Died: 20th Jan 2021

Funeral: 26th Jan 2021

Peacefully after a short illness at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village, on Wednesday, 20 January 2021.

Aged 73 years.

Beloved wife of George (Tamlet) for 51 years.

Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Hamish and Karen (Mimihau), Mark and Jessica (Napier), Carolyn Stennard (Cyprus), Carmen (Auckland), Ainslie and Andrew Bruce (Invercargill).

Loved grandmother of Caleb, Cassie; Kyla, Georgia, Elsie, Joel; Mackenzie, and Riley.

A service to celebrate Kathryn’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Ardwick Street, Gore, on Tuesday, 26 January at 11:00 am, followed by interment at Wyndham Cemetery at 3:00pm.

Donations may be left at the service for St John Ambulance.

Thank you to the staff of Southland and Christchurch Hospitals, St John Ambulance, the New Zealand Flying Doctors services and Rowena Jackson Retirement Village (O’Byrne wing).

Messages to 122 Mimihau School Road, Mimihau, RD2, Wyndham, 9892.  

SMITH, Kathryn (nee Gardyne) (formerly of "Esselmont")

Dearly loved daughter of Dawn and the late Ernie Gardyne (Gore).

Much loved sister and sister-in-law of Janet and Hugh Orr (Northern Ireland), Hugh and Kathie Gardyne (Waikaka), Marie and the late Mike Cannon (Kerikeri), Robin and Jenny Gardyne (Orewa).

Loved Aunt of her nieces and nephews.

SMITH, Kathryn

Loved sister-in-law of Gordon and Barbara Smith (Invercargill), Dorothy Begg (Arrowtown), the late Marjorie and Adrian Wilson (Botswana.

Loved Aunty of the Smith, Begg, and Wilson children.