TUESDAY 10TH JUNE 2025 COMMENCING AT 11.00 A.M.
Cardinia Cultural Centre
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Denis John “Gibbo” Gibson
Passed away peacefully
with loving family by his side
on Friday 30th May 2025.
Aged 75 years.
Dearly loved husband of Jo.
Cherished father of
Carly, Lisa and Joel.
Treasured father-in-law of
Matt, Sam and Ben.
Adored Poppy of Hamish, Levi,
Saffy, Shylah, Elsie, Ida and Nash.
Dearest son of Alex and Norma (both dec).
Big brother to Viv, Pam (dec.),
Jeff, Deanne and Tracey (dec.).
He really was “everybody’s hero.”
Family and friends
are warmly invited to
celebrate the life of Denis
in the Lakeview Room at
the Cardinia Cultural Centre,
40 Lakeside Boulevard, Pakenham
on Tuesday 10th June 2025
commencing at 11:00 a.m.
A private burial will follow.
In lieu of flowers,
please consider a donation
to MND Australia.
The link to make a donation
are located at the top of this page.
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to the family, please leave a message on the
“Leave a condolence” link located on this page.
Had the pleasure playing under Gibbo for a couple of flags. Great fella on and off the ground. Condolences to the Gibson family.
RIP Gibbo
Sincere condolences Jo, Carly, Lisa, Joel and families, our thoughts are with you at this sad time. RIP Denis.
Brenda & Graham Obrien
Condolences to the family.
A true Gentleman will miss his funny jokes & humour, always enjoyed having a beer with him you may have left us mate but we will never forget you. Cheers Gibbo.
I was saddened to hear the news about who I called Deny, I had the pleasure of working with Deny for many years in real estate in Warragul. I can remember clearly one day Deny and I were crossing the busy main road and my shoe came off, he said, stay there I will get it, as the cars were flying by he did manage to get my shoe but then with the laughter, dropped it in the middle of the road again where a car ran over it and squashed the shoe. I was without a shoe all day and I may say Deny was no help lol. We didn’t have a day without laughter and jokes, a fantastic bloke to work with and know. To all his family I send my heartfelt condolences to you all, another good guy taken to soon. rest easy Deny. Regards Kaye Dixon.
Condolences to the Gibson family.
Gibbo was will be sadly missed, he was a well respected gentleman that love to have a few beers & jokes around the table at the pub. Rest easy mate will miss you.
To Jo and the whole “Gibbo” family my sincere condolences with your sad loss to our good mate “Gibbo”. May he now rest in peace with no pain! Kind regards Rod Canobie.
Met Denis through working at the Cardinia Club in Pakenham he was a true gentleman and always up for a chat. My thoughts and prayers to the family RIP.
DJ Will miss you been a good secretary of the Gull Boardriders for
50 years. Thanks for all surf trips.
Condolences to Jo and family,
Cabell
Had some great footy club and social memories at Warragul including the 1974 premiership with the ever reliable Gibbo in the back pocket. Such a character and always fun at our premiership reunions, which now he will be sadly missed. Condolences to Jo and extended family. Rest in peace mate.
Bluey Henshall.
Deepest sympathy to Joel, Samantha and all the family. Our thoughts and love are with all at this sad time. XX
Dear Jo, Carly, Lisa and Joel,
Our sincere condolences on the passing of your beloved Denis.
Our thoughts are with you all at very sad time.
Love Bill and Hetty Morris.
Dear Jo and family
Deepest condolences. Such great memories of footy, cricket, fishing, rabbiting with the lad! And to catch up again in recent years was such a bonus.
A really decent bloke
Rod Brown
Canberra
Great bloke so easy to talk to condolences to the Gibson family cheers Dennis RIP
Condolences to Jo & family. My name is John Lolas. I worked with Denis at Consumer Affairs for about 18 years during which I introduced him to the Old Mentonians Cricket Club where we played turf cricket. Denis played in a premiership team with me in 1977. He was a very good all rounder during his 55 games with the club. There was one game that stands out. In the opposing team there was a player with only one arm. This player came on to bowl & got Denis out. Denis was really upset. He walked off the ground, jumped into his car & drove home. Some 46 years later we planned a cricket club reunion and Denis was going to come but a about a week before the event, Denis rang to say that he had just been diagnosed with speech MND so he couldn’t make it.
Sincere condolences to Jo and all the family. Such a friendly, happy bloke! RIP Denis!
To Jo and family our sincere condolences with passing of Denis a good mate. DJ and I started work together in Housing at Morwell in 1966 and also had great times including football, cricket, and at the Nicholson River Caravan Park and Pub.
