18.6.1932 – 30.7.2023. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kathryn, at Nazareth House. Beloved wife of John Bernard (Jack) McKendry (deceased).Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Moira McKendry and Gerald Atkinson, Philip and Judith McKendry, Roz and Craige Mackenzie, Marty and Sophie McKendry and Beth and Richard Jolly. Much loved sister and sister-in-law of Eleanor and Kevin Murphy (both decd), Pat and Cecelia Connolly, David  (decd) and Irene Connolly and Bernard and Pauline Connolly (both decd).Dearly loved grandma and grandma-in-law of Kate O’Boyle (decd), Liam O’Boyle and June Homtientong, Jess O’Boyle and Tim Banks, and Gabby O’Boyle and Kai Rala McKinnon-Barbosa, Ella, Tom and George McKendry, Jemma and Paddy Mulvihill, and Scott and Eshkar Adato, Natalie, Sally and Patrick McKendry and Georgina, Joshua and Harriette Jolly. Much loved great-grandma Kathryn of Dahlia and Milo, Mona, and Paige and Annabelle. A beloved friend of so many in the wide range of community groups and organisations she belonged to and supported. Special thanks to the medical, nursing and care staff who supported Mum in her last days at Ashburton Hospital and then at Nazareth House. In lieu of flowers, donations to Methven House would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to the McKendry family, Paterson’s Funeral Services, PO Box 472 Ashburton 7740. A Requiem Mass will be held for Mum on Monday 7 August at 11am at Our Lady of the Snows Church, Methven, followed by interment at the Methven Cemetery. A rosary will take place on Sunday 6 August at 7pm at Farnmacallan