passed away peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, with her family by her side, aged 90 years. Loved wife of Brian. Loved mother and mother in law of Kathleen and Kevin Bargent, Pete Rooney and Wendy Wills, and  Sue and Rolfe Stevens.  Loved grandmother of all her grandchildren.  Messages to the Rooney family. P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  Our grateful thanks to the staff at Princes Court and Radius Millstream for their loving care of Kath.  In lieu of flowers donations to St Vincent de Paul would be much appreciated and may be left at the service. A Requiem Mass to celebrate Kath’s life will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton, on Thursday September 21, commencing at 1.30pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.