OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 22576, 18 February 1937, Page 7

OBITUARY

MR V. H. FAMA [Pee United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 17. Mr Vincent- Henry Fanm died this morning at his residence, Nairn street, in his fifty-sixth year. Mr Faraa was born at Reel’ton and l was the eldest sou of Mrs Margaret Faina, of this city, and the late Mr Vincenzo Faina. He was a marine refrigerating engineer and was also known as the constructional engineer in charge of the Wairoa breakwater and harbour works. He found a way of getting local iron sand to mix with cement, obviating the necessity of bringing sand for concrete from a distance. Mr Fama was a brilliant mathematical scholar, and at an early age became interested in astronomy. Jlurhig the last eight years he lectured on this st-ienee at the Xelbnrn Observatory. He is survived by his wife and two children, three sisters—Afro A. J. AFGovern, Te Awanmtn, Airs AI. Pool, and Miss Imelda Fama—and four brothers —Alessrs Louis Fama, Bernard Fama, Francis Fama, of Wellington, and Air Tano Fama, of Dunedin, MRS W. A. CARTER After a long illness the death occurred at her residence, Rotorua, recently of -Mrs Vida Blanche Carter, wife of Air W. A. Carter. The deceased was the oldest tin lighter of the late Air and Airs A. W. .'Johnson, and was born at_ Port Chalmers. Air Johnson was actively engaged in the shipping business in. the earlier days of Port Chalmers, and many overseas captains and crews had cause to remember the

hospitality and friendship of the Johnson home. Mrs Carter was educated at the Port Chalmers School and the Normal School, Dunedin. She took np a musical career, and was for 25 years organist at the Presbyterian Church, Port Chalmers. Mrs Carter was also an artist of no mean ability, showing considerable artistic merit in her paintings. Going to Rotorua in 1927, _ she took a keen interest in the activities of the Women’s Club and also in the Devon Street Church andj Sunday School. Until overtaken by illness she acted as organist to the church and Sunday school and concentrated her interest particularly upon the infant classes of the Sunday school. She is survived by her husband, and her sisters, Airs Grant, of Akatarawa, Mrs Hughes, of Castlehill, Sydney. Airs Drew, of Masterton, and Aliss Edith Johnson, of Rotorua, and two brothers, Air Edgar Johnson, of Ashburton, and Air Claude. Johnson, of Timaru.