OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 21130, 16 June 1932, Page 8

OBITUARY

MR W. ANDERSON The death notices to-day include the name of Mr William Anderson, manager in Dunedin of the National Mutual Life Assurance of Australasia, who resided at Ings avenue, St. Clair, for a number of years. Off and on he was under medical advice for some time. His last visit to the office was five weeks ago. He passed away last night, aged fifty-two years. Mr Anderson was a son of the late Mr Richard Anderson, of Bavensbourne. As a boy he attended the Bavensbourne School and the Normal School. Early in life he was appointed to the staff of the National Mutual, and became manager in 1913, succeeding Mr R. H. Coltman. Mr Anderson always took an active interest in church work. _ When quite young he was connected with the Young Men’s Christian Association in. Dunedin. For many years he was connected with Presbyterian Sunday schools in the capacity of teacher and superintendent. While living at Boslyn he was made an elder, and when lie moved to St. Clair he accepted office in the St. Clair Presbyterian Church, being session clerk for some time prior to his death. In 1901 he married Miss C. H. Marshall, the second daughter of Mr William Marshall, of Waikouaiti. He is survived by his widow and three sons, all of whom reside in Dunedin. He will be remembered by his many business and personal friends as an upright man, who could speak his mind without givmg offence. MR R. J. TOWNSEND In all departments of the ‘ Evening Star’ sorrow is*felt in regard to the death of Mr Russell,James Townsend, a voung journeyman jobbing compositor who served his apprenticeship in the employ, and was respected as a, good craftsman and a desirable acquaintance. He lived with his parents in Plunket street, and died there yesterday after an illness that laid nun aside for three months. MR ANDREW J. PATERSON [Pee United Peess Association.] WELLINGTON, June 15. The death occurred to-day of Mr Andrew J. Paterson, formerly city engineer at Wellington; aged 62 years. He spent a large part of his life in Australia, and was connected with engineering works in Queensland and New South Wales. He joined the staff of the city, engineer early in the present century,and resigned to take up the position of borough engineer at Gisborne, where he supervised the installation of iho gravitation water supply. He later returned to Wellington as assistant city engineer, becoming engineer on the death of Mr W. H. Morton. Later he resigned and entered business on hi» own account. MR R. SHEPHERD Death has claimed Mr Robert Shepherd at the age of ninety-six. Old residents of Dunedin knew him well and liked him for his faithfulness to duty for a lifetime as a leading man in Speight’s brewery, often consulted about the details of brewing. His son, James, is still a cooper in the same employ. One of our business men writes of Robert Shepherd: “He was one of tho finest characters I ever knew—a man who would scorn to deceive or break his word.”