What’s On Invers Funeral Notices – Saturday 10th August

Funeral Notices are published daily at 6:40am Monday to Saturday a free community service provided by whatsoninvers.nz
If you would like your loved one’s death/funeral notices, memoriam
or acknowledgement listed email it in word or PDF to [email protected]

BLOMFIELD, Elanor:
On Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Ranui Home, Alexandra, aged 90 years. Beloved wife of the late Russell, cherished mother and mother-in-law of Shona, Kay and Geoff Norman, treasured Nana of Kathleen and Ben, Gemma and Marcus, Stacey, Ryan and Mellissa, and precious great Nana of Katie, Jaimee, Lillie, Christian and Brooklyn. Friend of Woz. Private cremation will be held with a memorial service to be advised. Messages to Kay Norman, 26 Mount Brown Road, RD2, Amberley, North Canterbury 7482.

BRAITHWAITE, Lloyd:
Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, at Resthaven Village, on Friday, August 9, 2024, aged 77 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Terrill, dearly loved father of Kelly, Jan, Allan (Sam) Tracey, Lee, and Jacqui, and much loved and dedicated Grandad of Samantha, and McKenzie. A service to celebrate Lloyd’s life will be held at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, 106 Hokonui Drive, Gore, on Thursday, August 15, at 1.30pm, followed by sharing memories of Lloyd over light refreshments. Messages to 49 Broughton Street, Gore 9710.

BROWN, Kay Alison:
5/05/46-06/08/24
Peacefully at home after a brave battle, Kay left us on her late mother’s birthday and on a beautiful sunny day. Cherished daughter of the late John and Grace Edwards. Loved sister and sister-in-law of Jillian and Cyril, mother of Perrin and Rachael, Nanny to Jorja and Talia, step-mum to Robbie,’ and Gareth and loved aunty of her many nieces and nephews. Kay’s celebration of life will be at the Te Anau Club, Pop Andrew Drive on Wednesday 14th August at 1.00pm. Donations to Hospice Southland in lieu of flowers would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to 259 Sinclair Road, Te Anau 9679 or on Kay’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz where the livestream link can accessed.

DAVEY, Charles:
Passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 29, 2024. Aged 79 years. Loved and loving father and father-in-law of Michelle & Tony Meechang and Jarrod Davey. Proud grandfather of Richard and Alana. Loving brother and brother-in-law of Virginia “Ginny”* and Leo* Miezenbeek, Carolyn* and Ernst Lacher. Loved uncle and friend of Steve and Angela Miezenbeek, Lisa and Paul Presbury, Claudia Lacher, Astrid Leuthold and Pete Sheehan. Good friend to Frances and Midas the cat. Loving carer to past canine companions, Beau and Jess. As per Steve’s wishes, a private cremation has taken place. Messages to 354 Great North Road, Winton 9720, Southland.
(*denotes deceased).

FENTIMAN, Joan Alison:
Joan passed away peacefully at Peacehaven Rest Home Invercargill, on Tuesday 6 August 2024, aged 90 years. Loved wife of the late Tom, much loved mother and mother-in-law of Janice (Jan) and Malcolm Brown (Invercargill), Keith and Joanne (Sydney), and Evan and Tracey (BC, Canada). Loved grandma of Matthew, Robbie, Emma, and Michael Brown; Leeza*, Chris, and Tommy Fentiman; Hayley, and Aidan Fentiman. A dearly loved great-grandma of Lucia, and Reuben Brown. The family wish to sincerely thank the staff at Peacehaven for their wonderful care of Joan. As per Joan’s wishes, a private cremation has been held. Messages to 5 Falcon Street, Newfield, Invercargill 9812.

HENSMAN, Beverley Ann (nee Arnold):
Family and friends are invited to the interment of Bev’s ashes on Tuesday, 13th August 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill on the 10th anniversary of her passing. Bev was the loved daughter of Ted and Edna Arnold and the loved sister of the late Colin and the late Mervyn. Wife of the late Mervyn Cook, the late Toru Moeahu and loved wife of Brian Hensman (Tauranga). Beloved Mum of Sheree and Brent McIntyre (Riversdale), Paul and Camilla Cook (Tweed Heads), Ana and Tony Smith (Mildura) and Tania and Brent Greenwood (Tauranga). A treasured Nana and Great Nana
“Til The White Rose Blooms Again”

LAMOND, Victor Allan:
Victor passed away peacefully with family by his side on Thursday 8th August 2024 at Calvary Hospital, aged 88 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Edna. Cherished Dad and father-in-law of Neil and Kerry (Perth), Bruce and Ros (Dunedin), Rosalie and Paul (Winton), Kevin and Kylie (Mosgiel). Loved Grandad and Pop to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A humble thankyou goes to the staff of Calvary Hospital for their wonderful care of Victor.
“So Be It!”
A service to celebrate the life of Victor will be held at the Winton Presbyterian Church, Meldrum Street, on Wednesday 14th August at 10.30am followed by a burial at the East Winton Cemetery. Messages to 38 Mary Street, Winton 9720 or on Victor’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz

