Ashburton Courier: March 31, 2022

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10 Ashburton Courier, March 31, 2022
BARRETT, Marion
Christine, on March 23,
2022 at Methven House, in
her 90th year. Dearly loved
wifeofViv for66years. Much
lovedmother and mother in
lawofCatherine and Murray
Dickson, and Julian and
Kathy. Loving Grandma of
Tammy, Nathan and Claire,
Karl and Sarah and loving
great-Gran of Cooper. “Rest
In Peace”. Special thanks to
the staff of Methven House
for their compassion and
care of Marion. Messages
to the Barrett family, RD
6, Ashburton 7776. Due
to Covid restrictions a
private family service
for Marion will be held.
Anyone wishing to view the
service online go to www.
patersonsfuneralservices.
co.nz ‘Funeral Notices’, and
click on Marion’s notice for
the link.
Paterson’s
Ashburton
FDANZ
03 3077433
CAVILL, Raymond Laurence
(Ray), on March 25, 2022, at
Ashburton, aged 79 years.
Much loved father of John,
Dianne, Patricia, and Chris
and a loved grandfather
and great-grandfather.
Messages to the Cavill family
PO Box 472, Ashburton
7740. Aservice to celebrate
Ray’s life will be held at our
Chapel, corner East and
Cox Streets. Ashburton
on Saturday April 2nd,
commencing at 12.30pm.
Followed by interment at
the Ashburton Cemetery.
Vaccine Passes required.
Anyone wishing to view the
service online go to www.
patersonsfuneralservices.
co.nz, ‘Funeral Notices’ and
click on Ray’s notice for the
link.
Paterson’s
Ashburton
FDANZ
03 3077433
CATLOW, Norman Harold:
Passed peacefully on
March 24, 2022 at home
surrounded by his loving
wife of62years Jenny, and
his family. Loved father
and father in law ofSharyn
and David Reid, Dean and
Sandra, Toni and Jo, Donna
and Andy White, and
Terry and Brenda. Adored
Grandad and greatGrandad.
Loved brother and brother
-in-law ofNicky and Boyce
Rewita.
Astrong loving family man,
We love youalways
Messages to: The Catlow
family, c/- PO Box 6035,
Ashburton7742.
A service to celebrate
Norm’slifehas been held.
0800 2MEMORY
027 637 1229
CUNLIFFE, Margaret
Young: Peacefully at
Terrace View Rest Home,
Ashburton on Sunday,
March27, 2022, in her 92nd
year. Dearly loved wife of
Jack for 62 years. Much
loved mother and motherin-law
ofJohn and Helen,
and Elizabeth and Craig
Smith. Cherished Grandma
of Peter, Jessica, Laurabeth;
Joshua, Daniel, Priscilla and
Bradley; Michael and Ruth
and their partners and
greatGrandma of Astrid.
Messages to: The Cunliffe
Family, c/- PO Box 6035,
Ashburton7742.
A service to celebrate
Margaret’s life is to be held
at Hakatere Presbyterian
Church, Grahams Road,
Tinwald onTuesday, April
5th, 2022 commencing
at 1.00pm, followed by
interment at Ashburton
Seafield Cemetery.
0800 2MEMORY
027 637 1229
GROTERS, Herman: Passed
away peacefully at Cheviot,
surrounded by family, on
Friday, March25, 2022, aged
96 years. Dearly loved and
devotedhusband of the late
Claire (neé Jessep), loved
father and father-in-law of
Johan and Joyce, Michael
and Karen, the late Peter,
Faye andVincentDaly,Jenny
and Mark Chamberlain,
Richard and Kerry. Loved
and very proud Grandad
of Anna, Jonathon, Peter,
William, Jenna, Ben, Robyn,
Jennifer, Joshua, Matthew,
Simon, Henry, Adam,
Joseph, and Arthur, and
loving great-Grandad of his
eleven great-grandchildren.
Messages maybeaddressed
to The Family of the late
Herman Groters, c/- PO
Box 39001, Christchurch
8545. A celebration of
Herman’s life will be held at
South Malvern Cemetery,
Coaltrack Road, Glentunnel,
on April8,at1.00pm.
HUGHES, Teresa Winifred
(previously Houston):
Peacefully at Ashburton on
March 21, 2022 surrounded
by her loving family, aged
85 years. Dearly loved
wife of Bob, and the late
George Houston. Cherished
mother and mother-in-law
of Graham and Jill, Robyn
and Bruce Bennett, and
Garry (Nobby) and Brenda.
Much lovednanaofRichard,
Danny, Nigel, Nicholas, and
Brittany and aloved great
nana and great-greatnana.
Messages to: The Hughes
and Houston families,c/- PO
Box 6035, Ashburton 7742.
In accordance with Teresa’s
wishes, a private family
servicehas been held.
0800 2MEMORY
027 637 1229
RISELEY, Mary (Molly):
Peacefully at Rosebank Rest
Home, AshburtononMarch
28th, 2022, aged 92 years.
Dearly loved wife of Bob
for 71 years. Much loved
mother and mother-inlaw
ofElaine and the late
Wayne McFarlane, and
Linda and Scott. Cherished
Nana of Russell and Gill
McFarlane, and Bryce and
Loz McFarlane and greatnana
of Simon, and Oliver.
