But heartless thieves are making it difficult.
When Ms Divola went to visit her parents’ burial sites at Echuca Cemetery at the weekend, she was shocked to find the fishing rod holders she had placed there on Valentine’s Day were gone.
“It feels like I have lost part of them again,” she said.
“Dad hasn’t been with us since 2018 and Mum died just over a year ago so it is still very raw for us as a family.
“Those items were very close to us as a family because it was something they would regularly use.
“I’m disgusted someone would think about taking it. I’m not sure what would go through someone’s mind to do that.”
Ms Divola and her parents had used the fishing rod holders for as long as she could remember.
They had also been passed on to Ms Divola’s own children.
“Dad taught us everything there was to know about fishing,” she said.
“We would go on regular camping trips when we were younger. The river became part of us after Mum and Dad moved to Echuca about 20 years ago.”
And sadly, Ms Divola said she didn’t expect to see the items again.
“I did try and walk around the cemetery to see if they had been dropped but found nothing,” she said.
“I wouldn’t want this to happen to anyone because it really is heartbreaking.”
Cemetery workers will often remove flowers from sites once they begin to fade.
Glass is also removed for safety reasons.
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