The parents and younger sister of Home and Away star Jessica Falkholt will be laid to rest today, more than two weeks after their horror Boxing Day car crash.
Lars, 69, and Vivian Falkholt, 60, were killed instantly in the head-on accident on the NSW South Coast, while their daughter Annabelle, 21, died in hospital days later.
As their actress daughter Jessica, 28, continues to cling to life in Liverpool Hospital, heartbroken relatives of the Falkholt’s will say goodbye at an emotional funeral on Wednesday.
Family members of Lars and Vivian flew from Sweden and Italy for the service at St Mary’s Catholic Church, in Sydney’s inner-west, which is expected to also be attended by Jessica’s former cast mates.
The parents and younger sister of Home and Away star Jessica Falkholt are being laid to rest at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Sydney
Lars, 69, and Vivian Falkholt, 60, (L) were killed instantly in the head-on accident on the NSW South Coast, while their daughter Annabelle, 21, (2nd from right) died in hospital days later
Jessica remains in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at St George Hospital a hospital spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday.
The heartbroken family of the actress has kept a bedside vigil since the accident and have been told by surgeons her recovery was now ‘a waiting game’.
‘We’re not going to know much about Jessica’s real condition for a while,’ a relative told Daily Mail Australia.
‘The neurosurgeon came in and he just said the operation went well and it’s just a waiting game.
Their actress daughter Jessica, 28, continues to cling to life in Liverpool Hospital with no idea her family member are dead
Three hearses arrived at the church on Wednesday morning carrying the family’s coffins
One of the coffins is seen being brought inside before the funeral began on Wednesday morning
Mourners stream into the church, collecting orders of service from a table set up out the front
Mourners stop to talk as they stand in line outside the church with the funeral soon to begin
Friends and family of the family arrive for the funeral wearing solid black dresses
‘She could be in a coma for weeks or even months, she still has all the swelling on her brain.
‘They haven’t even been able to test her brain yet. They’ll probably have to wait a week or two now and see how she responds to the surgery.’
Damage to the left side of the brain can potentially impact personality and memory.
Her relatives admitted they were grappling with how to explain she was the sole survivor of the horror smash.
Jessica (pictured) remains in a critical condition in St George Hospital more than two weeks after the crash, a hospital spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday
Mourners shed tears as they embrace outside St Mary’s Catholic Church where the trio will be given their send-off
Orders of service include the tragic final family photo of the mother, father and daughter
Mourners embrace outside the church before going inside to start the funeral on Wednesday morning
Craig Anthony Whitall, 50, a serial driving offender who was behind the wheel of the other vehicle, was also killed in the crash.
Mr Whitall, a P-plater, was reportedly driving home from a methadone clinic when the collision occurred.
The coronial investigation into the crash will focus on whether Mr Whitall was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash.
Doctors reportedly told the family it could be weeks or even months before doctors – who removed part of Jessica’s skull and kidney – knew how severe the damage to her brain was (crash scene pictured)