Owen RILEY Obituary

Peacefully passed away at Vickery Court, on Saturday, January 6, 2024, aged 97 years. After a full and happy life, married for 71 years to the late Joy, Owen is survived by six children, twenty grandchildren and twenty four great-grandchildren. A very much loved father and father-in-law of Neil and Lyn, Stacie and Lindsay Dow, Andrew and Yvonne (Brisbane), Hugh and Wendy (Mapua), Clayton* and Barb, and Justin and Moira (Timaru). Owen was a loved brother-in-law and uncle, who will be dearly missed by nieces and nephews of the Riley and Blomfield families. The family wish to sincerely thank Dawn Acker and the staff at both Vickery Court and Walmsley House for their loving care of Owen and the late Joy. A service to celebrate Owen's life will be held on Friday, January 12, 2024, at 11.30am, at J Fraser and Sons Chapel, Corner Esk and Doon Streets, Invercargill. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery will follow. Messages to 3 Avenal Street, Invercargill, or to Owen's tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where his livestream link is available.