Died: 5th Feb 2024

Funeral: 8th Feb 2024

Passed away at home with her loving family by her side on Monday, 5th February 2024.

Aged 74 years.

Devoted and dearly loved wife of Rex (Invercargill).

Loved mother of Susan Keys (Christchurch) and mother and mother-in-law of Nick and Rose Calvert (Christchurch).

Loved Nola of Paul and Racquel Kingdon (Mokoreta) and Micaela and Sam Riley (Invercargill).

Loved Nan and Nola of Silas, Zavier, Leo, Laura, Luke, Rebekah, Sophie, Lachie, and Meg.

“Grief is the price of love.”

A service to celebrate Nola’s life will be held in the Avenal Park Chapel, 75 Fox Street, Invercargill on Thursday, 8th February at 1:30pm, a private cremation will follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Nola’s memory for Hospice Southland would be appreciated and may be left at the service.

Special thanks to Kathy, Hospice Southland, and District Nurses.

If you wish to view the service via livestream, please go to the Avenal Park Website, Obituaries Page and click the link on Nola’s page.  

Messages to 94 Exmouth Street, Invercargill 9810

Kingdon, Nola (née Shirley)

Dearly Loved eldest daughter of the late Tom and Peg Shirley.  

Treasured sister, sister-in-law and friend of Joy and Murray Leach (Alexandra), Pam and Kevin Fiveash (Gore), Lynne and Barry Stevenson (Lumsden), Beccy Shirley (Christchurch), Warren and Katherine Kingdon (Mapua), Elaine and Peter* Carnie (Invercargill), Raeleen Allison, and Bob Allison (Pine Bush).

Loved aunt of her nieces and nephews and their families.

“Dancing into the sunset"