Funeral Notices – Thursday 31st March

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FLEURY, Colin Gordon:
Passed away at Ascot Care Home aged 90, on Tuesday 29 March, 2022. Loved partner of the late Thelma Martin. Much loved father of Maggie Barrett and Rocky (Christchurch), the late Colin, Barbara and Dave Robinson (Christchurch), Sandra and Ross Campbell (Invercargill), and Nick and Robyn (Invercargill). Loved Grandad of all his grandchildren and great-granchildren, and dear friend of Helen and Wayne Larby, and the Martin family. Our family would like to thank all the wonderful and caring nurses, careworkers and staff at Ascot Care Home for showing their kindness to our Dad. A service for Colin will be held in J Fraser & Sons’ Chapel, cnr Esk and Doon Streets, Invercargill on Saturday 2 April at 10:30am. Messages can be sent to 1/148 Selwyn Street, Appleby, Invercargill 9812, or to Colin’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/.tributes where a livestream link to the service is also available.

HIBBS, Kevin Thomas, (Eel). A986838 Cpl. NZ Army:
Peacefully at home on Sunday, 27th March 2022, aged 69 years. Friend of Janice. Loved and respected father and father-in-law of Glen (Glowie) and Angela*, Gary (Kookaburra) and Antwanene, and Barbara Bailey. Loved Poppa of Madi and Ben, Baillie, Thamsyn, Charlotte, Danielle, Piper* and a Great Grandfather. Loved brother of Colin*, Margaret*, Rosie*, Trevor*, and Errol. Eel will be resting at the Avenal Park Funeral Home until his service in the Avenal Park Chapel, 75 Fox Street on Thursday, 31st March at 2:00 pm. Vaccine Passes are required to attend this service. Messages to 21 Kilmarnock Ave, Invercargill 9810. avenalpark.co.nz

STEPHENSON, Brian Anthony:
Ex British Merchant Navy CPO
8.6.1941 – 29.3.2022
Passed way peacefully at Southland Hospital. Beloved husband of Mavis, and loved father of Tracey, Paula, Robert, Darren, and their in-laws. Special Grandfather of Luke, Reece, George, Tamara, Lydia, Lucy and Annabel, and Great-Grandfather of Isobel.
Sleeping peacefully free from pain, we would not wake you to suffer again.
Goodbye my love, Mavis.
A private service to farewell Brian will be held. Messages to 10 McCaughan Street, Browns, RD 1, Winton 9781, or to Brian’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes

WILL, Shirley Elizabeth:
Peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at Resthaven, Gore. Cherished wife and best friend of Stuart Will (Riversdale). Dearly loved mum and mother-in-law of Fiona and the late Peter, Lynette, Daryl and Charmaine, loved grandmother of Emma, Campbell and Casey; Mitchell and Aimee, Morgan and Rebecca, and a loved great-grandmother of Frankie-Mae, and loving friend of Dave. Funeral details later. Messages to PO Box 166, Riversdale 9744.