LANDELS, Roger:
Our beloved Roger passed away on August 7, 2024, at the Otago Community Hospice, surrounded by his family; aged 63 years. A dearly loved and respected husband. Best friend and soulmate of Susan for 40 years. A very proud and devoted father of Lachlan, Gregory, and Julia. Respected father-in-law of Hannah, and a fun-loving Grandad of Henry. A service to celebrate Roger’s life will be held on Friday, August 16 at 2.00pm, in at The Cross Recreation Centre, 18 Glasgow Street, Balclutha, followed by a gathering at the Clinton Rugby Club.
“To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die”
In lieu of flowers, donations to The Otago Community Hospice can be left at Roger’s Service, or made directly to their ANZ bank account: 01-0902-0104220-00. Roger’s Funeral will be livestreamed. This link will be available on the Leishman Funeral Services Website. Messages to 21 Keithmore Road, Balclutha 9230.

McCULLOCH, John Stanley: 16.08.1948 – 03.08.2024.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the tragic death of John at Riverton. Much loved husband of Anne. Loved father and father in law of Jethro and Millie (Dunedin) and Amber, Grandad of Eleanor and Hugo. Loved eldest son of Stan* and Lila* McCulloch and brother and brother-in-law of Fay and Malcolm Adin, Anne and Keith Affleck, Bruce, Jill Scott and Peter*. Loved brother-in-law of the Payne family and loved uncle to his many nieces and nephews. *Denotes deceased
“He was a good bugger!”
A memorial service to celebrate John’s life will be held at ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill, at 11 am, on Monday 19 August. Our sincere thanks to the local Coast Guard and the Land Search and Rescue team for their quick response and for bringing John back to us, to the local Riverton community for helping in the search for John, and to the local Police for their compassion and support at this time. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Coast Guard or to Land Search and Rescue. Messages to P.O Box 17, Riverton 9847 and digital messages may be left at John’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where a livestream is available.

MCDONALD, Joan, (formerly of Edendale):
Peacefully at Peacehaven Rest Home, Invercargill, on Thursday August 8, 2024. In her 95th year. Dearly loved wife of Norman. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Gail and Ashley Jukes (Otautau) Philip* and Sharon McDonald (Chch) Marion Swan (Inv) Sue and Ron* Yaxley (Inv) Alistair and Sheree McDonald (Aust) A very special friend of Kerry Swan. Much loved Nana, Nana Mac and Grandma of all her cherished grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great, great grandchildren. (Denotes deceased.) Special thanks to the staff of Peacehaven for their loving care. A service to celebrate this beautiful lady’s life will be held in J Fraser and Sons Chapel, cnr. Esk and Doon Streets, at 11am, on Wednesday August 14, 2024. Then leaving for the Edendale Cemetery. Joan will be resting at Sue’s house. Messages to Sue Yaxley, 145 Venus Street, Invercargill or to Joan’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where a livestream is available.

POTTER, Douglas John:
Shirley, Garry and Liz, Fiona and Andrew, Natasha and Lyndon and families would like to thank all who supported them following the recent passing of Doug on June 26, 2024. Thank you to all the wonderful and generous people who have sent food, flowers, cards and the visits we received, it was greatly appreciated. Special thanks to Amelia, and Helen from Hospice who took such great care of Doug in his final days. Thank you also to Aurora Funeral Services who looked after Doug on his final journey and Jude who did a beautiful service. He will be sadly missed. Please accept this as our personal thanks.

Acknowledgements and Memoriam’s: If you would like your loved one’s death/funeral notices, memoriam, or acknowledgement listed, email it in word or PDF to [email protected]

BIRCH, Errol:
Frances, Chris, Terry, Karyn and families extend their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who attended Errol’s service at Fraser’s Funeral Home. We also wish to thank family and friends who visited, provided food, beautiful flowers, kind words in cards and phone calls.
Special thanks to hospice for their caring support over the past 5 months and to Ascot Care Home for their exceptional care provided to Errol. Much appreciation to Sharon Payne for delivering an amazing service that made Errol’s service a truly special celebration.

McLeod, Nicola Jan:
On behalf of Nicola and our entire family, we wish to express our deepest thanks for everyone’s support and sympathy during this time, it has been a great source of strength and comfort for Nicola and family. The visits, lovely food, flowers and Hospice donations were really overwhelming. A special thank you to the Winton District Nurses and Hospice for their compassionate care and support, it meant a lot to Nicola to be at home through her illness, our family feels deeply grateful . Kind Regards. Forrest, Cameron, Bianca, Jackson, Penelope. Katie, Keiren, Lockie, Harper.