OBITUARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 January 1932, Page 4

OBITUARY

MRS. L. NIELSEN. The death of Mrs. L. Nielsen, of Mauricevillc West, which occurred yesterday after a long illness, will be regretted by a wide circle of friends. The late Mrs. Nielsen, who was 71 years of age, had taken for many years an active part in church and other community aflairs in the district in which she lived and her helpful and kindly nature earned for her whole-hearted affection and respect. Born in Sweden (her maiden name was Hana Ilerlund) Mrs. Nielsen was brought to New Zealand by her parents as a child in the sailing ship Elsina, in 1872. The family settled at Mauricevillc West, where Mrs. Nielsen spent the rest of her life. She married a -district farmer, Mr. L. Nielsen, in 1882. The surviving members of her immediate family, to whom much sympathy will be extended, are her husband, six sons and two daughters. The sons are Messrs. Charles Bernard Nielsen (Stratford), Arthur Nielsen (Auckland), Ilans Nielsen (Palmerston North), Harry Alfred Nielsen, Norman Nielsen and George Leonard Nielsen, all of Mauricevillc. The daughters are Mesdamcs T. Martin (Christchurch) and J. Sinclair (Napier). There are fourteen grandchildren. The funeral will leave Mr. L. Nielsen’s homestead, Mauricevillc West, to-morrow, at 1 p.m., for the Mauriceville West Cemetery. MR. T. FISHER. One of the oldest and most highly respected residents of Greytown, Mr. Thomas Fisher was found dead on Tuesday afternoon. He was engaged for the day cleaning out a water race on Mr. Barcliam’s property in Kuratawhiti Street, and on going home to dinner complained of the heat and did not eat as heartily as usual. He returned to work cutting grass but when Mrs. Barcham went to call him for afternoon tea at about 3.30 o’clock she could got no reply. She walked along to where he had been working and found him lying partly in the drain but with his head on the bank. Dr. Berney was summoned, and on arrival found life to be extinct, the deceased evidently having had a heart seizure.

The late Mr. Fisher was born in Kurawhiti Street, Grevtown, in 1867. In his earlier days the late Mr. Fisher worked-at Messrs. Baillic and Terry’s sawmill at Papawai, and later entered the butchery business, being associated with the late Mr. John Hume, from whom lie subsequently purchased the business.

The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, the cortege being the longest seen in the district for some time, and showed the high esteem in which the deceased and his family are held. The pall-bearers were representatives of the Fire Brigade, Working Men’s Club and Oddfellows’ Lodge. The service at the graveside was conducted by Mr. F. Taylor and the Oddfellows’ service was also read. The motor fireengine was used as a hearse and bore a large number of very beautiful floral tributes.