Obituary

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume VI, Issue 2, 1 April 1913, Page 75

Obituary

By the death of Mrs. Mary Andrew at Ciri Private Hospital, Symonds street, Auckland, on January 13th, the nursing profession has sustained a serious loss. Mrs. Andrew was left a widow at a very early age, with three small girls. Soon after her husband's death she entered the Auckland Hospital as a probationer. On receiving her certificate, which was one of the first six granted by the Auckland Hospital Board, and presented to the successful candidates by Her Excellency Lady Glasgow, she for a short time did some private nursing. Fifteen years ago she established the well known private hospital " Tiri." Her skill as a surgical nurse was well known and appreciated by the medical profession. Mrs. Andrew was a woman of great determination and pluck. Her chief object m life was to make a good home for her children and to

keep them with her. In this, success crowned her efforts, none but those who knew her intimately were aware of the self-denial and hard Avork of those early years. Mrs. Andrew has just decided to give up nursing for a year and take a rest when she was laid aside by serious illness. After many weeks of suffering borne with great courage and cheerfulness she was called to a higher service. Mrs. Andrew was buried m the same grave with her late husband at Otahuhu. There was a very large number of wreaths and crosses — many of them quite exquisite. Among them were wreaths sent by the Auckland Branch of the 8.M.A., Dr. BeAves (late of Otahuhu), Dr. Pabst, Mr. Savage, Mr. Hardie Neil, Dr. Coldicutt, Auckland Trained Nurses' Association, Okiokinga Nurses' and Mena Private Hospital.