newton AM MBE. Bert Newton AM MBE. The tributes were delivered by the Prime Minister Dan Andrews and Eddie McGuire prior to a complete Requiem Mass was held at St Patrick’s Cathedral. The wife of his late husband, Patti was able to release doves together with her family after the hearse was taken away from the Cathedral. The COVID-19 regulations meant that just 500 mourners could be present on the day, however the funeral was live-streamed around the world and live broadcast on Channels 7 9, and 10.

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