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Join Memories🕯 Warwick Austin lit a candle Thanks Mum for all you have been for our family, and for so many others. Bless you
🕯 Warwick Austin lit a candle We are saddened by the passing of Nelle (aunty) and thus of an era in our Austin family. Nelle was a lovely beautiful person to have graced our lives and we are grateful for that, and for the many happy and impacting times with her and Peter over the years. We are disappointed we will be unable to celebrate Nelle's l...
Karen Gazley Dear Warwick, Katherine and family My thoughts and prayers are with you at the passing this morning of dear Nelle. I met her at Whitby Lakes Retirement Village soon after I moved in four years ago. She was a great contributor to our writing group and we loved her stories. She also became a lovelyl friend. It has been speci...
🌷 Warwick Austin gave a flower What a gracious person she was, always kind to me and so very interested in the world, in others and our families. She was a matriarch in your family, and parent to a dynasty - rather as my parents were, which James movingly pointed out in his poem which he read at Dad's funeral. Nelle died on 6th Jan, for me tha...
🌷 Warwick Austin gave a flower Whilst Aunty Nelle's death was not unexpected it is none-the-less a moment of sadness and cause for reflection for all of those whose lives have come under her spell. I personally have wonderful memories of her dating back over more than seventy years. I suppose we retain a fondness for all our aunts and uncles, to ...
🌷 Warwick Austin gave a flower We have lots of lovely memories of Nelle's and Peter's travels in the UK when our children were small - and they were here when James was born too. It's now a long time since we saw her, but we felt close to her through her very special letters. These were always thoughtful and empathic - somehow she always managed ...
🕯 Christine Austin lit a candle My sincere condolences to all the family upon the death of Aunty Nelle. What a beautiful gracious lady she was. I have loved every moment spent in her company even though those moments were far between. She was always so interested in everything and everyone around her and had a way of making me feel important t...
🌷 Rosie Bentley gave a flower What a beautiful person inside and out Nelle was. As my auntie she made me feel very safe and understood in the hectic Austin households, mine and hers. As an adult she took great interest in my life with Richard and those of our children. Uncle Peter was a bundle of positive energy and Nelle was like a graceful s...
Best Aunt Ever! Love you and will always hold the fondest memories. Say Hi to Uncle Pete for me. Geoff Arkley California
🕯 Jane Edmed lit a candle Dear Nelle, I clearly remember you and your family from my early years in the Hutt Valley when my family attended St Margaret’s church and after we moved away, your visits to the UK cemented our families’ friendships. Since I arrived back in NZ in 1978, I considered you and Peter my NZ Mum and Dad. It was you who first p...
🕯 Steve Rolston lit a candle My thoughts have been with the Austin family these past few days.Nelle and Peter were able to share that most precious gift of all,-- being able to grow old together. Reflecting back50+years to school holidays spent at Silverstream.and visits Erin and I made to the family home in Plimmerton.,Always the most generous ...
🕯 Logan McLennan lit a candle I arrived home tonight from several weeks down south on the West Coast. Thank you for the message in my mail box Warrick and I am sad that I missed Nelle’s farewell. I had the great privilege to be Nelle and Peter’s GP for many years and I found them both inspirational and always entertaining as patients. Nelle was ...