Died: 19th April 2023

Funeral: 24th April 2023

Peacefully at Calvary Hospital on Wednesday, 19 April 2023.

Aged 81 years.

Loved wife of George for 61 years.

Loving mother and mother-in-law of Helen and Alan Sawyer (Waikouaiti), Graeme and Olga (Kent, UK), Bronwen* Walker, Christine (Chris) and Carl Middlemass, Wayne and Natasha (Dunedin), Elizabeth (Liz) and Ben Cook (Kaitaia).

Loved Gran and Great-Gran to her 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

Rest in peace

A requiem mass to celebrate Margaret’s life will be held in St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Rimu Street, Invercargill on Monday, 24 April at 1.00pm.

Interment to follow at the Eastern Cemetery.

If you wish to view the service via livestream, please go to the Avenal Park website, obituaries page and click on the link on Margaret’s page.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hawthorndale Care Village would be appreciated and may be left at the service.

Messages 77a Mitchell Street, Richmond, Invercargill 9810.

(*denotes deceased)

CLEAVER, Margaret Rose (nee Scobie)

Loved daughter of James* (Jim) and Patricia* (Pat) Scobie.

Loved sister and sister-in-law of Jim* and Cath Scobie, Olive* Scobie, Russell and Betty Scobie.

Daughter-in-law of John* (Jack) and Jeanette* (Molly) Cleaver.

Sister -in-law of Lorraine* and Lindsay McIntosh, Raymond*, Billy*, and Owen.

Loved aunty to her nieces and nephews.