What’s On Invers Funeral Notices – Tuesday 10th October

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BELL, Moira Eileen. (Shorty):
Peacefully at Southland Hospital on Saturday 7 October 2023, surrounded with family. Aged 85 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Graham Bell. Much loved Mum of Pauline and Jack Fisher, Tony and Donna Murchison, Robin Thomsen and Ian Paulin, John, Brian, and the late Jimmy. Much loved Nana and Great Nana of all her grandchildren and Great grandchildren. A service for Moira will be held on Wednesday 11 October 2023, 1.30pm in J Fraser and Sons Chapel, Corner Esk and Doon Streets, Invercargill. Messages to 152 Newcastle Street Invercargill or to Moira’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where her livestream link is available.

GILES, Sheila: (20 March 1957 – 5 October 2023)
Sheila Giles, born in Newcastle, England, on 20 March 1957, passed away on 5 October 2023, at Clare House in Invercargill. She was a talented Architectural Draftswoman, devoted to her late husband David Giles. Sheila is survived by her sister Eileen, stepchildren, family, and friends. She had a passion for motorcycles, yachts, boat building, and a sweet tooth for chocolate and sweet treats. In accordance with her wishes, Sheila will be privately cremated, with a memorial service to be held in Kingston. Messages may be left on Sheila’s tribute page at distinctfunerals.co.nz

KERERU, Olive Glenise (nee Munro): died 6 October 2023.
Dearly loved wife of the late Dinby (Hitler) Kereru, mother to Stuart and Keri, Brent and the late Diane; grandmother to Alesha, Quintin Carin, Gerrard, Dinby, Hana-Lee, Jade, Naeri and all her great grandchildren. A service to celebrate Olive’s life will be held in the Avenal Park Chapel, 75 Fox Street on Tuesday, 10th October at 1:00pm, the service will conclude with the interment at the Eastern Cemetery. If you wish to view the service via livestream, please go to the Avenal Park website, obituaries page and click the link on Olive,s page.

KERERU, Olive Glenise (nee Munro): died 6 October 2023.
Dearly loved wife of the late Dinby Kereru, daughter of the late Laura and Jack Munro and treasured sister and sister-in-law of Stuart and Ann Munro, the late Dorathea and Maurice Butson and Barry Wilson, Alan and Clare (Biddy), Celia (Margaret) and Pat McCauley, Billy and Thelma Munro, Alistair and Elaine Munro, Ian and June Munro, Donald, Neville and Beverly, and Thomas Taumata.

McWILLIAM, Patricia:
Trish passed away peacefully in the care of Perriam Wing, Clare House, Invercargill, on Sunday, October 8, 2023. In her 70th year. Loved wife of Ken for 50 years. Much loved Mum of Brendon and Carolyn (Blenheim) and Paula and Craig Anderson (Orawia) and the late Jason. Devoted Nan of Ben and Hayden; Jake and Libby. A service to celebrate Trish’s life will be held in J Fraser and Sons Chapel, cnr. Esk and Doon Streets, Invercargill, at 11.00am, on Saturday, October 14. The funeral then leaving for the Quarry Hills Cemetery arriving approximately 2.30pm. Messages to 65 Bainfield Road, Invercargill, and tributes may be left on Trish’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where a livestream of the service will also be available.