Annie

Annie

Annie Webster works at Gary Pickering Funerals as a funeral director and embalmer. After moving to New Zealand from the UK in 2006, she went on to work as a hairdresser in Palmerston North for 7 years, but always felt that her true calling was in the funeral care industry. This journey then eventuated when…

Adelaide

Adelaide

As the Wairarapa’s youngest funeral director at the time, Adelaide Skeet (née Percy) began working for Gary Pickering Funerals in April of 2015. Adelaide brings a fresh approach and passion to Gary Pickering Funerals. Adelaide is also a qualified embalmer. The granddaughter of Tony and Pam Percy, Adelaide’s family has a long history in the…

Maria

Maria

Maria has worked for Gary Pickering since 2013 and is one of Gary’s part-time staff who is always ready to lend a hand where needed whether it’s arranging a funeral, styling hair and make-up, driving the hearse, or keeping up the maintenance and gardens of the Village Chapel. A City & Guilds professional hair stylist,…

Ellie

Ellie

Hi! 🐶 I’m Miss Ellie, the fluffiest member of the Gary Pickering Funerals Team 🐾. I have a very important role in the office, which is currently learning which toys 🧸 are the most fun, and that I am likely to earn a treat just by being cute and adorable 🐶. I am a regular…

Caroline

Caroline

Caroline Finlay started with Gary Pickering Funerals as a funeral director and embalmer in 2017 having worked in the health, disability, education, emergency, and hospitality industries previously. She has found the skills, knowledge and experience gained transfer well into the funeral sector. Caroline demonstrates her passion for working with people from all walks of life…

Gary

Gary

Gary Pickering has over thirty years’ experience as a funeral director, first being employed by the Whanganui funeral company of Dempsey and Forrest. In 1995, the opportunity to return to his home area of the Wairarapa was offered to Gary and he returned to Masterton to work as a funeral director. For 12 years he…