The Featherston funeral home starting a conversation around death 5 Jan, 2021 11:38 PM 4 minutes to read Duckett Funerals owner Trixie Duckett, with trainee Bronwen Nicholas, wants to create a conversation around death. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age Duckett Funerals owner Trixie Duckett, with trainee Bronwen Nicholas, wants to create a conversation around death. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age Wairarapa Times-Age By: Tom Taylor An embalmer and funeral director in Featherston hopes to start a conversation about death through her new funeral business. Duckett Funerals owner Trixie Duckett says most people have very little notion of what was involved in a funeral until they had lost someone close to them.