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Helen SUTHERLAND Obituary

SUTHERLAND, Helen Annie:
21.4.1930 - 9.5.2019
Passed away unexpectedly at Grey Base Hospital. Loved wife of the late Lloyd and only child of Walter and Ellen (Molly) Shellock. Loved mum and mother-in-law of Roy (deceased), Jeanette, Grant and Dawn, Anne and John Edgar, and Andrew (deceased) and Kim. Helen loved her grandchildren Christopher, Rachel, Steven, Gavin and Tiffany, Jason, Rose and Joshua, and Ty and her two great-grandchildren Liam, and Katie. A proud matriarch of the Sutherland boys, their wives and children. Helen was a dedicated member of the Lions, receiving both President, Treasurer and Secretary awards, and the International Melvin Jones Fellow Award in 2018. In 2014 Helen received a Civic Award for Services to the Greymouth Community, and in 2011 a Life Membership from Greypower. Helen loved flowers and you are welcome to bring flowers to her Funeral Service. Donations to the Cancer Society would be appreciated and can be made at the Service or posted to PO Box 81, Greymouth 7840. Messages to PO Box 417, Greymouth 7840. A Funeral Service to celebrate Helen's life will be held in the William Sampson Memorial Chapel, Tainui Street, Greymouth on Wednesday at 1.30pm, followed by cremation on the Coast at the Westland Crematorium.

Published by Southland Times on May 13, 2019.

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Deepest sympathies to Helen's family. We were shocked to hear the news. Helen was a great friend to my parent's Doris and Alf Bannan.

Val and Phil Gardyne

May 16, 2019

It is with sadness that we hear of Helen's passing. Unfortunately we cannot attend her funeral but our thoughts are with you all. We have happy memories of times spent together with Helen and Lloyd.

Ron and Lorraine Sutherland

May 13, 2019

To Jeanette and family

Our sincere condolences for the loss of your Mother.

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Debbie Fergie

May 13, 2019

SUTHERLAND, Helen Annie:
21.4.1930 — 9.5.2019
Unexpectedly at Grey Base Hospital. Loved wife of the late Lloyd, and sister-in-law of John and Marg, Richard (deceased) and Maureen, Robert and Evelyn (both deceased), Don (deceased) and Margaret, Bruce and Carolyn, and Neil (deceased) and Diane. Helen married the eldest brother of the Sutherland clan and took great interest and pleasure in the loves, lives and activities of her six ‘brothers and sisters’ and their offspring.

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