OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 56, 7 March 1929, Page 11

OBITUARY.

MRS. E. J. HUNTER-BROWN. A very old resident of New Zealand, Mrs. E. J. Hunter-Brown, died at Nelson on Saturday, aged 88 years. She came to New Zealand in 1850 in the ship Sir Edward Paget, landing at Auckland on December 18, after a voyage of 135 days. Her father left the family at St. John's College, Tamaki, in the care of his cousin, Archdeacon Abraham, afterwards Bishop of Wellington, and went to Melbourne to practise his profession as barrister. In 1861 deceased was married to Mr. Charles HunterBrown, a runholder of Canterbury. In 186G the family moved to Nelson. When the New Zealand Church Missionary Society was formed in Nelson, Mrs. Hunter-Brown was a member of the executive. Her eldest daughter afterwards was a missionary in China. MR. WILLIAM JOHN STEEN. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) PUKEKOHE, this day. The death occurred in the Auckland Hospital yesterday of Mr. William John Steen, of Papakura, for many years a resident of Pukekohe. Mr. Steen, who had been ailing for some time, had been operated on, and was reported to be progressing favourably, when an- unfortunate relapee occurred. Mr. Steen was a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, and arrived in New Zealand by the ship ; Baron Aberdare on March 19, 1875. He ; later took a farm at Pukekohe West. j Subsequently he was manager of the i store of the late Mr. James Roulston 1 for some years. After leaving Pukekohe Mr. Steen spent a few years at Matamata, retiring about 16 years ago. He settled at Drury, leaving there later for Papakura, where he hae resided for the past ten or twelve years. He was esteemed by those who knew him per- j sonally for his invariable honesty and sincerity, and for many years he took a prominent part in the Orangemen's Lodge. Mr. Steen is'survived by a widow, three eons—Messrs. Jas. Steen (Mangere), W. J. Steen (Maramarua), and T. A. Steen (Grey Lynn)—and three daughters — Mesdames E. Hannan (Epsom), W. A. Strong (Drury), and A. Pilkiiifrton (Otahuhu). There are 23 grandchildren and two great-grand-children. MR. HENRY FRANCIS HOLDER. The death took place at Auckland Hospital on Monday, at the age of G"2 years, of Mr. Henry Francis Holder after a short illness. Deceased was the second son of the late Mr. William Holder and was well known in boating and football circles. Mr. Holder was one of the crew of the Manola, which won many races. He had also played forward for the Selwyn Football Club in senior competitions before the district scheme was inaugurated. j Mr. Holder was until lately, when ! he retired on superannuation, foreman of the carriage department of the railway workshops at Newmarket. He had previously occupied a similar position at the railway workshops at Hillside, Dunedin. He was a member of the Druid's Lodge at Newmarket, the Parnell Lodge of Oddfellows and the Orphans Club. Mr. Holder married Miss Joan Rankin Brodie, who predeceased him seven years ago. Mr. Holder was born in Monmouthshire in 1867, and came to New Zealand with his parents the following year in the ship Merrington. He was educated in Auckland. Deceased is survived by a brother, Mr. W. Holder, and four sisters, Mrs. A. Cleave, Mrs. W. H. Tizard, Mrs. W. Wildman and Miss £. Holder, all of Auckland. The interment took place yesterday afternoon at Purewa Cemetery.