This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Kerry Winter-Markwat, 30 years old, born on May 3, 1980, and passed away on November 23, 2010. We will remember her forever.
My darling Kerry
It’s so hard this time of year when we celebrate your birth. I know we should be celebrating your life but it’s just so painful not having you here with us. We will never forget you baby girl, your sweet sweet face, your warm heart and your loving ways. We love you forever.
Happy Birthday baby girl, I hope the heavens are throwing you a massive birthday.
It’s so hard this time of year when we celebrate your birth. I know we should be celebrating your life but it’s just so painful not having you here with us. We will never forget you baby girl, your sweet sweet face, your warm heart and your loving ways. We love you forever.
Happy Birthday baby girl, I hope the heavens are throwing you a massive birthday.
There is a season
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracings
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time of peace, I swear it's not too late
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracings
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time of peace, I swear it's not too late
I light a candle today in memory of a loving mother, sister, daughter, granddaughter, niece and friend. You left your footprints in the hearts of everyone you left behind, your memory burns forever in my heart. Love you always Kerry
Kerry, you are gone 7 years. There is not a single day that goes by that I don't think about you! Miss you so very much
My darling daughter Kezzy, 7 long years today but it feels like yesterday that you left us. A day does not go by that we don't think about you. Yoy left us with the memories of you but it is you we want with us. You are in a wonderful place and we wait til we meet again my darling girl. We love you so very much
My Kezzie. 7 years today it seems so unfair that you were taken from us so soon. The years have passed, the tears still shed, I can’t wait to see you again one day when my time on earth is done. We loved you then and our love you more now than ever. Missing you SO much my darling niece. Heaven is the best place to be now that you there xxxxxx love you always xxxxx
Oh my dear, dear Kezzie. Another year has gone by, it still hurts SO much, how I miss your sweet, sweet smile, your beautiful face, your warm heart. Heaven is the best place to be now they have you. One day our precious princess we will be reunited but until that time comes, we will remember all the good times we had and remember the prints you left in our heart. Love and miss you SO much Kez
Miss you much princess, I am still battling to understand why you had to die so young. I carry you in my heart forever and think of you always. I love you forever
My beautiful daughter Kez, I've been thinking so much about you today. We should be celebrating your birthday today, instead we are grieving that you are not here for us to spoil you on such a special day. Of course this day remains special because it means that we had you for a while, and that is definitely better than not having known you. You are so dearly missed. Life is not the same without you. Loads of love daddy & mommy
No words can adequately capture the sorrow I feel on this day. It has been 5 years since you departed this world. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you. I miss your voice, I miss your laughter, I miss your mere presence in our lives.
Not a day goes by and I don't think of you, Kez. I see & hear you in everyday moments and missing you never gets any easier. I was watching some videos your dad took back in 2009 and just looked at how relaxed you were chatting to Kevin and then wished we had more moments like that. I love you so very much and look forward to when we meet again in heaven
Happy Birthday my darling Kez. May the Angels spoil you for us. Missing you SO much and thinking of you today and always. Love you baby girl xxx
Another year has passed, marking four years since your passing. Not a day goes by that I haven't thought about you. You have a left a gaping wound in my heart that will never heal. It is true what people say, time does heal the wounds, and life does go on, but the longing and the missing never goes away. I will always wish you here with us.
Happy Birthday Kez, missing you as always, NEVER forgotten. An angel in heaven, treasure in our hearts and always missed. Love and miss you SO much baby girl xxxxx
Kez, 2 years already but it may as well have been 2 hours ago that we were shocked with the news of your passing into eternity. We know God has you with Him, but we so wish you were here with us instead. I miss you, baby-girl, so much xxx
Kez, you are never far from my heart or my thoughts. There are so many little things that bring you to mind. People have been saying how they love November - I find I can't say that because this is the month we lost you. My favorite month would be the one where you are with us, talking and laughing with us again. I can't believe nearly 2 years have passed, it feels like yesterday. :(
"I have been thinking of you alot lately. There are so many things that have happened in our lives and I just wish you were here to experience them with us! Indeed life has gone on, but there is always just a moment in the day that I spare a thought of you, and remember what a great sister you were. You are missed everyday!! Love you lots Kerry"
It is true what Mags says Kez but does God not know just how much we love and miss you now, time does not heal, they say it does, but how can it when we just love and miss you so very much. You are so precious and life just so unfair, all I want is my pretty niece Kerry back, I would do anything just to see your sweet face again and tell you just how much I love you. Miss you loads xxx
So many questions, so few answers; so much pain, little relief. I miss you so much Kezzy. It's hard thinking of you and knowing you are not here with us. It's so unfair!!! I will never stop loving you or missing you xxx
We heard from Pastor Casey Treat these words that were a little bit comforting to us & Marsh & I wrote the same thing down as we immediately attributed it to our grief over losing you Kezzy.
