Obituaries

Collie became Geoff’s forever home

¶ Geoff Wilks Born: 1944 Died: 2024 ¶ GEOFF Wilks was not Collie born and bred, but the town he adopted as his forever home was front and centre in his life. Geoff was a paramedic who took his occupation very seriously, and he carried this...

01 Aug 2024

Important to be nice

¶ ANNE Battista told her children it was nice to be important, but it was more important to be nice. She certainly lived her life that way, with her family and her church central to her being. Her parents, Mary and Emil Dzubiel, were married in St...

25 Jul 2024

Chris rocked Collie

Chris Collie 1950 - 2024 ¶ CHRIS Collie, who died last week, was a big man. He had a big, booming voice that made him hard to miss – you always knew when Chris was around. His big, long legs took him walking all over Collie on a daily basis, and...

08 May 2024

Football star loses cancer battle

Obituary: Peter Davidson - 1963 - 2024 FORMER West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears footballer Peter Davidson lost a six-year cancer battle, dying in palliative care at Collie Hospital last week. Both West Coast and Brisbane players wore black...

26 Apr 2024

By Megan Creemers

A Kind and gentle man

¶ OBITUARY Alfredo (Fred) Lino Piavanini - 1930 - 2024 WITH the death of Alfredo Piavanini, better known as Fred, a link to a prominent Collie family is broken. Fred was the brother of Livio Piavanini, Collie Shire president, who had two sons who...

18 Apr 2024

By Megan Creemers

Good community man dies

OBITUARY JIM MOYSES - 1936 - 2024 JIM Moyses achieved three life memberships for his community service, as well as equipping more than 30 apprentices with skills to become tradesmen. All this while being a man who was said by his three sons to put...

18 Apr 2024

By Megan Creemers

Collie hockey legend passes away

¶ OBITUARY Joy Bailey (1939 - 2024) ¶ THE name of Collie’s Joyce Bailey is blazoned not just on the Collie Shire’s Wall of Champions at Roche Park, but also in Hockey WA’s Hall of Champions. She was also named in YMCC’s (her Perth club)...

18 Mar 2024

Dedicated community worker dies

¶ COLLIE lost a dedicated community worker when Margaret White died last Friday after a long and courageous battle with illness. ¶ Margaret will be remembered for her contribution to a range of community organisations throughout her long life...

18 Jan 2024

Respected citizen dies

¶ GEORGE Saunders, a highly respected Collie citizen who received a WA Volunteer Service Award in 2021, died on September 27 at the age of 90. ¶ His funeral was held at All Saints Church yesterday. A long-serving member of the Collie Lions Club...

12 Oct 2023

Tony ran a tight ship

COLLIE people who grew up in the 70s will have memories of learning to swim in the 50-metre pool ruled over by Tony Salvemini. Tony passed away peacefully at Fiona Stanley Hospital on August 30 surrounded by his family, and his funeral was held in...

14 Sep 2023

Former teacher dies

FORMER Collie Senior High School (CSHS) biology teacher and cadet commander Michael Jaques died recently in Perth. Michael came to Collie when he married commercial teacher Kath Chesson in 1961. Their two children, David and Christine, were born in...

14 Sep 2023

Historian leaves legacy

COLLIE has much to thank Daphne Janet (Jan) Wallace for. The fact the Local History Unit room is named after her, and she was named the first life member of the Collie Art Gallery, is testimony to that. She died in Bunbury early last week, leaving...

30 Aug 2023

Always happy to help out

EDWIN Maurice Pilatti has been described as a lovely man who was always willing to lend a hand to family and friends or for community projects. Speakers at his funeral said he never spoke ill of anyone, was a great role model, and set the bar high...

06 Jul 2023