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English Rose Funerals has rebranded to Simplicity Funerals.

10/11/2025

On this Remembrance Day, we remember the brave souls who gave everything for us. It’s a day to honour their courage, sacrifice, and the strength they showed in the face of unthinkable challenges. As we pause and reflect, we carry their memory with us, grateful for the peace they fought to protect.

Lest we forget.

10/09/2025

Grief doesn’t come with instructions.

It can feel heavy, confusing, and isolating.

If you’ve lost someone you love, please know—it’s OK to not feel OK. You don’t have to carry it alone.

Reach out. Speak up.

Let someone walk beside you, even if just for a moment.

Today, ask the question that could change a life: “Are you OK?”

04/10/2022

We are proud to announce that English Rose Funerals has rebranded to Simplicity Funerals. Our teams have joined forces to share their experience and ensure they offer the best possible customer service to our families.

The Simplicity Funerals story began in South Australia where it first opened its doors in 1979 with a belief that everyone deserves dignity and affordability. It’s a philosophy that continues to guide our 55 locations and mobile services across Australia.

We are still located at 4 Patapinda Rd, Old Noarlunga. Visit our new website here www.simplicityfunerals.com.au/locations/sa/old-noarlunga

25/07/2022

How much will a funeral cost?

The cost of a funeral can vary, depending on a lot of things such as:

- Whether a burial or cremation is preferred
- The type of funeral services required (whether there will be a memorial service after the funeral, whether the funeral is large or small)
- Type of coffin or casket
- The cost of a grave or urn, and
- Fee paid to other professional for services provide as arranged by our funeral directors such as opening and closing the grave, paid newspaper notices, honorarium for clergy etc.

We offer a range of funerals to cover all requirements, depending on your wishes.

Our team will discuss options and costs with you during the arrangement meeting.

18/07/2022

Which is more popular - burial or cremation?

An individual's choice to either have a burial or cremation is often based on many personal reasons including family traditions and/or family beliefs.

In certain cultures, cremation is not a popular option (or may be prohibited by religious belief). In other cultures, the opposite may occur with cremation being the custom, for example, in the Hindu tradition.

There are pros and cons on both sides regarding the decision to bury or to cremate, however more and more people are opting to have a cremation rather than a burial, particularly in the land poor, city areas.

Ultimately, this decision is a matter of personal choice which your Funeral Director will support.

11/07/2022

What is a vault?

A vault is a specially constructed structure that houses caskets. The intent behind their design is to protect the casket from the weight of the earth, as well as the equipment used by cemetery staff to dig adjacent graves.

Vaults vary in design, finish and protective features. They are often personalised with a name plate and religious or symbolic insignia.

04/07/2022

What is the difference between a coffin and a casket?

In Australia we usually associate the word coffin to mean a container for the deceased that is similar in body shape to human dimensions; that is, it is broader at the shoulders and narrower at the feet. Coffins normally have a removable lid and are made of wood.

The word casket usually describes a rectangular container with a hinged lid. Caskets may be made from wood or metal.

27/06/2022

How long between death and the committal service?

The length of time between death and the funeral/committal service can vary depending on your instructions and the circumstances of the death.

Importantly, it will take as long as you need. There is no need to feel rushed.

20/06/2022

How much choice does the family have in funeral arrangements?

The family has an absolute choice in all of the funeral arrangements. There are only a few rare exceptions (e.g. in the case of coronial investigation in some cases where permission may be given for a funeral by burial only).

If you choose to have one of our funeral directors help you to organise the funeral arrangements, you can be assured that they will help you with every choice and request that you and your family make.

13/06/2022

When is a coroner needed?

In some cases, a doctor may not be able to issue a medical certificate of the cause of death and they will refer the death to the coroner. Because determining the cause of death is absolutely vital, you do not have the right to object to a death being referred to the coroner. However, if you have religious or other strong objections to a post mortem, you should notify the coroner.

There may be a number of reasons for referring a death to the coroner, including:

• Death other than by natural causes, including violence, accidental or unusual causes
• Death whilst under anaesthetic (or within 24 hours of the administration of an anaesthetics)
• Unexpected death
• Death of a person in an institution, a prison or in police custody, drug or alcohol rehabilitation centre
• When the cause of death is unknown, or
• When the deceased had diagnosed dementia.

Either coronal staff or an appointed Funeral Director can transfer the deceased to the coroner.

Address

4 Patapinda Road, Old Noarlunga
Adelaide, SA
5168

Telephone

+61883271091

Website

https://englishrosefunerals.com.au/

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