MRS. RODRIGIUES, AKAROA.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 16 July 1903, Page 20

MRS. RODRIGIUES, AKAROA.

An old identity of Akaroa, in the person of Mrs Rodrigues, wife of Mrs. Antonio Ro-dri^ueb, passed away on July 2, at the age of 73 years The deceased, who was a native of Madeira, arrived in the Colony in 1858, and resided in Akaroa ever since. A husband, one son, and four daughters are leit to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and mother. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, July 5, the remains being- tak,en to the Catholic Church, where the Rev. Dr. Kennedy read the burial service, and also officiated at the cemetery The funeral was the largest seen in the district fox a considerable time. — R.I. P.