Passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025, at Hastings Hospital. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Craig, Dione and Nick, and Bruce, loved grandfather of Caleb, Jessica, Paige, Naomi, Taine, Devlin, Kayden, and Carter, and a loved great-grandfather. Much loved son of Doug* and Winifred* Richardson, loved brother of Tom and Loretta, Rex* and Lenore, Sue and Martin*, Robert, Tony, Chris and Carol, Sonja and Tony, a loved uncle and a dearly loved special friend of Jill. A graveside service will be held to inter Neil's ashes at the Charlton Park Cemetery, Gore, at 1.00pm on Sunday, February 16.
(*denotes deceased)

Published by Southland Times from Feb. 14 to Feb. 15, 2025.