A Graveside Funeral Service for Mr. Walter Kenneth ‘Ken’ ESPAGNE will be held at the Quambatook Lawn Cemetery on FRIDAY (4th July, 2025) commencing at 1:00pm.
Location of Cemetery can be found here
We wish to encourage you to express your sympathies and condolences to the family via a post on this announcement which the family are able to access and read.
(All messages are pending the approval of staff to avoid inappropriate content).
Ken’s Service will be live streamed on FRIDAY (4th June, 2025) commencing at 1.00pm.
Please click on the Live Stream Tab on our main page where the service will be streamed live on FRIDAY.
Sad to say farewell to Ken,one of my woodwork students at Kyabram High School. He was seeking to catch up these past months but sadly this didn’t happen. My deepest condolences to family and friends,kind regards Keith Hindson.
Our deepest sympathy and condolences to all the family
Dear Meryl, Chelle and Erica, Hope the memories of the love laughter and adventures with Guru, your husband dad and granddad help you through these sad times.
Our thoughts and deepest love are with you all. Your North Star is watching from the heaven’s. Fishing rod in one hand, guitar in the other.
He leaves a big hole in the world. They don’t make ‘em like that often.
Big hugs and all our love
Shah, Marleen, Nickey and the boys ♥️♥️♥️
My thoughts and prayers are with you Meryl and family. Remembering Ken from Broome days, neighbours in Cable Beach Caravan Park. Hope Ken that you have met up with Ray who passed away last August.
Lyn xx
Meryl, Chelle and Erica, words cannot bring comfort while your heart breaks for your loss. Take comfort in the beautiful memories you have and hold them dear as they are part of you and what you are now and still have to become.
All my love,
Monica Elliott.
Chelle, our deepest condolences to you Erica and your mum Meryl. Apologies that we are unable to make the service today. Thinking of you all. He was a great man, it was a pleasure to have known him.
Condolences to Meryl, Michelle and Erica.
Adieu, good friend and mate. Ken, you were part of the tapestry of our lives and leave us sad but with boat loads of memories for whatever time we have left. Vale’ Ken.
Colin and Lois.
Our deepest sympathy to Meryl, Chelle and Erika. Thinking of you at this sad time. Such a genuine soul, we hit it off from day one meeting you in our travels at the Cable Beach Caravan park 25 years ago. We will hold on to those memories forever.
Love to you all, Kurt and Julie xx
Condolences to all the family. Thinking of you at this sad time.
Indi says “she will miss him and his letters”.
Sorry I can’t be there Chelle, Meryl and Erika, thinking of you ❤️ I’ll miss Ken very much. Always his favourite student, lol.
Love to you all.
Oh Shelly, just beautiful words, sending love in this sad time. He will be missed.
Love to mum and Erika thinking of you all.
Cheryle Chalmers and families
Thinking of you on this sad day, Ken was a wonderful teacher and so full of life, he will be sadly missed by you and Chelle and Erica.
Isobel and Laurie Knight
Condolences Mrs E. and family. So many fond memories from our school days. Heaven gains a gentleman.
Deepest sympathy to Meryl, Chelle and Erica on your loss of Ken. I loved working with Ken at RCS, he was a natural with kids, and a very supportive colleague. He just got things done!
RIP Ken.
Dear Meryl, Chelle and all Kens family, sending our deepest of sympathy to all of you on Ken’s passing. A great mate of Jim’s and much loved school teacher of us both at Cannie ‘State School.
Zenda Free and Glenda Free.
Condolences to Meryl, Michelle & Erica.
We have been thinking of you all at this very sad time.
Love Tony, Shelley & Family ❤️🌻
Deepest sympathy to Meryl, Shelley & Erica, thinking of you all. May Ken be forever casting into calm seas. He’ll be truly missed. George, Helen, and all the Parker mob in WA.
The epitome of a humble and honourable gentleman, Ken was kind without fault, a loyal husband, wondrous father figure, and true friend. He remains with us through thought and action, and will be greatly missed. Much love to all the family.
Nigel, Jess, Stephanie and Gabriel.
Ken was a wonderful, helpful, cheeky gentleman. Always willing to help and with great advice. He will definitely be missed. Sending love and strength to Meryl, Chelle, Erica and family at this sad time. Rest easy Ken. x
Condolences to Meryl, Chelle and Erica. Fond memories of working beside Ken in Robinvale.
