What's On Invers Funeral Notices
Funeral Notices are published daily at 6:40am Monday to Saturday, a free community service provided by whatsoninvers.nz
If you would like your loved one’s death/funeral notices, memoriam
or acknowledgement listed email it in word or PDF to [email protected]
O’DONNELL, Georgina Russell (née Young):
Sunrise 25.2.1944 – Sunset 27.4.2025
Peacefully with her loving family by her side. Much loved wife of Wattie* (Walter). Dearly loved daughter of George* and Ellen* Young (née Brown). Adored Mum of Vicki and Mark, Sharon and Greg, Anne, and Jamie and Jen. Special Grandma/Gma of Hannah and Andrew, Taylor and Gareth, Ben and Claire, Sophie and Simon, Samantha, Kate, Stella, Indiana, Mikayla, and Rayne. Much treasured Great Grandma of Grayson, George, Aria, Oscar, and Harley.
“A treasure who will live on in all of us.”
A service to celebrate Georgina’s life will be held in the Avenal Park Chapel, 75 Fox Street, on Thursday, 1st May at 11:00 am. If you wish to view the service via livestream please go to the Avenal Park website, obituaries page and click the link on Georgina’s page. Messages to O’Donnell Family, C/- PO Box 1345, Invercargill 9840
STANTON, Shirley Ann (née Solomon), formerly Wilmshurst:
88, of Invercargill, passed away peacefully with family on Thursday, April 24. Born in Timaru, November 17, 1936, to Joyce & Abiatha "Dreamy" Solomon, Shirley was a stalwart of Southland Netball & a dedicated Special Needs Educator. Loving wife of the late Lex Wilmshurst & James Stanton. Shirley is survived by her children: Peter, Maree, David, Steven & Alan; much loved & cared for: John Finn, Paul, Boyd, Jayne & Imogene; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also survived by siblings: Alan, Lindsay, Sharon, Donna & John, predeceased by Maurice & Terrill. A memorial service will be held at Frasers Funeral Directors, cnr Esk & Doon Sts, Invercargill, Thursday, May 1, at 11:00 am, followed by burial at Gore Charlton Cemetery. Digital messages may be left at Shirley's tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes, where a livestream of the service will also be available.
WATT, Telford Leith:
02.12.1954 - 26.04.2025. Telford passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning at Rowena Jackson with his family by his side. Dearly loved husband of 39 years of Jane. Loved father and father-in-law of the late Ben, Tim and Tessa, Phillipa, Simon and Lee. Treasured son of the late Effie and Ben Watt and brother and brother-in-law of Daphne and Bill Lee (Dunedin); James and Gillian Watt (Bannockburn), June and Mark Dean (Bannockburn) and the late Elizabeth, and Eric. Sadly missed by his many nieces and nephews. A service to celebrate Telford's life will be held on Friday, 2 May at 11am ,Winton Presbyterian Church, Meldrum Street , Winton. Followed by a private family interment." Psalm 23" Thankyou to the staff of Rowena Jackson for their kindness to Telford. Messages to 493b Dipton-Winton Highway, Benmore 9791 or to Telford's tribute page at frasersfunerals/tributes where the live stream link can be found.
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