'Deeply missed': Falkholt family farewelled in Sydney service

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney's inner west to remember the lives of Vivian, Lars and Annabelle Falkholt, who died in a fiery car crash.

Mourners farewell members of the Falkholt family at St Mary's Catholic Church in Concord.

Mourners farewell members of the Falkholt family at St Mary's Catholic Church in Concord. Source: Channel Seven image grab

Family and friends of the Falkholt family have gathered in Sydney's inner west to farewell Lars, Vivian and Annabelle, who were killed in a horror car crash on Boxing Day.

Three caskets were carried into St Mary's Catholic Church in Concord on Wednesday morning as hundreds of mourners made their way into the church for the funeral service.

Lars and Vivian Falkholt were killed when their car collided with a four-wheel drive on the NSW south coast on December 26.

Lars, Vivian, Annabelle and Jessica Falkholt on Christmas Day.
Lars, Vivian, Annabelle and Jessica Falkholt on Christmas Day. Source: AAP


Their daughters, Annabelle, 21, and Jessica, 29, were pulled from the wreckage of the car before it erupted in flames.

Annabelle was flown to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition but died three days later.

Jessica, who remains in a critical condition, is unaware she's the sole survivor of the crash.




The 29-year-old found fame on the small screen as Hope Morrison in Home and Away, with the long-running TV soap paving the way for her feature film debut in the forthcoming supernatural thriller Harmony.

The deceased trio has been described as the "dearly loved and cherished father, mother and sister to Jessica", in a funeral notice published by Fairfax Media.

"Lars, Vivian and Annabelle will be deeply missed by Vivian's brother Paul Ponticello, his children Paul and Natalie, along with many relatives and friends both near and far," the notice read.

"In Sweden, Lars leaves behind his brothers, sister and extended family."

Vivian had Italian heritage.


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