OBITUARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 192, 16 August 1940, Page 7

OBITUARY

MR. R. GOOSEMAN A veteran horse-trainer and pioneer of Hawke’s Bay, Mr. Robert Gooseman, died in Hastings on Tuesday morning in his eighty-ninth year. Mr. Gooseman enjoyed outstanding success, and there are few important races in New Zealand that his horses have not won. Among his successes were those of Whisper, Cynicsa (who won three successive Wellington Cups), the Apremont horse Mystification, Mungista (winner of the New Zealand Oaks), and Indigo. He leaves one son, Mr. Gooseman, Hastings. MR. J. H. TWIST Mr. Joseph Albert Twist, Wellington, who was seriously wounded by shellfire at Gallipoli on August 15, 1915, and who had been an invalid for 25 years, died on Saturday, aged 55 years. The youngest son of the late Mr. J and Mrs. Grace Twist, pioneer residents of Oriental May, Mr. Twist attended the Clyde Quay School and subsequently entered the building trade. He was unmarried and is survived by three brothers, Messrs. R. H. (Rotorua), T. W. (Plimmerton), and J. N. Twist (Khandallah). MR. H. I. CATO Mr. Hutton Irving Cato, Newstead, has died in Napier. He was in his thirty-ninth year. He was a son of Mr. J. I. Cato, Cape Runaway, for many years manager of the New Zealand Shipping Co. in Napier, and the late Mrs. Cato. Mr. Cato married Miss Margaret Pattullo, only daughter of Mrs. P. Pattullo and the late Mr. Pattullo, Newstead. MR. JOHN ATKINSON The death has occurred in Wellington of Mr. John Atkinson, for many years connected with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and later with the Garrison and Port Nicholson Bands. Mr. Atkinson came to New Zealand at the age of 13, in 1874, and as a young man was well known in amateur athletics as a runner and cyclist, and won many trophies in his years on the track. Mr. Atkinson leaves a widow and three daughters. MRS. M. SNOWDEN The death occurred on Tuesday of Mrs. Marton Snowden, one of the oldest residents of Onehunga, in her eighty-fourth year. Mrs. Snowden was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1856, and came to New Zealand with her parents when a girl. Her father, Mr.

J. Ritchie, lived in Onehunga till after the Waikato War, when he took up a block of land at Orua Bay, near the Manukau Heads. Mrs Snowden had vivid memories of the war, often being compelled to seek shelter at the old blockhouse with her mother and brothers and sisters when Maoris threatened to raid Onehunga. She was married at the age of 23 to Mr. George B. Snowden, an engineer, and settled in Onehunga, where she had lived since. Mr. and Mrs. Snowden celebrated their golden wedding in 1929. Mr. Snowden died six years ago. Mrs. Snowden is survived by two sons and two daughters. There are five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. MRS. A. H. BOWDEN The death occurred recently of Mrs. Ada Helena Bowden, wife of Mr. R. E. Bowden, Kilbirnie, Wellington. She was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. E. Thirkell and last surviving member of his family. She is survived by her husband and two sons, one of whom is in Palmerston North and the other in Wellington. A daughter, Mrs. Violet Lochore, died six years ago. There are seven grandchildren. MRS. E. SIGN ALL The death has occurred in Napier of Mrs. Elizabeth Signal!, widow of the late Mr. G. E. Signail, aged 80. Born in/Taita, Hutt Valley, Mrs. Signal! moved with her parents to the Sanson district, where she was married, and then settled in Marton. Mr. and Mrs. Signail lived in that district for more than 30 years, going to Napier some 20 years ago. Her husband predeceased her 20 years ago, and she leaves two sons. Messrs. B. G. Signail. Wairoa. and A. E. Signail, Napier, and one daughter. Miss Signail. Napier. MRS. S. FITZROY The death occurred at her residence, Ringstead, Havelock North, on Tuesday of a member of a pioneer family of New Zealand. Mrs. Suzannah Fitzroy. Mrs. Fitzroy, who was born in Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England, was in her ninety-third year. She was the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Beetham. Te Mako. who settled in the Hutt Valley in 1856 with their family of seven sons and three daughters. She was the last of the family, and was a sister of Messrs. William. George, Hugh and Norman Beetham. who were well known throughout the Wairarana. Her sisters were Mesdames N. Williams. Frimley. Hawke's Bay. and T. C. Williams, of Wellington. She was married in 1878 to Mr. Cecil A. Fitzroy. Ringstead. There were four children, two sons and two daughters, and the daughters, Miss Maud Fitzroy and Mrs. Ronald Williams, survive her. The eldest son died returning from the Great War.