The Signature People

Rodney van Den Brink

How it all began …

Rodney’s first experience in the Funeral Industry started a few years back when, looking for a new challenge, he took up a position as a funeral arranger and celebrant with an established funeral directing firm in Adelaide. With an extensive entrepreneurial background, he quickly learned the business and found he cherished the interaction with families and the opportunity to assist them. Opportunities for advancement in that company were limited however, so Rodney decided to move on; but it seemed the funeral industry wasn’t quite ready to let him go.

Tragically in September 2005, a good friend of Rodney’s became the victim of a homicide and despite having just left the funeral industry, Rodney rose to the challenge of arranging a very special funeral for his friend.

Rodney called in favours from colleagues he had met during his time in the industry, borrowing a hearse and hiring funeral parlour facilities. “It was by far the most challenging funeral I had ever arranged” Rodney admitted, “but at the same time I felt really honoured to be given such a responsibility and especially because it was a friend and a member of our community” he added.

The funeral was flawless. The service, held at St Peters Catholic Church in Grote Street, was followed by an interment at the historic West Terrace Cemetery. Rodney personally arranged every detail of the funeral including the handmade floral tributes, a haunting didgeridoo performance, as well as coordinating the wake at the Hampshire hotel. “I believe that a funeral must be a meaningful reflection of the life passed and now through Signature Funerals I am able to provide a truly comprehensive service. So long as it’s not dangerous or illegal, there’s nothing I can’t arrange” said Rodney.

Trish Lawton

Trish Lawton is an experienced educator, who is now fulfilling her dream of working in the funeral industry.

She is a trained mediator and facilitator and is experienced in the area of conflict resolution. Trish is a respected and accomplished public speaker. As a highly skilled administrator, with sound organizational ability, Trish has incorporated these skills to develop positive interpersonal relationships with a range of people, especially at times of heightened emotions.

Trish’s background ensures she brings a calming and peaceful presence, with a reassuring mix of empathy and compassion, to confidently provide and deliver a moving service and eulogy for loved ones.

Ruth Albani

Ruth is an experienced business woman, having owned and operated a family business for 25 years, as well as her own accountancy practice. She has a Swiss background, and is multi-lingual, speaking German and Italian.

Looking for a new direction and career change where she could be involved in a meaningful way led Ruth to the Funeral Industry. She incorporates her organizational and management skills as an experienced administrator.

Ruth is a mature, compassionate person with a calm disposition. She feels it is a privilege to support people at a sensitive time in their lives, and does so with empathy and understanding.

Signature Funeral Services, has a commonsense approach to at-need and pre-need funeral arrangements and services that meet each family's specific needs and requests.

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