Our thoughts and prayers to the family RIP Gibbo.
Trevor and Barbara McDevitt
Thankyou Denis for being a great support and assistance when starting on my journey at Consumer Affairs in Melbourne.
A reminder lifes’ strings don’t last forever.
Condolences to the family. I worked with Gibbo at Consumer Affairs at 500 Bourke St and he was my boss at Dandenong Consumer Affairs late 80s early 90s. Denis was a good boss, a good bloke and very proud of his family, it was a privilege to have known and worked with him. It’s been said that Life has no opposite, like birth and death, the immortal soul goes on, and those who are still on this mortal coil carry you dear to their hearts. God Bless
RIP Gibbo.
Always had a smile and a good conversation.
Top man will be sadly missed.
Steve (Pommie).
Dearest Jo, Carly, Lisa and Joel.
We are all thinking of you during this devastating time, and sending all of our love and deepest condolences to you and the family.
We will miss our chats with Denis.
Always such a proud father and grandfather xx
To Jo and family
Thank you for the terrific memories when Denis was coach at Ellinbank Football Club. Neatly got a couple of premierships but not through lack of trying.
Great memories of watching the Afl grand finals with the Gibson & Warren families.
Sincere condolences to all the family.
Gordon & Glenda
I was really sorry to hear about Denis. He was a true gentleman and will be missed by all of us. I’ll always remember his smile, laughter and kindness.
Our sincere condolences to Jo & family on the sad passing of Gibbo. I will miss our catch up for a schooner on the gold coast and when home in pakenham.
GO HAWKS!!
Rest in peace Gibbo.
Pip & Gaye Palmer
Good memories of our football days at South Croydon.
Sincere condolences to Jo and family.
Crombo
Denis was a popular and well performed player for the South Croydon Football Club in the mid to late 1970’s.
He enjoyed his time at the club and was chosen in the Club’s “Team of the Decade”.
Our thoughts and sympathies are with Jo and members of the family.
Daryl Stephens
Past President
SCFC
My heart goes to Jo, Carly, Lisa and Joel and their families .. Jo you are an Angel.. u have always been there for everyone. I can understand why Denis loved you.. He will be missed but not forgotten xx
I will always remember when we were growing up Den would pay Tracey and myself 20cents for scratching his back.. I think it went up to 50 cents. . and when he would come home in his green panel van and I would go out and play Beatles and back then they were the thick cds. I loved sitting in his Car listening to some great music.
He loved his sports like Dad he surfed played footy, golf and cricket.
So sad to hear of an old schoolmate. Rip.
Deepest condolences to all the Gibson families. Every time we crossed paths Gibbo always in for a chat. RIP mate.
Farewell neighbour, rest peacefully..
We were neighbours for 17+ years.
You loved to have a chat when ever we were outside raking up those stupid leaves, or trying to work out how to “fix” the problem from over the road, or just to chat about how the fishing went. We always knew when the postie had been cos we’d hear you check the letterbox and boy did the lid clang ..you were a top bloke to have as a neighbour.
Our deepest sympathies to Jo, Carly, Lisa and Joel and the family.
Rest in Peace Dennis, Sad 4 UR family
On behalf of Nancy, Judi, Ian (dec) I would like to pass on condolences to the Gibson family from the Tattersons on the passing of Dennis.
Dennis was a great friend of my father and in recent years visited his mum Nancy, who is 102, often at 17 Peace Avenue, where she has lived since Dennis and Ian went to Primary School together.
Dennis’ kindness and care was much appreciated by Nancy and all of us. We are deeply saddened to hear of his passing. RIP.
Regards,
Ben Tatterson
I worked with Denis at the Housing Commission in the early seventies and have been a friend of his for over 50 years. At his service today the first photo on the screen was a photo of “Gibbo” standing next to his ex Gas and Fuel green holden panel van. It was in this van that he and I did a road trip in October 1973 (after the footy season of course). We had two and a half weeks off work and headed to Perth via Alice Springs, Ayers Rock (we both climbed it), Coober Pedy, across the nullabor into Perth and then to Eneabba (where he knew someone from Warragul) and then drove home to Melbourne. A fabulous journey of over 10,000klms. This was my favorite memory of him and we had lots of laughs and a few too may beers on the way.
We (my wife Wendy and I) have visited Jo and Denis over the years and caught up with him when he was at his on site van in Nicholson.We aways had a laugh and as said today talked a lot of shit. We will miss him dearly and send our love to Jo and all his family.
Love Wendy and Garry Ball, Bairnsdale
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