OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19128, 24 September 1936, Page 3

OBITUARY

NOTED AUCKLAND LAKER MR. JOHN STORMONT (.Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The death occurred yesterday of Mr. John Stormont, founder of the Auckland bakery firm of .Stormnnts, Limited, at the age of 7.'1. lie came to Now Zealand in 1007 and established Stnrmonts, Limited, in IT>l4. Mr. Stormont won nearly ?>0 New Zealand baking contests, and in 1 J>t?7 secured the first prisw; stt a London bakers' exhibition. lie took an active part in Rugby League and howling. OTAGO PERSONALITIES MR. G. M. MACLEAN MRS. ROSEVEARE (Per Press Association.) DUXEDIX, this day. The death occurrd yesterday of Mr. George Milne Maclean, a well-known accountant, and founder of the firm of Maclean and Patersnn, public accountants. He was 73 years of age. The death is also announced in Dunedin of Mrs. Roseveare inker eightieth yi-.w. The deceased was a daughter of Mrs. Crocombe, who celebrated her one hundred niitl second birthday in Dunedin a little over a week ago.

The death of! Mrs. .1. It- Rey'burn removes one of Whangaroi's pioneer settlers. A Hamilton message records (lie death of Dr. Walter Monektmi Sanders, of Raglan, aged 77 years. About 10 years ago he purchased the Raglan County Chronicle, which he and his wife edited for M years. A resident of Palmerston North for the past :u years, Mrs. .1. li. (-'arson, passed away recently. She came to Xew Zealand in IS7O. The death is announced of Mr. .lohn William Black, who was for 111 years in charge of the jobbing department of (he rf.worn Star, and afterwards on the printing' staff of the Wangnnui Chronicle. For llio past 10 years he was ;t familiar figure in theprinting trade in Wellington.