Peacefully at Terrace View, aged 83 years. A treasure to his devoted wife Janey. An inspiring Dad and Grandad and great-Grandad of Nola and Gary : Toni, Bruce Nathan, Levi, Daniel & Eden; John and Caleb; Nellie and Jarrod & Vivi ; Polly and Hilton; Eddie and Anita & Charlotte; Gordon and Sascha & Marcus; Jessica and Kelton ; David ; Olivia and Braidy; and Mary.  Tarn and Pat : Renee and Aaron ; Rio and Renee.  Shiree and Martin : Monty and Henrietta. Cherished brother to the (late Albert), Marie, Johnny & Jeanette. Much loved & appreciated uncle, cousin & friend.  Messages to Wilf’s family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Many thanks from Wilf’s family, to Doctor Avnit & all the wonderful staff at Terrace View for their kindness & care during his time there. A service to celebrate Wilf’s life will be held in Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Thursday March 20, commencing at 1.30pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton Seafield Lawn Cemetery.

Peacefully at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton, aged 81 years.  Dearly loved wife of Les.  Much loved mother and mother in law of Justin and Philippa, and Stephen and Sarah.  Adored NanNan of Anna, and George; Archie, and Maggie, and a friend to many.  Messages to the Bennett family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  At Marie’s request a private service has been held.

At her home in Christchurch after a short illness, aged 74 years. Dearly loved wife of John, and loved mother and mother-in-law of her seven children, Sean and Toni, Ben and Helen, Alana and Owen, Katrina, Liam (dec), Josh, Annabelle and Daniel. Also loved Nana of her six grandchildren Ella, Liam, Maeve, Elizabeth, Elliott, and Adaline. Beloved sister and sister-in-law of John, Harold, Aileen (dec), Gerard and Gill and Trish and Lindsay. Loved daughter of the late Arthur and Kathleen Lonie.  Messages to Mary McGettigan’s family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A Requiem Mass for Mary will be held at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Methven on Monday 17th March commencing at 11.00am, followed by interment at the Methven Cemetery. There will be a Rosary vigil at the church on Sunday evening 16th March at 7pm.

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Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, aged 73 years.  Much loved wife and best friend of Ian.  Cherished mother and mother in law of Jane and Kelvin, and Mike and Penny.  Treasured Gran of Aleks, Kaleb and Chloe; and Flynn and Clyde.  Many thanks to the staff at Ashburton Hospital. Messages to the Carr family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  Donations to the Cancer Society would be much appreciated and may be left at the service.  A celebration of Sue’s life will be held in Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Tuesday March 18, commencing at 1.30pm, followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

At Ashburton Hospital after a short illness. Loved and adored husband of Christine. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Margaret and Roger Snowden, and Bill and Sieni. Respected uncle of John, Anne, Michael, Emily; William and their families. Many thanks to the staff at Ashburton Hospital. Messages to the family of Ian Lowe P.O. Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service for Ian will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton, on Monday March 3^rd, commencing at 1:30 pm followed by interment at the Ashburton Seafield Lawn Cemetery.

Ginny passed peacefully on February 25, 2025 with Errol by her side. Much loved wife of Errol Peters and special mother to Wayne, Vivienne and Callum. The pen has fallen silent but what has been written lives on. Messages to the Peters family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A celebration of Ginny’s life will be held in our chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets,  Ashburton on Monday  March 3 commencing at 10.30am followed by a private cremation at Ashburton Crematorium.

Peacefully at Tuarangi Home, aged 89 years. Loved husband of the late Janet. Father and father-in-law of Michael and Lyn (Blenheim), Sue and Geoff Farmer (Pegasus), and Christopher (Sydney). Loved Grandad of Melanie and Ben Fisher, Joshua and Rachael Porter,       great-Grandad of Alise, Chloe, Nadine, and Samantha Pettigrew, and Jack, and Emily Fisher, and great-great-Grandad of Nikau Clemett.  He will be forever in our hearts.  A special thank you to the staff at Tuarangi Home for their loving care of Wallace.   Messages to the Porter family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  A service to celebrate Wallace’s life will be held in our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Friday March 7, commencing at 10.30am, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

Peacefully at home, surrounded by her whanau.  Precious Mum and mother in law of Andrew, the late Deidre, and David Kerr, Vanessa and Corey McElroy, the late Roslyn, and John Watts, and Brendon.  Treasured Nana G to all her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.  A service to celebrate Pauline’s life will be held at 81 Grey Street, Ashburton on Saturday March 1^st, commencing at 1.00pm, followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Margaret passed away suddenly, aged 85 years. Much loved wife to the late Morris. Loved, respected & cherished mother and mother-in-law of David and Sonia, Hamish and Lisa, Robert and Barbara (USA), and Grant and Allister. Loved Granny to Emily, and Julia; Olivia, Samantha, and Josh; Austin, Hunter, and Sheldon (USA), and their partners. Also Great Granny (GG) to William and James. Please send messages to the Molloy family, c/- PO Box 31, Methven 7745.In accordance with Margaret’s wishes a private service will be held to celebrate her life.

Peacefully at Methven House, aged 100 years. Treasured wife of the late Duncan. Much loved Mother and Nanna Gordon of Glenda, Angela, Roses and their families. Doreen’s family would like to thank Methven House and the wider Methven community for their love and care of Doreen over the years. Messages to the Gordon family to PO Box 427 Ashburton, 7740. A service to celebrate Doreen’s life will be held at All Saints Anglican Church, 1 Chapman street, Methven on Friday February 21 commencing at 1:30pm, followed by interment at Methven Cemetery.