Cherub Funeral Care

Is your little one under 20 weeks gestation?

If you little one is under 20 weeks gestation you are not required to register the death with Births, Deaths and marriages.

We understand that you still want to honour, to remember and to reflect on this precious little life. Cherub Funeral Care provide a number of options for cherishing your little one.

We understand that you still would like a certificate to commemorate your little Cherub and honour their life. This is known as an early pregnancy loss certificate.

You can organise this by visiting the Queensland Government Website below...
Early Pregnancy Loss Recognition Certificate

Is your little one over 20 weeks gestation?

If you little one is over 20 weeks gestation you are required to register the death with Births, Deaths and Marriages.

We can assist you with this registration. Speak with your Cherub Funeral Care Consultant to discuss the different funeral options available to you.

Funeral care options

Direct Cremation Care

You may prefer not to hold a funeral service. Cherub Funeral Care transfer your baby into our care, organise the documentation required for cremation, provide a soft covered cherub basket for your little one, lovingly made by volunteers, dress your precious angel in the clothing you provide or items provided by angel gowns and lovingly sewn and knitted by volunteers and organise cremation. You will receive an urn with you baby’s ashes.
Cherub Funeral Care are able to offer this service to you and your family at no charge. Swanborough Funerals do not charge fees, the coffin and clothing is provided by volunteers and Brisbane City Council Crematoriums provide the cremation and urn at no charge.
You are welcome to come into our funeral home at Coopers Plains to spend precious time with your little one at any point during our care.

Burial Service

Please contact one of our Cherub Funeral Care Consultants who will best advise on the different Cemetery Options available and personalise the funeral service of your little one. Swanborough Funerals do not charge service fees. There are however other costs involved. The role of your Funeral Care Consultant is to provide a precious funeral for your little one, explaining the different products and services available to best honour your little Cherub.

Cremation Service

Please contact one our of Cherub Funeral Care Consultants who will best advice on the different venue options available and personalise the funeral service for your little one. Swanborough Funerals do not charge service fees. There are however other costs involved. The role of your Funeral Care Consultant is to provide a precious funeral for your little one, explaining the different products and services available to best honour your little Cherub.

You can view our range of infant coffins here.

Frequently asked questions

- Can I bring my precious little one home for a period before the funeral?
Yes. Speak with your Cherub Funeral Care Consultant to organise this.

- Can I hold my baby?
Yes. Your Cherub Funeral Care Consultant will organise this for you.

- What can I put in the coffin?
You can place anything you would like to go with baby in the coffin
- photos
- jewellery
- clothing
- toys
- personal items

- Can I take Photos or video?
Yes

Decisions that need to be made

- Cremation or Burial
- Private or Public Service
- Poems, Readings, Music
- What Type of Coffin or Casket. You can view our infant coffins here.
- Flowers
- Symbols of farewell- doves, butterflies, bubbles, petals, candles
- Guest book
- Memorial Cards
- Symbols of farewell
- Where to hold the service
- Dressing and Viewing
- Organising a wake after the funeral

Creating precious memories
  • Hand and footprints - the hospital or funeral home can take hands and footprints of the baby for you, or you can have sculptures made by Twinkletoes
  • Photographs - Heartfelt is a volunteer organisation of professional photographers that provide photographic memories to families whose babies have passed away. They can be contacted on 1800583768
  • Organise locks of hair
  • Keep hospital bracelets, blankets, items of clothing, or toy (you may like to have these framed)
  • Create a memory box to keep these precious items in. The following link is for an adult memory box but it will give you ideas: How to use a memory box
The eulogy
  • speak of when you first found out you were pregnant.
  • when you found out you were having a boy or girl
  • items that you had purchased
  • what you said to baby while in the womb
  • food that you craved
  • when you first felt movement
  • the scans and what you saw
  • your dreams and hopes
Music

Fly - Celine Dion
Somewhere over the rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Precious child - Karen Taylor
Bedtime prayer - Twila Paris
Gone too soon - Daughtry
Beautiful Boy - Colleen McMahon
Sam Smith - Lay Me Down
Held - Natalie Grant
I’ll See you again - Westlife
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Gone too soon - Michael Jackson
You’ll be in my heart - Phil Colins
Baby Mine - Bette Midler
Dancing with the Angels- Monk & Neagle
Borrowed Angels - Kristen Chenoweth
with hope- Steven Curtis Chapman

Poems and readings
Helpful Organisations
Cremation Urns, Teddy Bears, Jewellery