suddenly but peacefully at home, Ashburton aged 77 years. Dearly loved husband of Pat and the late Jeanette. Much loved father and father in law of Jason, Peter, and Louise and Kevin Opele. Loved step father of Adrienne and Rob, Diane and John, and Dale. Loving Grump John of Chloe, Maddie, and Fliss. Loved brother and brother in law of the late  Kathleen, and Des Leach, the late Peter, and Vince and the late Margaret.  Respected uncle of all his nieces and nephews. “Rest In Peace”. Special thank you to Ashburton St John Ambulance and Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade. Messages to the Nolan Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At John’s request a private family service has been held. Louise would like to offer an open invitation to those that would like to raise a glass to John and tell a few yarns.  This will be held at the Hampstead Allsports Club, Bridge Street, on Friday June 25 from 6pm.

peacefully at Rosebank Rest Home, Ashburton after a short illness. In her 92^nd year. Dearly loved wife of the late John. Much loved mother and mother in law of Sherryl and the late Alistair Taylor, Leslee and Peter Clarke, Alex (Bruce), Gary and Carin, and Bronni. Loving Nana Joy of Brendon, the late Ritchie, and Michelle; Barrie, and Colin; Sean, Tamara, and Caitlin; Jamie, Steve, and Danny; and Dylan and Great Nana Joy of all her great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and their extended families. Messages to the Dunlop Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to the staff and her family at Rosebank for their love and care. At Joy’s request a private cremation has been held.

Passed away peacefully at Tuarangi Home Ashburton on June 14, 2021, aged 87 years. Much loved wife of the late Alan. Loved mother of Ian, Kenny and Roben (Sydney), and Malcolm and Mary (Gold Coast) and dearly loved grandmother of Bradley, Daniel, and Mitchell. The family wish to express their sincere thanks to the staff of Tuarangi Home for the kind caring culture they provided Mum. Messages to the Rae Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Helen’s Life will be held in Our Chapel, corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Friday June 18 commencing at 11.00am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

12-4-1929  — 14-6-2021, at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton.  Loved wife of the late Reg.  Very much loved and respected Mum and mother in law of the late Warren, and Jeanette Crean, Jeff and Irene (Perth), Judith and Ivan Wilson, and friend of Tony Crean.  Loving and caring Nana of Bradley, Melanie, and Glen; Nathan, Serena, Marika, and Zaneta; Daniel, Adam, Jacob and their partners.  Great Nana of Luke, Katie, Jordy, Rylee, Chase, CJ, Annabelle, Lucia, Beau, and a new arrival in July.  Sister to Lorraine Ward, and a loved aunty to all her nieces and nephews.  Messages to the Sparrow family c/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  A service to remember Audrey will be held in Our Chapel ,cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Thursday June 17, commencing at 11.00am.  Followed by a private interment.

peacefully at Coldstream Lifecare, Ashburton. In her 95^th year. Much loved mother and mother in law of Barbara and Arthur Thomson (Ross), and Malcolm and Daphne (Wellington). Adored nana of Mark and Cara, Jason and the late Susan, and Aaron and Kris; Michael and Katie, and Angela and Malcolm and loved by her many great grandchildren. Friend of Norm. Special thanks to all the staff of Coldstream for their love and care of Josie. Messages to the Rickson Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A memorial service for Josie will be held in Our Chapel, corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Thursday June 17 commencing at 2.30pm.

at Ashburton Hospital. Daughter of the late Amy and Tom Gaylor. Loved sister and sister in law of Noreen and the late Des Smith, and Murray and Vivia. Very special Auntie Pauline of all her nieces, nephews and their families.  “Fond Memories”

Peacefully at Coldstream Life Care, Ashburton, after a long illness. Aged 76 years. Loved wife of the late Malcolm. Loved partner and friend of Graham for 13 years. Messages to the Denford Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Jenny’s request a private cremation has been held.

Passed away peacefully at Tuarangi Home on June 10, 2021, in his 97^th year.  Much loved husband of Fay for 68 years.   Loved father of Lorraine, and Alison (Auckland), son in law  Dmitriy, loved grandfather of Kiri and Bill Lomas (Auckland), special friend of Colleen and Kevin Aldridge and family.  Messages to the Hunt family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton.  A service to celebrate Alan’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Street, Ashburton on Wednesday 16^th June commencing at 2pm. Followed by a private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

 Carolyn passed away peacefully on June 11, 2021.  Loved wife of Ross.  Treasured Mum of the late Sarah, Kris and partner Karen, and Matt and partner Janette.  Loved youngest daughter of the late  Marge and Gary Tyson. Loved sister of Brian (dec) and Palu, Gail and Robin O’Neill, Kevin and Wendy, Helen (dec) and Stan Cook, Pauline (dec) and partner Noel, Paddy and Phill Schaab.  Loved daughter in law of Gordon and Dorothy, and sister in law of Denise and Ian Brown, Di and Geoff Wall and the late Jan Anderson. Carolyn has requested no flowers but donations to “Sweet Louise”, an organisation which has supported her throughout her secondary Breast Cancer journey, would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to the Chatterton family c/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A Memorial service to celebrate Carolyn’s life will be held at the Ashburton Golf Club, Golf Links Road, on Thursday June 17, commencing at 1.30pm.

It is with great sadness that we announce that our wee girl passed away very peacefully at home, aged 9 years.  Precious daughter of Hamish and Hayley and adored big sister of Maggie, and Fergus.  Much loved granddaughter of Ellayne and Tony Kelly, and Alasdair and Juliet McLeod, great granddaughter of Jim and Joy Kelly, and Murray and Lesley Faulkner. Special little niece and friend of all her aunties, uncles and cousins. We are absolutely broken. Charlotte fought so hard right till the very end.  We are incredibly proud of her and all she’s been through.  We just want to give the biggest thanks to everyone who has supported us on this journey.  Your love and strength has been felt so much. “Hold Fast”   Donations to the Child Cancer Foundation in Memory of Charlotte would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to the McLeod family c/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  A service to celebrate Charlotte’s life will be held at the Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road on Monday June 14, commencing at 1.30pm.