John STRACHAN Obituary

AB NZ13906 RNZN
Noeline, Christine and Ron (Wellington), Neil, Bruce and Cheryl, and Paul (Auckland), and their families, wish to sincerely thank all those who supported us through the difficult time in the loss of our beloved husband, father, grandad, great-grandad, uncle, and friend. To everyone who attended his funeral mass as we celebrated John's life and the wonderful man he was to us all. Special thanks to family, friends and those who helped organise his farewell. The many visits, cards, kind words, food, flowers, messages and the online tributes are so very much appreciated. To Wayne Gaby and the South Canterbury ex-navalmen and returned servicemen for your tributes and guard of honour. Thank you to the staff of The Croft, Lorna and Hubbard Wings, for your care of John since May 2021, especially the Activity Co-ordinator Carlos who treated him like family, making sure he kept active. Thank you to Aoraki Funeral Services staff whose kindness and professional assistance was outstanding. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of thanks to you all for all you did.