Aloved sister, sister-in-law,
aunty,and friend to many.
Messages to: The Riseley
Family, c/- PO Box 6035,
Ashburton7742.
A service to celebrate
Molly’s life is to be held
at The Ashburton Senior
Centre, 206 Cameron Street,
Ashburton onFriday, April
1st commencing at 1.30pm.
Followed by private
interment.
Due to Covid restrictions,
vaccine passes arerequired.
0800 2MEMORY
027 637 1229
Family Notices
Enquiries phone Mary,Jann or Karenon
308 7664 or call into 199 Burnett Street.
Family owned,
locally owned
22 MooreStreet,
Ashburton
0800 263 6679
2447549
VAN DYK, Joan Margaret
(nee McNair)
04.02.1935 – 23.03.2022,
aged 87 years.
Passed away peacefully
at home in Ashburton,
surrounded by family.Much
loved wife ofthe late Arie;
dear mother of the late
Peter, Julie, Kay, and Sheryl;
mother-in-law of Richard,
and Stephanie; Nana of
Grace, Henry, and George;
Nico;the late Gus,and Rosie;
great-nana of Atticus, and
Emmett.
Messages to: The van Dyk
Family, c/- 99 Wildberry
Street,Christchurch 8023.
Thanks to Eastfield Health,
Life Pharmacy, all of the
District Nurses, Home
Support, Altrusa Ladies, the
Ashburton Hospital Lab,
and Allenton Fresh for all
of your amazing support to
allow Joan toremain living
independently in her own
home.
Aprivate memorial service
has been held.
In lieu of flowers, donations
to St John can be accepted
online.
0800 2MEMORY
027 637 1229
WILLIAMS, Robin Earl, on
March27. 2022. Passed away
peacefully at Ashburton
Hospital, aged 69 years.
Dearly loved husband of
Paula. Much loved father
and father-in-lawofMichelle
and Brendan Price, Mark and
Chris, and Geoffrey.
Loved
Grandad of Matthew, and
William; Zac, and Louise.
A special thank you to
Palliative Care, St John
Ambulance, and Ward 1,
Ashburton Hospital for their
careand support. Messages
to the Williams family, PO
Box 472, Ashburton 7740.
At Robin’s request aprivate
servicewill be held.
Paterson’s
Ashburton
FDANZ
03 3077433
Acknowledgement
O’NEILL, Brian Joseph
(Barney): Elaine, Dawn and
Nigel, Karen and Russell,
Carl and Jodie, Josh and
Charlotte, would like
to thank everyone who
attended Barney’s service.
Also everybody who sent
cards,flowersand baking.
Please accept this as a
personal thank you, as alot
of addresses arenot known.
Kirsty Arps with the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ashburton.
PHOTO SUPPLIED
Women’s rugby
set to grow
Kirsty Arps has been appointed
Mid Canterbury’s newWomen’s
Rugby Development Officer.
The Mid Canterbury localwas
akeenrugby player in her youth,
and had progressed fromplaying
into coaching and development
roles.
She believes with big events
happening on New Zealand’s
doorstep will be akey for
attractingnew talent to the game
because‘‘the girls can see there
is something for them to aspire
to’’.
NewZealandhas the Super
Rugby Aupiki professional
women’s rugby competition and
is also hosting theWomen's
Rugby WorldCup this year and
Kirsty is sure these exciting
events will encourage more
female players to the game and
continuetogrow women's rugby
across the country.
She was drawn to the rolein
part because shehas three
daughters,two of whom are
already playing rugby forthe
Tinwald Club and saw it as an
opportunitytohelp grow the
game for the younger generation
of playersand to create pathways
for women's rugbyinthe region
to progressto. The woman's game
has beenbooming in terms of
popularity over the pastfew
years and Kirsty believes
numbers were increasing as
more mainstreammedia
attention was focused on the
women'sgame.
The Super Rugby competition
and the World Cupare providing
alot of excitementand interest
and now is the timeto capitalize
on the coverage and attention
they are receiving.
Kirstyhopes to see an even
biggerincrease in numbers
acrossall facets of women's
rugby,from playing numbersto
more women being involved in
coachingand refereeing.
She has agoal to make sure
there are enough players locally
to have aMid Canterbury
Women's Rugby teamand for
them to be able to play at all the
tournaments available for them.
Changes, right direction
Changes to theCovid­19
Protection Frameworkare a
step in the right direction,
Canterbury Employers’
ChamberofCommerce says.
It providessomeclarity, but
more long­term signals versus
fragmented decisions were
needed to help businesses plan
ahead withcertainty, said chief
executive Leeann Watson.
‘‘Scrapping vaccinepasses and
most workplace mandates,
especially as our borders reopen
andtourism resumes, is a
decision that we strongly
support.
‘‘There continues to be
frustrationwith the drip feeding
of information. They need
certainty, they needclear
advice, ‘‘Businesses are more
than capableofmaking
decisions to manage the risk of
Covid­19 in their workplaces,
butthey cannotdosowithout
clear and concise information,’’
MsWatson said.
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