OBITUARY

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14092, 25 March 1939, Page 5

OBITUARY

MRS MARY DICKENS. The death occurred or: Thursday at Marion, of Airs Alary Ann Louisa Dickens, widow of the late Air Alfred Dickens late of Pongaroa. Deceased. who was in her 58th >' (:| r. .lad, since the death of her luisband a year ago, been in failing f*eulth and recently entered a private hospital. where she passed away eoiJiou hat unexpectedly. Ihe Luc Alr s Dickens, came from England to Now Zealand 42 years ago. wlu‘i» i girl. Her maiden name was ( hadwick, and she was a member oj tin* wcil-known Whetukura family of that name. She was born at Ala It on. Yorkshire, and landed at Napier Soon after her marriage at the *> d homestead at Whetukura sin; and her husband set forth for' the Rising Sun Block. Pongaroa,, to car\e out t heir home, and thev experienced all the hardships and ‘vicissitudes of the pioneers i n these parts. They resided there for verv Diauv .ears, with occasional terms of residence ,n Dannevirko and Palmerston. No, th, and took a keen interest i„ ail activities relating to ibe ®oastal area, be:ng highly respect • I by a wide circle. 1 J

•iKwasoU is survived by a family of bv. . IlllV,'. daughters—Mrs Gillarn, I>a.im,’virko; Mr, M. Ni'ilag,., F>aliia- : mid Airs Russel-Runn Ponca - rotv—and two sons Air Thomas Dn-kons Palmerston North, and Mr Dickons, Of Pongaroa n,c funeral look place this afternoon at Pongaroa leisviinr tl, .... re-sidrnee a, 2.l'i p.m. '