OBITUARY.

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 December 1911, Page 5

OBITUARY.

JOHN BATT

There died in the Greyinouth Hospital this morning an old and respected resident of Cobden in the person of John Batt, who passed peacefully away after an illness of three months duration. The deceased, who had resided at Cobden for twenty years followed the occupation of a carpenter. He was noted for his sterling worth and was very popular throughout the district. He arrived in the colony in 1862 and for many years followed the occupation of Shepherd on Messrs Mannering and Cunningham’s stations in North Canterbury. He was also well known in Boatman’s and Westport. The late Mr Batt, who was 67 years of age at the time of his death leaves a wife and three sons and a daughter to mourn the loss of a kind husband and a good father. The eldest son, Edward, is manager of the fancy goods department of Messrs Sargood, Son and Ewan’s establishment in Wellington. Another son, John, is an engine driver at Hawera whilst Arthur is a tailor at Westport. The daughter is Mrs Ed. Burke, of Cobden. To them will go forth the sincere sympathy of their many friends.

HENRY DENHARDT. Mr Henry Denhardt, a well-known resident of Wellington and formerly of Brunner, died at Wellington on Tuesday, aged seventy years, after an illnes of about live weeks. He arrived at Lyttelton in 1868, and from there made his waj'- to the West Cpast where he followed mining for some years. Mr Denhardt went to Wellington about fourteen years ago, stating business there at his occupation, that of baker, establishing a very successful and extensive business. He was a prominent member of the Wellington Masters Bakers’ Association. His wife predeceased him by about four years. He leaves a grownup family of live daughters and two sons in various parts of the Dominion and Australia. Mrs Geo. Taylor, of Preston Road, Greymouth, who is a daughter of deceased, Avill have the unbounded sympathy of her many friends in this, her sad hour af affliction. BERNARD SHEEDY. There passed away at the Kumara Hospital yesterday morning another of tile pioneers in the person of Mr Bernard Sheedy. Deceased arrived on the Coast in the very early days when towns were of canvas. Deceased was a native of County Clare, Ireland, and was 80 years of age. He was a New Zealand colonist of to years, and prior to that was at Ballarat. He was at Charleston in the early days, and from mere he went to Hokitika. For many years he was engaged in survey work with the late Mr Smythe, and afterwards worked on the Christchurch road. His first employer in New Zealand was the renowned Capt. Jackson Barry. Deceased was a man of sterling worth, and his demise will be regretted by a large circle of friends. He leaves a grown-up family of six sons and one daughter (Mrs Debenham, of the Christchurch Road). The family are scattered about the Dominion.