Death Notices And Funerals

THE family of a British couple Diane and Ron Hughes killed in a Gold Coast joy flight tragedy have broken their silence, saying the couple had only just reunited with family after years separated by Covid-19. Ron and Diane Hughes were among four people killed on Monday when two Seaworld joy flights collided in mid-air, causing one to crash onto a sandbar., The couple, married in 2021, had arrived in Australia last week to visit family on the Gold Coast they hadn't seen in years. , Photos from their last days show them enjoying lunch with family by the beach, smiling in front of the Gold Coast skyline and enjoying a night on a boat with loved ones. Picture Supplied

Gold Coast holiday of a lifetime turns to ‘hole that can’t be filled’

The children of Diane Hughes have revealed the depths of their anguish at losing their mum on what was supposed to be a Gold Coast getaway.

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Archer Kokshoorn and his father Lane, who died in a horror plane crash in northern NSW last week. Picture: Supplied / Facebook

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‘Can’t take the pain away’: Grief after dad and son’s plane crash

A Gold Coast father and son who died in a freak plane crash in northern NSW will be mourned at a funeral service this week as family say their “beautiful souls will soar the skies forever”.