Friends and relatives of Australian actor Jessica Falkholt are gathering at a Sydney church to farewell the 29-year-old nearly a month after a Boxing Day car crash that also claimed the lives of her parents and sister.
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Mourners embraced outside St Mary's Catholic Church, Concord, on Monday as they arrived for a midday Mass led by Father Paul Crowley.
The family has requested the ceremony remain a closed event, describing Jessica as an incredibly private person.
They said the past weeks had been a period of "unimaginable trauma" and were looking forward to putting it behind them and cherishing memories of the young actor.
Less than a fortnight ago, mourners gathered at the same church to celebrate the lives of Jessica's parents Lars and Vivian and sister Annabelle, 23.
Lars and Vivian died at the scene of the December 26 crash near Ulladulla on the state's south coast after a four-wheel drive slammed into the Falkholt family's car.
The two sisters were pulled from the wreck before it erupted in flames, but Annabelle died in hospital three days later.
Jessica spent weeks clinging to life at Sydney's St George Hospital before her life support was switched off, with the actor dying six days later.
In lieu of flowers, the family asked for donations to be made to Australian Cancer Research.
Jessica has been remembered as a "gorgeous soul" and talented actor who was a pleasure to work with.
She found fame on the small screen as Hope Morrison on TV soap Home and Away.
"May you now rest in peace alongside Annabelle, Lars and Vivian," one of the show's stars, James Stewart, wrote on Twitter.
Nadine Terens, a make-up artist who worked with Jessica on the long-running Seven Network series, said she would always remember the actor fondly.
"Jess you have fought so bravely and ferociously yet now you are reunited with your family. Shine bright you gorgeous soul. Our friendship will never be forgotten," she wrote on Facebook.
AAP