OBITUARY

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4559, 13 April 1942, Page 4

OBITUARY

JAMES COOPER The death took place suddenly at Auckland yesterday of Mr James Cooper aged 71 years. He was one of the original settlers of the Kio Kio Block when it was thrown open for selection in 1904. After’ breaking in the land he sold out and purchased a farm on the Mangaorongo Road which is now being conducted by his share-milkers. He subsequently lived in retirement in Auckland. The late Mr Cooper was a member of the first Otorohanga County Council, and at to-day’s meeting of the Council the chairman, Cr V. W. Simms, expressed the regret all felt at the passing of one of the earliest settlers who had made the district the excellent farming centre it was to-day. A resolution expressing appreciation of the services rendered the Council by the deceased, and sympathy with Mrs Cooper and family in their bereavement, was carried, all members standing in silence. LAURENCE ROSSITER The death occurred at Auckland yesterday of Mr Laurence Rossiter, after a prolonged illness. The deceased, who was 38 years of age, was in the insurance business, and had many friends in this district. Mrs W. F. Woodward and Mr N. Rossiter, of Te Awamutu, are members of the bereaved family, to whom sympathy Will be extended by a large circle of friends.