Death & Funeral Notices

This page will display the latest Death and Funeral Notices of RFPA Members,
and others when the RFPA Secretary receives them.
Please check back regularly as information such as funerals etc
often changes.

Please be aware that we receive Vale information from many sources, including Police Protocol, family, RFPA colleagues and friends of the deceased. We DO NOT receive Vale notices about ALL Police deaths and not all notifications are about RFPA Members for whom we have membership details. But as a service to our RFPA Members, we also post Vale information about non-members if we receive it. In either case, we can only post when we receive and confirm the information. Therefore, in some instances, funerals and other events may have already been held.

PLEASE NOTE : This website and the Vale Notices are run by RFPA Volunteers, NOT the Police Department or the Police Association, and the Vale pages are to advise of the passing of RFPA Members and, in most cases, we have the correct personal information from our member records. However, as a service to our RFPA Members, we often receive notifications of non-members passing and we post those names but cannot always confirm the information. So, if you find an error in the details, do let us know BUT, do not complain if there are errors in non-member Vale Notices as the information is from sources other than our records.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Roger SMITH.
Name: Roger David SMITH APM [9290] 86 old Veteran Member Murray River RFPA.
DOB: 16/03/1939
Died: 24/03/2025
Memorial: A memorial service will be held at the Deniliquin Golf Club, 1 Golf Club Rd DENILIQUIN at 12 midday on Saturday 5 April 2025

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, John STANFORD
Name: John ‘Hulk’ STANFORD [15951] 75 old Member Peel Brach RFPANSW.
DOB: 02/02/1950
Died: 13/03/2025
Funeral: Private cremation has been held.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, John McINERNY.
Name: John Edgar McINERNY [9937] 89 old Veteran Member of the Northern Rivers RFPA.
DOB: 13/07/1935
Died: 19/03/2025
Funeral: 2pm Wednesday 26 March 2025 at Parkwood Funeral Home, 42 Holland St GOONELLABAH.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Stan McCOSKER.
Name: Stanley Terence McCOSKER [7565] 96 old NOT an RFPA Member recently residing Sutherland area.
DOB: 21/12/1928
Died: 25/02/2025
Funeral: 10-30am Friday 21 March at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 136 Flora St SUTHERLAND.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Ron BECKMAN
Name: Ronald Paul BECKMAN [8298] 87 old Veteran Member Manning Great Lakes RFPA
DOB: 14/05/1931
Died: 06/06/2018
Funeral: Held 2018

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Leon WICHT.
Name: Leon Michael WICHT [12049] 78 old NOT an RFPA Member resided [unknown]
DOB: 28/09/1946
Died: 11/02/2025
Funeral: Held 11 March 2025 at PYRMONT

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Ronald RAWLINS
Name: Ronald P RAWLINS [15120] 78 old NOT an RFPA Member, most recently residing in Townsville QLD.
DOB: 02/12/1946
Died: 04/03/2025
Funeral: Ashes scattered at sea.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Alan WADE.
Name: Alan Thomas WADE [17474] 77 old NOT an RFPA Member recently resided in the Mulgoa area.
DOB: 28/05/1947
Died: 05/03/2025
Funeral: 12 Midday Tuesday 18 March 2025 at Edmund Rice Retreat, 1315 Mulgoa Rd MULGOA.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Jim COUNSEL
Name: James Joseph ‘Jim’ COUNSEL [11561] 88 old Veteran Member Sydney RFPA.
DOB: 14/01/1937
Died: 08/03/2025
Funeral: 11am Wednesday 26 March 2025 at St Luke’s Catholic Church, 1 Beaconsfield St REVESBY

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Ray STEVENS
Name: Raymond George STEVENS [8361] 87 old Veteran Member Hunter Region RFPA, most recently residing at TUROSS HEADS
DOB: 20/04/1936
Died: 12/07/2023
Funeral: Held 2023

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Hugh BRANSON
Name: Hugh BRANSON [16226] 77 old Unattached Member of the RFPA, most recently residing at MITTAGONG.
DOB: 05/08/1947
Died: 28/02/2025
Funeral: 12 Midday, Wednesday 19 March 2025 at North Chaple, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden Valley Way LEPPINGTON

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Brian Patrick BANKS
Name: Brian Patrick BANKS [5598] 86 old a veteran Member of the Mid North Coast branch of the RFPA.
DOB: 14/12/1938
Died: 09/03/2025
Funeral: Friday, 21st March at 11.30am at Innes Gardens Memorial Park, Phillip Charley Drive, Port Macquarie.

