OBITUARY.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7921, 21 August 1917, Page 2

OBITUARY.

PASSING OF A PIONEER

A very old and highly estea resident of AVaipawa, in the pen* ! Mrs Phoebe Grenside, wife of ! Charles Grenside, passed ava; Sunday after a long illness l» with fortitude. She had reached ripe old age of 83 years. I The deceased lady arrived in h | land from England in 1856, two yx j after Mr Grenside landed. They W j married in Auckland and removed Napier about 1861. After liviq few years about Clive the eon removed to Waipawa, and have mi | in this district ever since. The I , ceased leaves, besides her husband, j family of three daughters and sons—Mrs McAuley (Dargavi 1 Miss Grenside and Miss L. Grens Messrs V. A. Grenside (Wangani Charles A\ r . Grenside (Dannevirke),! , G. Grenside (AA’ellington), E. A. bn side (Hastings), and Len. (Irena I (Waipawa). She also leaves tweai eight grandchildren and -two gta | grandchildren. The family have h associated so closely with the groi ' of AA’aipawa and "district that Ik have formed many firm and laii friendships, and they will have I sincere sympathy of the whole M ' munity in the loss which has fall upon them.

The funeral took place at 2 pi to-dav, part of the service being tt ducted at St. Peter’s Church by An deacon Cullwick. Canon EccH very old friend of the family, assist with the burial service.