RIP Ken, we truly valued your friendship.
Tim, Wendy and family.
Condolences to Meryl, Chelle and family. Ken was a great bloke and I have good memories of him down the men’s shed.
Billy King
Meryl, Chelle and Erica, Our thoughts are with you in this sad time.
Ken was a truly great Aussie. Had a big input and impact on two beginning teachers and a green football coach. Always willing to mentor with genuine enthusiastic, quality guidance. As a neighbour, work colleague and teammate. We were lucky to have Ken’s skillful, cheerful and at times cheeky tutelage. An extremely loyal and proud Quamby character. Our love to you all.
Ross & Jenny.
RIP Ken. A life well lived. Condolences to Meryl, Chelle and Erica.
Sending my sincere condolences to you all.
💐🙏🏽
Deepest sympathy to Meryl & Chelle and family, so sad that an amazing, kind, cheeky man Ken has passed. Mate, in my eyes you will always be the man, the myth, the legend.
From Mark and Kev from the Storey family. R.I.P Ken.
Meryl, Chelle and family. Our deepest sympathy to you at this time. Be comforted by the knowledge that Ken was well known as a kind and compassionate teacher and a genuine “good bloke”. My memories of our four years together in Robinvale include playing football together, fishing and duck shooting, pulling out and boxing, learning to play guitar on school camps and numerous other exploits and escapades. Every time we came together in the years since, he remained the same old mate. Vale Ken !!!
Brian and Jenny Holcombe ❤️
Such sad news. Many memories of the kids ‘Mr Espagne’ and our one time Wemen neighbours. Deepest sympathy to Meryl, Michelle and Erica.
From the Tucker Family.
Deepest sympathy to Merril, Chelle and family. My thoughts are with you all during this sad time.
Our deepest sympathy to Meryl, Chelle and family. A great teacher and friend who will be sadly missed, he was a wonderful asset to Robinvale.
John & Christine Harris and family.
Deepest sympathy to Meryl, Chelle and Erica. Our thoughts are with you all. Many treasured memories as a student, colleague and great friend.. John, Karen and girls.
Deepest sympathy to Meryl, Chelle and Erica, remembering the great times at Little Rat, Broome and Quamby. One of natures true gentleman.
RIP.
Memories of Ken. Sympathy to Merril and family.
Condolences Meryl, Chelle and Erica on your loss. Ken a lovely man always a pleasure to chat with. RIP Ken.
Sending Lots of Love & strength to you Meryl (Mrs E) and my sincere condolences on the loss Ken. Mr E was a very engaging, inspiring and memorable teacher who played a significant role throughout my Primary schooling. I have so many fond memories of you both, especially Mr E’s music and singing lessons and our Lake Benanee camps. I always loved bumping into you guys when visiting Robinvale and catching up on our lives.
These memories will always be treasured.
Lots of Love also, to Chelle & Erica, our thoughts are with you all xx
With deepest sympathy to the family on your loss from the members of the Mid Murray Orchid Club
To Meryl, Chellie and Erica. We express our deepest sympathy to you all on the loss of Ken. Always up for a chat and with a good sense of humour. Keep those special memories you hold in your hearts.
Love Lorraine & Graeme.
Dear Meryl, Chelle and Erica, sending love and sympathy to you on the death of Ken. Keep lots of memories in your hearts of all the lovely times you had.
From Danny and Marion.
Thinking of you at this sad time Meryl, Chelle and Erica. Of all the teachers I have taught with, Ken has always held a very special place in my memories. I remember all the times I requested his help or advice and he was always there to help (with humour of course). Great memories that will last forever.
Sympathy to all Ken’s family. Ken was a good friend and I played a lot of football with him, love ❤️ to all.
Remembering the happy times l shared with Ken in our childhood days back in Kyabram, those were happy memories.
Thinking of you and sending our heartfelt sympathies.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.
Ken’s Kyabram neighbour Wally (nude nut) Mellis and Norma.
Condolences to Meryl, Chelle, Erica and family. A true gentleman. RIP Ken.
Deepest sympathy to Meryl, Chelle and Erica. We had the great pleasure to know and work with Ken. Love to you all.
Craig and Jaccie.
Our deepest sympathy to you all at this sad time.
Bob and Jenny Tonzing and families.
Chelle, sorry for the loss of your father. Thoughts and prayers to your family.
Rose and Alan ❤️❤️