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Winton & Districts Funeral Services

Winton & Districts Funeral Services

Open 24/7

Serving all your needs from full services to direct cremations. 

Winton & Districts Funeral Services invites you to gather, remember & celebrate.


We are dedicated to offering locally-based care for bereaved families in Central, Western and Northern Southland including Fiordland and Te Anau.


Dave (manager), Sally and Ross offer confidential advice on all funeral service needs including recording your loved one's service, supply and maintenance of headstones, and prepayment of funeral expenses through the FDANZ Prepaid Funeral Trust.



Our local facilities include a dedicated arrangement lounge and viewing room. Families can also choose to use either our late model Holden hearse or one of our two (Invercargill-based) Jaguars.


We welcome any interested persons to call into the premises during usual business hours, or if the premises are temporarily unattended, simply phone 03 236 7586.



Meet the team

David Fraser (manager)

Registered Funeral Director and Embalmer.


Dave originally farmed and shore sheep in the Balfour area before joining the funeral industry. He now lives on a small farm near Gore.


Sally Tilly

Funeral Director and Celebrant.


Sally lives on a lifestyle block on the outskirts of Invercargill and enjoys a vast variety of animals, her garden and maze. She has been involved in the funeral industry since 2009.


Ross Thomson

Funeral Director


Based in Invercargill, Ross is passionate about family and has been a local all his life. He also enjoys any opportunity to work with the Winton team.


Marshall Brown

Monumental team member


Marshall comes from a background in Social Services and loves family life and his sport.



A brief history


The Winton business was first established by Ian and Heather Rizzi in 1981.


It was subsequentially purchased by Wilson Funeral Services before becoming part of J Fraser and Sons in February 2012.


J Fraser & Sons Ltd Funeral Directors is Invercargill's longest established family owned and operated funeral home and monumental masons serving all of the Southland region.


Online tributes may be made at www.frasersfunerals/tributes 



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