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Alison MacMILLAN
Name: Alison Eliza MacMILLAN [n/k] 46 old NOT an RFPA Member formerly of BELMONT
DOB: Not known
Died: 02/03/2025
Funeral: Unknown/Not disclosed

I have become aware of the death of RFPA Associate, Shirley KILPATRICK.
Name: Shirley Alice KILPATRICK 98 old [Widow of James Dec’d 2003] Veteran Associate Sydney RFPA.
DOB: 30/05/1926
Died: app 01/02/2025
Funeral: TBA

I have become aware of the death of Serving Police Officer Mark HOBSON
Name: Mark Fabian James HOBSON [31441] 52 old Serving Officer of the State Technical Investigation Branch.
DOB: 10/07/1972
Died: 10/02/2025
Funeral: Held 26 February at Waverly
Livestream > https://www.ceremonycast.com.au/markhobson/

I have become aware of the death of Police Widow, Janice GREENTREE.
Name: Janice GREENTREE [widow of Ray dec’d 2011] 84 old and NOT an RFPA Member, recently residing on the Central Coast.
DOB: not known
Died: 22/02/2025
Funeral: Held 28/02/2025

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, Clem LONG
Name: Clement William ‘Clem’ LONG [10056] 82 old Veteran Member Dubbo District RFPA.
DOB: 06/04/1942
Died: 27/02/2025
Memorial Service : 11am Friday 14 March 2025 at the Quality Inn, 165 Whylandra St DUBBO

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Reg TELFORD.
Name: Reginald Gordon ‘Reg’ TELFORD [12669] 81 old Veteran Member of the Coffs Harbour RFPA.
DOB: 03/03/1943
Died: 25/02/2025
Funeral: 10am Wednesday 5 March 2025 at the Hogbin Drive Crematorium off Stadium Drive, COFFS HARBOUR

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Eric MORGAN
Name: Eric William John MORGAN [8846] 95 old Veteran Member of the New England RFPA, most recently of Goffs Harbour and Tweed Heads South.
DOB: 01/08/1928
Died: 01/03/2024
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Brian KELAHER
Name: Brian Boyd KELAHER [4602] 96 old Veteran Member God Coast Branch, RFPANSW.
DOB: 29/12/1921
Died: 18/03/2018
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Madge WELBY
Name: Madge Alexia WELBY [PW20] 95 old Veteran Member of the Sydney RFPA
DOB: 31/05/1923
Died: 16/02/2019
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired RFPA Associate, Grace RYAN.
Name: Grace Irene RYAN 92 old , Unattached Veteran Associate of the RFPANSW.
DOB: 03/02/1926
Died: 17/07/2018
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired RFPA Associate, Norma LEES.
Name: Norma Hilda LEES , 91 old Widow of former Commissioner James LEES, Unattached Veteran Associate of the RFPANSW.
DOB: 25/10/1925
Died: 17/04/2017
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired RFPA Associate, Margaret GILMOUR.
Name: Margret Mary GILMOUR, 88 old Widow of the late Ken GILMOUR, Unattached Veteran Associate of the RFPANSW.
DOB: 14/08/1924
Died: 16/05/2013
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired RFPA Associate, Shirley CULLEY
Name: Shirley Frances Hilda CULLEY, 94 old Unattached Veteran Associate of the RFPANSW.
DOB: 03/02/1926
Died: 14/12/2019
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer, David CONROY
Name: David John CONROY, [n/k] 80 old NOT an RFPA Member of Pacific Pines, QLD.
DOB: n/k
Died: 25/02/2025
Funeral: 1-30pm at The Chapel, Integrity Funerals, 14 Capricorn Drive PACIFIC PINES QLD

I have become aware of the death of police family member, Robyn PETTIT
Name: Robyn Elaine PETTIT, 78 old, mother and mother-in law of Kylie HARTLEY and John HARTLEY APM, Coffs Harbour RFPA Treasurer/Editor.
Died: 14/02/2025
Funeral: 1-30pm Monday 24 February 2025, graveside at the Urunga Cemetery, Cemetery Rd URUNGA

I have become aware of the death of Retired Police Officer Roger DeLIVERA
Name: Roger DeLIVERA [12493] 80 old, Unattached Veteran Member of the RFPA, formerly residing at Blacktown.
DOB: 08/06/1943
Died: 18/06/2024
Funeral: Held

I have become aware of the death of retired Police Officer Anne THOMS
Name: Anne Kathryn THOMS [unknown] 53 old, not an RFPA Member recently residing in the Drummoyne area.
DOB: Unknown
Died: 15/02/2025
Funeral: 10-30am Wednesday 26 February 2025 at St Bede’s Anglican Church, 14 College St DRUMMOYNE