MISS MARSDEN.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14665, 20 March 1918, Page 1 (Supplement)

MISS MARSDEN.

March 13th. We regret to announce the death of Miss Marsden, which occurred at her residence, Brougham street, last night. Miss Marsden had been in illhealth for a considerable time, and her condition took a decided change for the worse some weeks ago, since when little hope of her recovery had been entertained. Miss Marsden was a native of Nelson, and lived at Stoke throughout the greater part of her life. During the past few years she,has been- a resi- : dent of the city. Her main interest in public affairs centred in the Anglican Church, of which she was a devoted ir.ember and generous benefactress. The li.«t of her gifts to the Church in this diocese is lengthy, among hor more re-' cent and .notable benefactions being £GOOO for the endowment of the Bishopric of Nelson, £1000 to the Marsden Centenary Fund, £5000 to the Rome Mission Fund, and a similar amount for endowing a curacy for the Cathedral; parish. She was .an active msmber of! the-' Cathedral Flower Guild and tfce Cathedral Rod Cross Sewing Party. Miss Marsden liberally assisted also various patriotic movements for which appeals have been, made to the public during the war p.eriod, and war- a member of the Rod Cross General Comroittpo. and a worker in connection witn tJip Helping. Rand Shop. I (From "The Colonist," March 9th.) A very old resident of . Stoke', :Y1 r Thomas Martin Uiulia, died tin's week. ■■ The funeral cook place on Wednesday; afternoon, being preceded by. a short' service at the Methodist. C'lmrch con- ' ducted by Missioner -. Brooks. Miss ' Sparrow played the Dead March as tne coffinvwas being carried out./ At the ,! graveside. Mr W. Cpndell read the burial: service of;thg. Foresters: The deceased was a, member ,of "long standing, of tnat.! ' order, members of which acted as bear- j ] ers. Missioner Brooks conducted the j service at the cemetery. ) \ March 11th. I 1 The death occurred yesterday at his ] residence, Waimea street, of Mr John - George Stephenson, aged 76 years. On y February 28th it will be remembered, '' Mr Stephenson received internal vi- \ juries through an accidental fall while * at work." I 1 March 18th. |j The-"Hawke's Bay Herald" of the i: 13th inst. says: "Yesterday there pass- , ed away at the Private Hospital, George ' street, one of- the oldest and most high- * ly esteemed employees of the 'Hav.ke's • Bay HcraM' printing establishment in c the person of Mr Edward Leete, who for!} something like twenty-eight years had i been in charge of its lithographic de-!? partment. So long an association in j one employment ceuld not have been: c maintained without engendering feel-.^ ini>s of the greatest regard, and"it may!/ truly be said that no more honoured! employee or esteemed comrade has ever I v filled a place in the office. His illness i v was painfully sudden, and the news of!F his death came as a'great Ehock to hisii1 many friends. .The.late Mr Leete, who J' was in^his. 59th year, was a native of jv London, but the greater part of his life was spent in Australia and. New Zea-| c land, and he had ■..worked for'1 varying •\s' periods in Melbourne, Sydney; Dunedin, I o ChristCiiurch, Nelson, Wellington, and:' v Napiev': He was predeceased by hisi c wife some four years ago, but 'leaves 5= two Bons. to moui;n tTi6~loss of a most devoted ?>a.ther and a ' man' who' Wined, g the esteem of all who knew him." ? I] The death occurred at Nelson on rj Thursday or Mrs Bradley (nee Goodali), a wife of. Private li. J. *H. 'Bradley, of p Riwaka, now on active service. " The ]\ deceased leaves a family of two email a children. j. The many friends of Mr Tom White, t! of Hamilton, will regret to hear of his c!. death, which occurred at a private hos- *' pital last night (states the "Waikato f Times" of February 13th). He was fe taken ill a few days ago and on Satur- a day was operated on for appendicitis.' f He failed \,q raily, and gradually sank, " expiring as above stated. The deceased P during his eight 'or nine years' resi- *■'' dence in Hamilton made many friends. m .' He was an enthusiastic cricketer, and { also took a keen interest in local alfair« {' The lato Mr White, who-leaves a widow fi a^d a grown-up .family, was a native of A Richmond, end- served his apprentice- S ship with Mr J. F..Papps, wheelwright,1 P of Kichmond, afterwards settling in.g Canterbury. n>