MATIAHA, Neil
Kua hinga te totara
I te wao nui a Tane
On 5th June 2023 peacefully at Wairarapa Hospital. Surrounded by his whanau. Aged 78. Dearly loved husband of Missy. Loved father, father-in-law, Grandad, Great-Grandad, brother, cousin, and friend to many. A service for Neil will be held at 4a Sussex St, Masterton on Thursday 8th June 2023 at 11.00am. Visit Neil’s tribute page at
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MOFFATT, Margaret Jean
Passed away peacefully at Green Gables Care Centre, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Aged 85 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Bill Moffatt. Much loved mother and mother-in-law to Diane and Frank, Andrew and Rochelle, Jill and Greg, Pete and Lisa. Treasured grandmother to Kayleigh, Kate and Scott, Louis and Hannah, Chris, Karl, Terry and Caitlyn, Jess, Rose, Josh, Holly, Ellie, Libby, and Janaki; and great-gran to Sophia and Willoughby. Sister to Barbara and Leslie and the late Doug.
‘Was a strong and sassy lady who will be sadly missed’.
A service to commemorate the life of Margaret will be held at Stoke Methodist Church, on Saturday, June 10 at 11.00am. Messages can be sent to the Moffatt c/-164 Tahunanui Drive, Nelson 7011, or online at www.shoneandshirley.com...
DYER, Gregory John
Aged 58, Greg passed away peacefully in Hamilton surrounded by family. Much loved father of Adam, Paul and Rebecca. A service to celebrate Greg’s Life will be held at Simply Funerals Chapel, 388 Wairere Drive, Te Rapa, Saturday, the 10th of June 2023 at 1pm. All communications to Simply Funerals, PO Box 10356, Te Rapa. To leave a tribute please go to
LUSCOMBE, John Edwin (Jack)
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of Clare House, Invercargill, on June 6, 2023, aged 94. Loved only son of the late Bill and May Luscombe. Much loved brother and brother-in-law of Margaret and Duncan* McDonald, Shirley and Sid* Harris, Joy and Hubert* Grant. Loved uncle Jack of all his nieces and nephews. A service to celebrate and remember the life of Jack will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023, 11.30am, at Winton Presbyterian Church, Meldrum Street, Winton, followed by an interment at East Winton Cemetery. Messages to Flat 5, 3 Queen Street, Winton 9720 or to Jack’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz
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IPENBURG, Jannetje (Jean)
On June 5, 2023, peacefully with family by her side, at Christchurch Hospital, aged 83 years. Dearly loved wife of Harry for 60 years, much loved mother and mother-in-law of Miryam and John, and Roland and Jan, treasured Oma of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Rest in peace
A Requiem Mass will be celebrated in St Anthony’s Catholic Church, 62 Ward Road, Cheviot, on Friday, June 9, at 11.30am, private cremation thereafter.
BISMARK, Audrey Louise
Of Feilding. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on 5 June 2023, at Ranfurly Residential Care Centre, aged 86 years. Beloved wife of the late Percy. Very much loved mother and mother-in-law of Marie & David Lake (Palmerston North), Judy, Colin and Lorraine Bismark (Hervey Bay, Australia). A very much loved grandmother and great-grandmother. Special thanks to the staff at Ranfurly for their love and care. A service for Audrey will be held in William Cotton & Sons Funeral Chapel, 29 Beattie Street, Feilding, on Friday 9 June 2023 at 10.30am. For those unable to attend, the service will be live streamed at www.williamcotton.co.nz...
ROBERTSON, Shirley Jean
Aged 96. Passed away peacefully on Friday, June 2, 2023. Much loved mum, nana and great-nana of Sue, Brian, Letitia, Craig, Corey, Connor, Isobel, Briana, and Briella. Messages to the Robertson family c/- PO Box 10335, Christchurch 8145. As per Shirley’s wishes a private cremation will take place. The family would like to invite friends and family to Woolston Working Men’s Club, 43 Hargood Street, Woolston, on Friday, June 9 from 2.15pm for afternoon tea.
WALKER, Brian Ralph
With sadness we announce the passing of Brian on June 2, 2023. Born in Oamaru on November 14, 1947, Brian was a much loved husband to Sandra, father to Richard, and Sara, father-in-law to Katrine and Peter, and grandfather to Elias, Isabel and Kiran.
