Died: 14th May 2023

Service: 20th July 2023

Peacefully at Diana Isaac Retirement Village, Christchurch on Sunday 14 May 2023.

In her 89th year.

Dearly loved wife of the late Brian (DB) Manson.

Loved mother and mother-in-law of Pauline and Ray Kennedy (Christchurch), Stephen and Kaye Manson (Perth), David Manson and Janet Boyde (Invercargill), and Sue and Roger Bird (Brisbane).

Loved Nana of Rochelle and Shayne, Laurie and Megan, Michael and Deanne, Carl and Alicia, Ashley and Monique, Hamlin and Fien, Richard and Enya, Eve and Ryan, Lisa and Roly, and Dion and Ann.

Great Nana to her 18 great grandchildren.

Sincere thanks go to the Staff at the Diana Issac Retirement Village, Christchurch for their care of Laurel.

A service to celebrate Laurel’s life will be held on Thursday 20 July 2023 at 1.30pm in J Fraser and Sons’ Chapel, cnr Esk and Doon Streets, Invercargill.

Messages to Box 534 Invercargill or to Laurel’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where her livestream link is available.

MANSON Laurel Mae (nee Paskell)

Loved sister and sister-in-law of Evie* and Henry* Evans, Edith* and Tom* Halder, Bernard*, Naida* and Jack* Shields, Phyllis* and John* Halder, Florence* and Jack* McFarlane, Frank*, Mona* and Bert* Clark, Leslie*, Eric* and Faye, Lloyd* and Joyce*, Nancy* and Ray* Horton, Violet* and Fred* Herman, Kathy and Frank* Trainor, Ruby and Stuart Tecofsky, Ralph*, Daphne and Gordon* McLean, Bill* and Isabell, and Irene Kohi.  

A loved aunt of all her nieces and nephews.  

(*denotes deceased)