Passed away peacefully at Rosebank , aged 94 years.  Dearly loved husband of the late Kay (Kathleen).  Much loved and respected father of Ken, the late Roger, Lee and Jill.  Loved father-in-law of Diane, Kathy and Christina.  Loved Grandfather of Brent, Amanda and Lisa.  Loved great Grandfather of Kaleb, Olivia, Trace, Charlotte, William, Lewis and Thomas.  Will be sadly missed by his family.  Many thanks to the girls at Rosebank for the love and care shown to Dad over the last 3 ½ years.  At Bruce’s request a private cremation has been held.  Messages to the Merrin Family, 4 Wilkin Street, Ashburton 7700.

Passed away peacefully at Christchurch, aged 78 years. Loved wife of the late Charlie.  Loving mother and mother in law of David and Sandra, Richard and Yvonne, the late Shirley, Rangi and Vicky, Michael and Chrissy and Manu.  Treasured Nana And great Nana of her Mokopuna.  Messages to the Waaka family c/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 740.  A Requiem Mass to celebrate Carols’ life will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on Monday August 3, commencing at 11.00am.  Followed by interment at the Arowhenua Marae, Temuka.

At Tuarangi Home, Ashburton, aged 83 years.  Wife of Wallace Porter, mother and mother-in-law of Michael and Lyn Porter (Blenheim), Sue and Geoff Farmer (Leithfield), Christopher and Monica Porter (Sydney).  Loved Grandmother of Melanie and Ben Fisher, Joshua and Rachael Porter and great Grandmother of Alise, Chloe, Nadine and Samantha Pettigrew, and Jack and Emily Fisher.  She will be forever in our hearts.  Heartfelt thanks to Tuarangi Home staff for 8 years of loving care. Messages to the Porter Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  A service to celebrate Janet’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Tuesday 28 July commencing at 10.30am followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

Sadly taken from us, with family by her side, after a courageous battle. Aged 71. “Told you I’d make it to 70” she said. Daughter and daughter-in-law of the late Molly Sparrow (Connell nee Davis) and Kath and the late Jim Corbett. Dearly loved wife of the late Dennis Corbett (died 1996) at Lismore and special friend of the late Grant Barrett (died 2010) at Ashburton. Adored and supportive mother and mother-in-law of Sam and Jenn Corbett (Ashburton) and Tessa and Wayne McIntosh (Ashburton). Passionate, fun Granny of Elsie Corbett, her bright ray of sunshine, and Jack and Kate McIntosh. Adopted Granny Trish of Maddi Muir (Ashburton) and Sam and Will Barrett (Auckland). Loved and admired by James and Ness Barrett (Auckland). Family friend of Trish and the late Guyan Campbell. Loved younger sister and sister in law of Kevin and Sandra Connell (Auckland) and Andi Maitland (Christchurch). Good friend and sister in law of Tui and the late Rajni Patel (Christchurch) Anne Walker (Christchurch) and Tony and Claire Corbett. Dearest Aunty Trish of Aaron and Heidi Connell and children Ella and Jake (Brisbane), Dale and Craig and their daughter Rosa (Auckland), Abbey Corbett and Florian and their daughter Natalie (Christchurch), Jared Corbett and Nathan (Auckland), Chelsea Corbett (Christchurch), Leanne Maitland and Richard and their daughter Maddy (Christchurch), Jane and Gareth Davies (Australia) and their family, Aston, twins Tanner and Bayer and beautiful Coco, and Elisha Walker and Lauren (Napier). So proud of you all. Messages to the Corbett Family, C/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Ashburton Cancer Support Group would be appreciated in lieu of flowers as this has been a big part of her life as a volunteer. Thank you Annie, Mandy and Sharon for your love and support over the past four years and sharing my highs and lows. Thank you to Ashburton Hospice for the frequent contact and the beautiful massages…. Rebecca Perkins you are a tonic. Thank you also to staff of AAU and Ward One, Ashburton Hospital for their loving care of Trish. Family and friends are cordially invited to join in a relaxed fun celebration for Trish at Trotts Gardens, Racecourse Road, Ashburton on Thursday July 30, commencing at 2pm, followed by private cremation at Ashburton Crematorium.

“Be the rainbow in my cloud” please wear colour.

Died peacefully at Christchurch aged 78yrs.  Loving wife of the late Noel and Mother and Mother-in-law of Lisa and Rob Ward.  Loved Nana of Michael, Andrew, Kate and adored Great-Nana of Jackson and Ollie. Messages to the Copland Family, c/- PO Box 472 Ashburton 7740.  A service to celebrate Rae’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton, on Thursday 30 July commencing at 2pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

Passed away at home peacefully, in his 84^th year.  Loved husband and best mate of Winsome, much loved Dad of Mark, and Joanne (Brisbane) and Father-in-Law of Jackie, and Grant.  He will be very fondly remembered by his grand Children Dylan, Ash, Lauren, Niall and great Granddad Bruce of Oliver and Henry. Messages to be sent to 141B Kermode Street, Ashburton 7700. In lieu of flowers donations to the Westpac Helicopter Service would be much appreciated. A memorial service will be held at Our Chapel on the corner of East and Cox Streets in Ashburton on Tuesday 28 July 2020 at 1.30 pm.

At Radius Millstream Ashburton, aged 92 years.  Dearly loved husband of Joy.  Loved father and father-in-law of Jane and Craig, Rachel and Prem, Simon and Nicola, Martin and Brenda.  Much loved Grandad of Luke and Rohan, Omar and Imran, Mikayla and Petra, Dylan and Emma.  Messages to the Green Family, c/- PO Box 472 Ashburton 7740.  A service for Henry will be held at St Stephens Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on Friday 14 August commencing at 1.30pm, followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

Peacefully at Methven House, aged 87 years.  Dearly loved wife of Robert (Bob), loved mother and mother-in-law of Bruce and Elizabeth, Wayne and Joy, and Alan.  Loved Gran of Stuart, and Philip (Australia), and Nan-nan of Christopher, and Amanda, and her 10 Great grandchildren.  Special thanks to the staff at Methven House for the care and support of Marjorie over the past months.  Messages to the Collins Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  A service to celebrate Marjorie’s life will be held at All Saints Anglican Church, Chapman Street, Methven, on Friday July 24 commencing at 10.30am, followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Passed away at his home in Mayfield.  Father of Aran.  Pop of Mikayla, Brock, Sophia, and great Pop of Ayla.  Stepfather to his 3 stepchildren, and Step Pop to 17 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.  Dearly loved and will be sadly missed.  Messages to the Butler Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.  A private service for Dave will be held.

At Radius Millstream Ashburton, aged 86 years.  Loved husband of Natalie for 66 years.  Loving father and father-in-law of Chris and Christine, Kathryn and Kevin Moseley, Michael and Rachel, Ian and Linda.  Loved Granpa of John, Thomas, and Stephen; Nicola, and Julia; Jacob, and Cushla; Libby, and Anna, and 6 great grandchildren.  Messages to The Holdaway Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate John’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Tuesday July 14, commencing at 1.30pm followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.