BEAUCHAMP - Key Persons
Alice is our lead embalming technician
Alice joined the team in 2021 and is relishing the opportunity to learn in great depth the art of embalming, and how to provide quality care to the families we serve. She has most definitely found her passion in life and we can expect her to be here for years to come. She feels very humbled and privileged to take care of people who come into our care and will always go that extra mile to ensure the memories of your loved ones are dignified and positive.
Alice is a keen hockey player on the weekends and when she has time, creates the most incredible water colours - a budding artist in the making
Office and Administration - it will more than likely be Amanda who will answer the phone when you call us. Amanda deals with most of the day to day admin and lucky for us is IT savvy. In addition she is also responsible for the creation of visual tributes/slideshows amongst many other tasks. In time spent away from the Beauchamp office Amanda will be tending to her indoor plants, experimenting in the kitchen with new recipes, playing with her animals and in the evenings watching movies (with a preference for true crime) and playing video games.
Job Titles:
- Qualified Funeral Director and Embalmer, Managing Director, IT Specialist, but a "Boy at Heart"
The oldest of Peter and Julie's children, Anthony, together with his wife Carley and children Van, Quade, Rita, and Wyatt live in their new home on a beautiful lifestyle block. Anthony's interests include the great outdoors, hunting, fishing and amateur farming, and when indoors - he's a real gadget guy, the more technical the better. An advantage when it comes to webcasting funeral services and our very own help-desk with any computer glitches or technical challenges.
Anthony wants his funeral to be conducted in virtual reality and to have his ashes scattered on his bush block and some sent into low earth orbit.
Job Titles:
- Accounts Administrator
- Accounts Administrator / Accounts Administrator Carley Unwittingly Joined the Team When Anthony Snuck an.
Carley unwittingly joined the team when Anthony snuck an employment agreement into their marriage vows.
As well as paying all the bills for the business, Carley is a very busy mother to 4 amazingly beautiful children and one amazing husband.
Carley has started hand painting her casket and hopes to have it perfected before its needed in another 5 to 6 decades.
Accounts Administrator Carley unwittingly joined the team when Anthony snuck an...
Job Titles:
- Funeral Director
- Qualified Funeral Director of Nearly 20 Years: Reader and Animal Lover
Dale has worked as a Funeral Director in Matamata, Auckland and Canada before settling in Feilding. Dale moved to the Manawatu to be closer to her family and to spend time with her precious grandchildren. Married to Canadian Paul and mother and step mother of 5 adult children and Yaya to her 7 grandchildren. As well as her grandchildren, Dale is kept busy with her fur-babies Indiana and Teddy.
Job Titles:
- Funeral Director and All - Rounder
Sport has been Jacqui's "go to" through high school which provided her with the fitness and athleticism enabling her to stunt, tumble, dance and cheer during her leisure time as a cheerleader for the past 10 years.
She purchased her second home in Feilding recently together with husband Angus where they live happily with their fur babies - 2 dogs and 1 cat.
Jacqui wishes to have a Batman themed funeral complete with black casket with the Batman symbol on top. Will people even remember Batman in the year 2095?
In February 2022 Jono joined the Beauchamp Team and has rapidly been brought up to speed as a Funeral Director. Jono is definitely a people-person and one would think he had been doing this role for many years - it seems so suited to his personality. In his down time he is into DIY projects which is pretty often as he is currently renovating his own home, music, playing the guitar and recorder, listening to true crime podcasts, and mucking about with Ellie his springer spaniel.
Job Titles:
- Funeral Director
- Funeral Director / Graphic Designer: Creative Talent, Passionate about Services to Celebrate Life / Funeral Director / Graphic Designer: Passionate about Services to Celebrate Life
Karin feels she has definitely found her passion in life working as a Funeral Director. As well as working alongside families as they muddle through the days following the death of a loved one, she also likes to be available for anyone wanting to talk about anything funeral related if they or a member of their family are sadly faced with an end of life prognosis. We understand that there are loads of questions for someone who finds themselves in this situation and if we can help in any way or form, please call us.
Karin's other main role is the creation of 99% of the service sheets (which are all produced on site in the Palmerston North office).
Married to a local builder, Rolf for over 35 years, mother of 3 adult children and Kiki to 4 grandies. In her leisure time Karin will be trudging the walkways around Palmy, reading, watching the latest Netflix series or spending time drinking coffee (or wine) with friends.
Funeral Director/Graphic Designer: Creative Talent, Passionate about Services to Celebrate Life
Job Titles:
- Funeral Director
- Funeral Director and Mortuary Manager: Harley Enthusiast, Veteran Volunteer Firefighter / Funeral Director and Mortuary Manager and Harley Enthusiast
Married to Christine with 2 adult children and 5 beautiful grandchildren. Mike has resided in Feilding for nearly 37 years, 26 years of which, as a volunteer Fire Fighter. On the odd day Mike has off you will find him cruising New Zealand's roads on his Harley Davidson. A keen Hunter and Fisherman, our "Man of the Land' is a typical kiwi bloke and an integral part of the Beauchamps team.
Mike wants in lieu of flowers, "ladies a plate and men a crate" for his funeral.
Funeral Director and Mortuary Manager: Harley Enthusiast, veteran volunteer Firefighter
Peter Beauchamp began working alongside the Cobham Funeral home in 1981 and soon after purchased and re-named the company. The new Chapel, as a fond nod to the past, is named "The Cobham Chapel".
Peter Beauchamp has 50+ years of trusted professional experience and is joined in the business
Job Titles:
- Funeral Director and Embalmer
Coming to the Beauchamp team early 2016 Richie is our very own Gentle-Giant/Papa-Bear.
We do have to share him though with his 3 beautiful daughters. And as hard as it is to believe, this young man is also a proud and doting Grandad.
Richie wants to be taken home when his time comes. With his family, friends and probably some strangers around to eat and drink and sing for days on end.