REV. OTHO FITZGERALD
MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD A memorial service for the Rev. Otho Fitz Gerald was held in Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, last evening. Mr Fitz Gerald was vicar of Holy Trinity Church for 21 years before his retirement, and served in the parish for 23 years. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. S. Southward, vicar of Avonside, who paid a tribute to Mr FitzGerald’s life work. He referred to buildings erected and paid for during Mr Fitz Gerald’s time in the parish, among which were the mission churches of St. Aidan’s and St. Oswald’s, the parish hall, the vicarage, and the day school. Mr G. Lilley sang “Crossing the Lar,” by request for Mrs Fitz Gerald, and other special hymns were sung. Mr E. Hitchcock read one of the lessons.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19470609.2.72
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25205, 9 June 1947, Page 6
Word Count
133REV. OTHO FITZGERALD Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25205, 9 June 1947, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in