4 September 1952 – 19 April 2023
4 September 1952 – 19 April 2023
Sylvia passed away peacefully at home surrounded with family at her bedside.
Very much loved wife of Greg, sister and sister in law to Jim and Dee.
Beloved surrogate mum, grandma, aunty and friend, too many to mention.
A private celebration of Sylvia's life will be celebrated with family and friends.
Greg, so very sorry to hear about Sylvia's passing, we know what a devoted couple you were however we know that Sylvia will be kicking up her heels and partying with the Angels! They won't know what's hit them!!! You have terrific friends and family who will look after you and we can all hold onto having the happiest of memories of our time with Sylvia, she certainly made an impact on all our lives. I have never known a more capable lady! So much love I see in all the tributes to her. God Bless you All. Xxx
Dear Sylvia, how devastating to hear of your loss. We were blessed to call you our friend and neighbour and our visits won't feel the same without seeing your smiling face. The one positive to come out of lockdown was our connection, you and Greg were so wonderfull and supportive and I was so pleased it lead to our friendship. I enjoyed our coffee catch-ups that sometimes turned to wine, and I'm just so darn sad that we didn't get more of those opportunities. If I had known the last time we caught up that it would be the last time I saw you, I would have stayed longer and (gently!) squeezed you a bit harder. Our love goes to Greg and all those who loved Sylvia, we will miss her greatly. Go well my friend XXXX
Rest in peace aunty Sylvia an angel has left the earth and gone to heaven we are deeply saddened and devastated and will miss - condolence to uncle Greg
Beautiful Sylvia I cannot believe you are gone. We had so much fun in our motel days in Cambridge, hard days but fun too. You were always up for a party and a dance and always the best person to shop with!! You were a pocket rocket! Full of fun and loved your Fiji trips. Thanks for the memories. Love to Greg at this time and always. Love Shane, Lou, Heather and Lucy xxx
Beautiful, vivacious Sylvia, F**king hell are you going be missed! What a ray of light you were to any room. It sounds like a cheesy line, but it's true. Arriving round to mum & dad's and seeing your car there - we knew it was always going to be a fun visit. Your smile, laughter, love and kindness will never be forgotten. You live on in our hearts as being one of the very few people who are true honorary members of the Craft family. We all absolutely adored you. I am gutted not to have more board game hilarity and drunken dancing at weddings with you, however we will raise a toast to you on Friday and make sure we do you proud on the dance floor at Fliss & Isaac's wedding next week. You were a force to be reckoned with at Verity's and put all of us to shame with your energy, moves and joy. Thank you for all the love you brought to the lives of every single one of us Craft clan. My God, there is a hole now. Love forever from Alice, Mark, Nathan & Mary (who will always have a door open and hugs on offer in Gulf Harbour for Greg if he fancies a meal/ company & doesn't mind being hassled by the younger Emmetts about eating the dog treats) xoxoxoxo P.S. Just read the start of Verity's message - your hugs!!!!! They were some of the very best xo
I can't even begin to imagine my life without you in it Sylvia - probably because I don't ever remember a time when you weren't in it. For such a tiny person, you've always given the world's biggest hugs - and every time you gave me one I could feel all the love emanating from you. I will miss your sense of humour, your absolute zest for life, and your warmth. I will always remember you being the first to hit the dance floor at our wedding - all our friends were trying to keep up with you! I am so incredibly grateful that you got to meet Millie, and that we'll have photos of you together that she can look at and I can tell her all about you. You are part of our family, forever and always, and I'm so incredibly lucky to have grown up with you there every step of the way. Love you so much and always will.
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
My darling Sylvia, you’ve been such a light in my life and I will forever miss you. I am so privileged to have had you in my life since the very second I entered this earth. You’ve given Isaac and I endless support, a home when we needed it, non stop joy and laughter, and myself a real obsession for shoes. I am absolutely gutted that we couldn’t get our butts into gear and gotten married earlier so you could have been there. It just won’t be the same without you but we promise to have a few gins in your honour. We love you and will miss you dearly. Life just won’t be the same without you. Lots of love, Fliss and Isaac
I cannot remember the first time we met because it feels as though I have always known you, you are a part of me/us & we love you deeply. We have laughed & cried & wet our pants together. Alice, Verity, Felicity & Kieran consider yourself as our family. Darling girl, you are loved, so much. You live on in our hearts & memories forever. We cherish the friendship that we’ve been privileged to have with you & Greg. We promise that he always has us there when he wants us. To quote a favourite song of mine “It may well be that we will never meet again in this lifetime so, let me say before we part- so much of me is made of what I’ve learned from you- you’ll be with me like a handprint on my heart. And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend. Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better but because I knew you… I have been changed for good” God Bless my darling friend, with love always until we meet again xox
Hey big sister, you were the one we called to when we needed someone, you were the other mother to the 2 boys, Troy and Jamie, you might as well have been the Grandma to the best grand kids in the world and all and every animal knew where to go to be loved. Miss you already, and, you were wrong, I DID CRY!
We are so grateful we got to spend last week with you and so blessed to have you in our lives. You were a very special lady and the best surrogate grandma to Olivia, Zara and Lukas. We will miss you so much, but you will always be in our hearts forever. We love you 💕
A true friend and soul sister - will be greatly and sadly missed. Thank you for your friendship, many happy memories and adventures but above all your kind listening ear....we've been through a lot together & between us. The angel has got her wings, so no more pain and suffering x x x x Go well my friend

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