Funeral Notices – Tuesday 22nd November

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JENNER (GILMOUR), Vanessa Joy (Nessy):
After a brave battle at Hospice Southland on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Aged 49 years. Beloved daughter of Robyn and George Leaman, Russell* and Barbara Gilmour. Loved and proud mum of Bradley, Adam, and Ollie. Loved sister of Jacqui and Adrian, Mandy and Gerald, Paul and Ashley, Judith*, Denise and Greg, Renee and Alister. Adored Aunty of all her nieces and nephews. Special friend to Sonya, Andrew and family. Partner of Mason Thomas and his son Jordan. ‘Sadly taken too soon but forever and always in our hearts.’
A service to celebrate Nessy’s life will be held in J Fraser and Sons Chapel, cnr Esk and Doon Streets, Invercargill, at 10.30am, on Thursday, November 24. Private cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice Southland may be left at the service. Messages to 143 Salford Street, Invercargill and tributes may be left on Nessy’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where a live stream of the service will also be available. (*denotes deceased)

JOHNSTON, Neil Kerr:
2.7.1936 – 19.11.2022
Unexpectedly but peacefully in Invercargill. Devoted and much loved husband of the late Edna. Wonderful father, father-in-law and mentor of Dianne and Murray, Yvonne and Peter. Loved and respected grandfather of Tim, Sally (Mount Maunganui), Bell, Viv (Christchurch), Olivia, Luke (Christchurch), Charlotte, Matt (Brisbane), and a loved great-grandfather of Lily, Olly, Niko, Marcus, Zach, and Lachie. Adored foster-father of June Chamberlain (Sydney). Loved big brother of Ken and Judy (Arrowtown) and Flora and Bruce Kernohan (Hikurangi). Loved and respected uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Special big-brother and friend of John and Arieta Kerr and their family: Aaron, Gavin, Neal, the late Joy, Kristi, and their families. A wonderful friend and mentor to friends of the Kennington Presbyterian Church (dissolved). A service to celebrate Neil’s life will be held in J Fraser and Sons’ Chapel, cnr Esk and Doon Streets, Invercargill on Friday 25 November at 2pm, followed by interment at Eastern Cemetery. Messages to 27 Spence Avenue, Otatara, RD9 Invercargill 9879, or to Neil’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where a livestream link to the service will be available.

PEPPERELL, Ernest William (Ernie):
Peacefully at Dunedin Hospital surrounded by his family on November 19, 2022, in his 82nd year. Much loved husband and best friend of Gwenda. Dearly loved father, father-in-law and stepfather of Sandy and Tony McLaren, Allison and Jennie, Richard and Liz, Dean and Debbie Harrison, Keith and Rachael Harrison, and Tomas. Cherished grandad of all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Beloved brother and brother-in-law of Ron* and Sally Pepperell, Keith* and Bev Mosely, Bruce and Gloria Henderson, David* and Lyn Low, Trevor and Lynley Illingworth. Loved Uncle of his nieces and nephews. A private cremation has been held at Ernie’s request. A gathering to celebrate and share memories of Ernie’s life will be held at the Alexandra District Club on Monday, December 5, 2022, starting at 2.00pm. In lieu of flowers donations to the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter would be gratefully accepted and can left at the Alexandra District Club. Messages c/- 116 Russell Street, Alexandra 9320.
(*denotes deceased)
Gillions Funeral Services FDANZ NZIFH

In Memoriam

LAKER, Tony
1964 – 2022
6 months ago today we lost a cherished husband, father and best friend. To all of our wonderful family, friends, business colleagues and the Southland Community, we can’t thank you enough for the outpouring of love shown during this time. We will be forever grateful to all those individuals and businesses who sent the beautiful flowers, gorgeous hampers, thoughtful gifts and the delicious food that was delivered to our door. Your generosity was truly incredible. The hundreds of lovely cards that still keep coming, the messages and the beautiful memories that you shared remind us of how loved Tony was by so many. A huge thank you to the medical team and nurses, our wonderful Oncologist Dr Chris Jackson, GP Dr Robert Bester and Dr Josie Parker. We could not have asked for a better team to support us through that time. We are so grateful for the amazing care that Tony received. A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful friend and MC Jamie MacKay, the team at Stadium Southland, the fabulous speakers and all those involved in Tonys funeral. Your involvement ensured that the service was as incredible as Tony was. Thank you to the thousands of people who attended both in person and online. Tony would have been so humbled that he had impacted so many lives. We wish we could thank each one of you in person however so many addresses are unknown. Please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. Our lives have changed forever and the immense pain we feel is because of the treasure that Tony was. We are comforted knowing that Tony impacted so many lives with his eternal optimism and his forever positive attitude. His legacy will live on.
With much love, Tracey, Meg and Flynn Laker.