He said: "We will be together in Heaven longer than we will be separated on earth" We love & miss you heaps xxx
He said: "We will be together in Heaven longer than we will be separated on earth" We love & miss you heaps xxx
kerry our beautiful niece.... we miss you just so much, time is not healing and as the days go by we miss you all the more. The tears keep flowing, all we have is a picture of you and our memories. You were our precious niece gone way to soon. We love and miss you Kez. xxx
My precious daughter Kerry, My heart was shattered the day you died, the only things I have of you are your two beautiful children, photos and memories. Not a day goes by where I don't weep for you. I love and miss you so much my beautiful child. Heaven is much more beautiful now that you there xxxx
Kerry, so many months have passed since we lost you. I still cant believe it, its like I'm living a nightmare. Yesterday was your 32nd birthday, and it upsets me that another birthday has passed and you're not here with us. I know you in a better place with the Lord, but we all miss you so much. We love you so much. Lots of love shaz, ouma and oupa
Kez, I've been thinking so much about you today. We should be celebrating your birthday today, instead we are grieving that you are not here for us to spoil you on such a special day. Of course this day remains special because it means that we had you for a while, and that is definitely better than not having known you. You are so dearly missed. Life is not the same without you. With love
My gorgeous niece, you left us way too soon and left a empty hole in our hearts. We love and miss you so much, time is just not healing. We light a candle every night for you, to try and ease the pain, we look at your photo and the tears just flow. How we all miss you so very much. Heaven is definately a better place with you there as I know our world was when you were with us. Love U
I was driving around in Pretoria with Sharon and Kerry. Kerry was driving of course. As we sped along, we came to a red traffic light, with several cars ahead of us in the queue. Naturally, we came to a stop behind them. The INSTANT the light changed to green, Kerry revved her engine and said "What's wrong with these people? Why aren't they driving?!". Sharon and I still laugh about this!
My beautiful daughter Kerry, why did you have to die so young and leave us so soon. The tears flow and pain in my heart is unbearable. All we have are our memories of you and your two beautiful children. I love and miss you so much baby girl and would do anything to have you back with us again. Not a day goes by where I don't think of you and cry, you were my child, my beautiful girl :-(
Time is slow to heal. And even with the time & the healing, the pain of losing you, Kez, does not lessen. You are thought of and missed every single day. There is always something - a word, an action, a picture, that brings back all the memories of you and all that we have lost because you are no longer here. Life is not the same without you. It never could be. We love you still. Magz xxx
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My darling Kerry
It’s so hard this time of year when we celebrate your birth. I know we should be celebrating your life but it’s just so painful not having you here with us. We will never forget you baby girl, your sweet sweet face, your warm heart and your loving ways. We love you forever.
Happy Birthday baby girl, I hope the heavens are throwing you a massive birthday.
It’s so hard this time of year when we celebrate your birth. I know we should be celebrating your life but it’s just so painful not having you here with us. We will never forget you baby girl, your sweet sweet face, your warm heart and your loving ways. We love you forever.
Happy Birthday baby girl, I hope the heavens are throwing you a massive birthday.
There is a season
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracings
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time of peace, I swear it's not too late
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracings
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time of peace, I swear it's not too late
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Soaking The Pots
I remember when Kez lived with us. We all had 'dish' duty which included washing up the pots.
Well, when it came to Kez's turn, we heard the same thing every time - I'm just going to let the pots soak a bit. It didn't matter if they really needed to be soaked or not, they got soaked anyway. And they stayed soaking until someone else took on the job of actually washing the pots!
It doesn't matter how much time passes, or that the memories are good, the pain of losing Kez remains the same. I see her face and hear her voice all the time. Heaven may be happy to have her, but I'd prefer she had been with us a lot longer.
Love you heaps, Kez ♥♥♥
Crossing the River
I remember many years ago when I was about 10 years of age and kerry was 16, we went running through this field at the back of our house in Newcastle. I was such a beautiful warm afternoon, kerry was running in front of me and we came to a stream which we had to to cross. The water was clear, but the rocks had some of that green "slime". We didnt think much of it, we both just stood there contemplating how to get across the river. After much arguing and disagreeing about how to cross the river, Kerry, being the oldest decided that the best option to cross the stream was to walk on the rocks. I stood there in anticipation, letting her go across first, so I could "watch and learn". A few seconds later a hear a screech, I look down, and see kerry sitting in the water. The green "slime" had got the better of her. My laughter and chuckles on the way home did not amuse her:)