About Us

A cherished part of the Launceston community and surrounding areas since 1963, G F Gubbin Funeral Directors has supported generations of bereaved families with compassion and care.

Founded by Gordon Gubbin and continued by his Son Garfield for many years, the business started a new chapter in June 2023 under the guidance of Denise Wellington Funeral Services Ltd (based in Bude), maintaining the independent, family-run status and values.

Harry Wellington looks after the day to day running of the G F Gubbin office with immense pride, supported by his parents, Daryl & Denise Wellington, and his ‘right hand lady’ Jo Thomas, who is an extremely valued member of the team. Also, local Launceston man Kevin Bridgman, has worked alongside the Gubbin family with devotion for well over three decades and provides continued support to the business, dedicating his time to serving the community as he has done for so many years.

Although the business is now part of Denise Wellington Funeral Services, the G F Gubbin name will remain, as will the funeral home at Penlaurel, Langdon, Launceston. This will ensure continuity and familiarity for all concerned.

We are honoured to continue the Gubbin family’s trusted legacy, offering the same personal and professional service many families have valued for over 60 years. With our heartfelt thanks to Garfield for his remarkable dedication and the offer of continuing this highly regarded business, we look forward to serving the Launceston community and surrounding areas with integrity, kindness and tradition for generations to come.

Upon Garfield’s retirement in 2023, he departed with this lovely sentiment:

After 60 years in the business (I started very young!), it is with a heavy heart that I have decided it is time to hang up my tails and embark on a fresh adventure. I want to express my thanks to all the wonderful people I have met along the way. Your support and friendship have been invaluable and have sustained me throughout. It has truly been a privilege to have been able to help at a time of great need and I will miss it forever. Having Denise, Daryl, and Harry to take up the baton, it will mean that you will receive an even better service in the future. Just like myself, they are committed to caring for the people they come into contact with, and their guidance and advice will be essential for everyone. I would like to wish them every success in their new venture.

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What Our Clients Say About Us

Dear Harry and all at G F Gubbin and Denise Wellington Funeral Services

Thank you all so much in being so wonderful at making the process of Colin’s funeral so easy and smooth on the day. For your patience and kindness, Mum was very comforted and appreciated the care taken at dressing Colin.

God Bless

R.W, D.B Launceston - December 2023

I wish to express my sincere thanks to Harry and his team. You offer a truly professional service which is also warm, caring and very supportive. We couldn’t have asked for more, I will always remember how you made a difficult time more bearable.

S.F. Trewint

Thank you once again for all that you did for mum and thank you to all your team. We are so thankful she found you and know she was in safe hands.

J, K, S and Family Bridestowe - March 2023

Thank you for all your help and support following our loss. He very much wanted you to take care of him and us. Your kindness and words of encouragement were gratefully appreciated. Thank you for making the burial and thanksgiving service run perfectly smoothly. It has been a difficult time for us as a family to lose two of our dearest, you have made it less painful. Many thanks

P.P and Family Boyton

Wow, you have done it again!

Thank you so much for your help and support throughout the last few weeks, it was just amazing!

Your guidance, patience and professionalism are beyond words and we are all very appreciative. Even when you are struggling to get hold of me on the telephone with deadlines looming, you manage to remain calm and patient, and for that I thank you.

Dad looked fantastic, the calm support and instructions given to the bearers to ensure they confidently carried out their role perfectly was faultless and the compassion shown to the whole family much appreciated. You are an amazing team, please thank all those involved.

R.C. Launceston

Thank you so much Harry, it all went off just brilliantly. Quite a few people have said it was the best funeral they have ever attended. Quite an accolade!

G. C Egloskerry

Dear Harry and the team

Thank you so much for all the care, support and consideration you have shown us over this difficult period. You have made this so much easier to deal with.

Mum’s funeral went off without a hitch all down to your care. She would have been very happy on how the day went, even sending the rainbows to us.

L & S Launceston - September 2023

We are so grateful for the way that you all handled the funeral, so a big thank you.

R.H. Altarnun

I, and the family and friends who were present, wish to thank you for the way you and your pallbearers conducted yourselves on the occasion of my mother’s funeral. Your deportment was suitably dignified yet not excessively solemn. There were lighter moments as you gave instructions to my brother and I, amateur pallbearers both, and after the ceremony. The music was absolutely on cue – could not have been better. The basket of rose petals was a thoughtful touch. The all-wood coffin, including handles and plaque, and its simple arrangement of red roses was extremely attractive.

Thank you for your services throughout, from prompt collection of my mother to final burial. It was a pleasure to deal with you, and I would not hesitate to recommend your firm of funeral directors.

D.P. St Giles on the Heath

Thank you all so much, as a family we really are so grateful. Keep doing what you’re doing – you really are exceptional.

L.F. Launceston

Just a note to thank you all for your care and attention with Dad’s funeral. You helped make a tough day much easier. Dad would have approved!

N.F Werrington

Many thanks for your help, understanding and guidance you showed me mums funeral. You put me at ease at all times and answered my questions without hesitation. Thank you

J.O. Holsworthy

Thank you so much for what you did for us in arranging Mums Funeral. Your help and sensitivity was second to none and all the thoughtful things you did or suggested were really appreciated. We could not have hoped for a better service. Thankyou so much.

S.B Launceston