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CREEDY, Ruth Nora - nee Poppelwell:
28/11/1934 - 12/12/2025
Dearly loved wife of Kevin James*. Loved and cherished Mum and Mother-in-Law of Denise, Philip and Lesley, Mary Ann and Ross, Paula and Ian, Michael and Simone. Loved grandmother of Katie and Bradley, Adam*, Bailey and Laura, Grayson and Robyn, Tayla and Mitch, Briar and Bailey, and Jorja and Zoe. Loved great grandmother of Tyler, and Ashton, Mazie, and Sophie. Rosary will be held at 7 pm 16th December, at Sacred Heart Church, Waikiwi. Requiem Mass will be held on Wednesday 17th December at Sacred Heart Church, commencing at 10.30 am, with a private burial.
"She lived for those she loved, and those she loved will always remember."
Messages may be left on Ruth's tribute page at distinctfunerals.co.nz Flowers respectfully declined. *Denotes deceased.
CREEDY, Ruth Nora:
Loved daughter of Harold* and Margaret* Poppelwell. Loved sister and sister-in-law of Pauline* and Denis Whiteside, Bill* and Vonda*, Alistair* and Alvena*, Terry and Shirley, Br Christopher, and Cecily Fisher. Loved auntie of her nieces and nephews. *Denotes deceased.