He will be sorely missed.
Messages to the Walker Family c/- PO Box 31 300, Christchurch 8444. A private funeral will be held.
STENT, Allan Nigel
Passed peacefully at Summerset Retirement Village on 5 June 2023, aged 77. Loved husband of the late Anne; loved father of Karen and Craig; father-in-law of Kate and Ivan; Pop of Samuel and Poppy; brother of David and Jennifer and uncle to all his nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cancer Society (52 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021) would be appreciated and may also be left at the service. A service to celebrate Nigel’s life will be held in Kingswood, corner of King and Cairo Streets, Upper Hutt, on Monday 12 June 2023, at 2.00pm, followed by a private cremation. Live-streaming will be available. Please contact the funeral home for details. Messages to the “Stent family”, c/- PO Box 30127, Lower Hutt 5040.
CARPENTER, Anne
On Monday 5th June 2023, peacefully at Sevenoaks, Paraparaumu. Aged 90 years. Loved Wife of the late Theo. Sorely missed by her children Rob, Graeme, Liz, Christine, Sally, and their families. In lieu of flowers, donations in Memory of Anne may be given to your preferred charity. All messages to the Carpenter family, C/- PO Box 119, Paraparaumu 5254. A service to celebrate Anne’s life will be held in St Luke’s Anglican Church, Elizabeth Street, Waikanae, on Monday 12th June at 11.00am, followed by private cremation .
WARMINGTON, Ross Douglas
On Saturday, June 3, 2023, at home. Very dearly loved brother and brother-in-law of Barbara Barker (Nelson) and much-loved uncle of Craig and Chrissy. We will miss your humour, your love and friendship. It has been a great pleasure and honour to spend so much time with you during your illness, to share some special times and to have some lovely memories to cherish forever. Sadly missed but never forgotten.
"Rest in peace."
RASMUSSEN, Sven
13.4.1933 – 4.6.2023
Passed away peacefully at Willard Home in Palmerston North. Beloved husband of the late Audrey Clarice Weston-Webb and Beverly Rasmussen. Loved father of Leslie and Naomi, Julianne, Lise, Tony and Janine, and Deborah. Treasured Grandad of Paul, Katrina, Daniel, Dana and Alex. A service to celebrate Sven’s life will be held at The Lychway Chapel, 5 Roy Street, Palmerston North, on Thursday 8 June 2023 at 12.00pm. Messages to the Rasmussen family can be sent to PO Box 1014, Palmerston North.
PURDON, PatriciaMargaret (Trish)
Passed away in the early hours of Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Little Sisters of the Poor with her family by her side. A gutsy lady who faced a lot of adversity in the last 15 years. She will be fondly remembered as a dearly loved wife of the late Wilfred John Purdon, and loving mother and mother-in law of Geoff and Gai, Don and Emily, and Glenn and Robyn. Devoted grandmother of Kurt, Wyatt, Lily, Olivia, Nick, Alice, Kate and Josh; also great-grandmother of Marie and George. A service to remember Trish will be held at St Joseph’s Church, Little Sisters of the Poor, 295 Brockville Rd, Dunedin, on Wednesday, June 14, at 2.00pm.
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STEVENS, Raymond Alan
Of Palmerston North, formerly Taihape. Passed away peacefully on Monday, May 29, 2023, aged 83 years. Dearly loved husband of 61 years of Judy. Loving father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather. Buried together with his loyal mate, Joe, who will forever follow at his heels. In accordance with Ray’s wishes, a private cremation has been held and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
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ROBINSON, Eva Alison (Alison)
Passed away peacefully at Molly Ryan, New Plymouth, on Monday, 5th June 2023, aged 98 years. Dearly loved wife of David (deceased). Cherished mother of Andrew (deceased), Chris, Jeff and Steve. Grandmother of ten and great-grandmother of ten. All messages to the Robinson family, C/- PO Box 4016, New Plymouth, or online at wabraham.co.nz/notices.
A service for Alison will be held in The Chapel Of W. Abraham, 366 Devon St East New Plymouth, on Friday, 9th June 2023 at 2.00pm.
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