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Old Girls Association Policy on Obituaries
And Obituaries for the last Year as at 23 June 2014
We can no longer commit to including obituaries in the OGA newsletter unless space
permits. Instead the Committee will endeavour to record obituaries of former students and
staff on the website for a period of 12 months from the date of death. We can only record
obituaries if we are notified of them by a relative or if we are able to verify information in a
published death notice. We apologise in advance if we miss recording an obituary. To notify
us of the passing of a former student or staff member please email us on
[email protected] or phone Suzy Hails in the Development Office on Ph 970 6753.
Obituaries on the website will record the name; maiden name; date passed away; years at
School; and any other relevant information we are provided with.
Passed Away June 2014
Joyce Bellamy nee MacIndoe - died 7 June 2014 aged 98 years; Joyce attended EGGS in
1928; her daughters are Gillian Pavatt 1958 and Sue Gray 1960.
Beryl Green nee Hobbis – died 12 June 2014 aged 93 years; Beryl was a part-time staff
member teaching English from 1969-70 and full-time staff member from 1971-86; she was a
1st Mistress and was made an honorary life member of the OGA in October 1988; her 2
daughters Margaret Green 1964 - 1968 and Professor Louise Nicholson nee Green 1967-71
both attended EGGS.
Passed Away May 2014
Joan Frances Bennett nee McAneny - died 24 May 2014 aged 86 years; Joan attended
EGGS from 1941-43; her daughters Judy Bennett 1964-66 and Barbara Jones 1967-71 also
attended EGGS.
(Pat) Patricia Rose Rowe nee Catley - died 24 May 2014 in Whangarei; Pat was in 3A and
attended EGGS 1945 – 48; she was School tennis champion; her sisters Joyce Burton 194346 (deceased) and Beryl Jones 1947-50 also attended EGGS.
Joan Gwenneth Small nee Sweetman - died 24 May 2014 aged 91 years; Joan attended
EGGS from 1935-39; her sisters Betty Belshaw 1934-38 and Shirley Gray 1942 also
attended EGGS.
Margaret Joan Plster nee Brown - died 13th May 2014; Margaret attended EGGS from
1952-55; her sister Pamela Salvador nee Brown attended in 1951.
Passed Away April 2014
Alison Lindsay Brown nee Stout - died 7th April 2014 at Edmund Hillary Village; Alison
attended EGGS 1950 – 1954; her sister Margaret Jones nee Stout attended EGGS in 1950.
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Passed Away March 2014
(Judy) Judith Yvonne Elsmore nee Heighway - died 27 March 2014 in Christchurch; Judy
attended EGGS from 1952-1955.
Lenise Margaret Buchan nee Higgs - died 15 March 2014 in Rockhampton, Queensland;
Lenise attended EGGS in 1943; her daughter Sally Buchan attended EGGS from 1968 1971.
Yvonne Copsey nee Gillman - died 12 March 2014; Yvonne attended EGGS from 19401942; her sisters May Toren (USA) 1934 and Shirley Speedy 1939 also attended EGGS.
Mavis Myrtle Goddard nee Troutbeck - died on 11 March 2014 aged 86 years; Mavis
attended EGGS from 1942-1946; her daughters Mary Allen 1967-1971 and Janet Hart 19721976 also attended EGGS.
Passed Away February 2014
Beryl Mary Skeen nee Warren: died 20 February 2014 aged 93 years; Beryl attended
EGGS from 1934 - 1936; her daughters Dr Jane Skeen 1964-68 and Mary Skeen 1968-71
also attended EGGS.
Kath Garrett nee Herring: died 10 February 2014; Kath attended EGGS from 1930-31.
Ethel Evadne (Evadne) Rigby nee Gordon: died 4 February 2014 in Tauranga; Ethel
attended EGGS from 1946-50.
Passed Away January 2014
Rosemary Menzies nee Fisher - died 28 January 2014; Rosemary attended EGGS in
1952; her daughters Deryn Hohepa (Menzies) 1984-88 and Sarah Menzies 1985 also
attended EGGS as did her 3 sisters Merilyn Wiseman 1955, Juliet Fisher 1955, and Deryn
Holt 1954; Rosemary’s mother- in-law also attended EGGS. Old Girls from 1948-1952 will
remember Rosemary as the girl who wrote a poem about her time in Bosnia doing aid work.
This poem she recited at the dedication of the "Green Room" in the Raye Freedman Art
Centre in Memory of Margaret Johnston, Headmistress.
Isobel Maxwell-Cameron, B Sc Otago 2010 – died 11 January 2014 in Manchester,
England while doing Organic Chemistry research at Manchester University; Isobel’s great
grandmother was Joyce Bell nee Wakelin who won a University Scholarship and was Dux at
EGGS in 1928 and a teacher at EGGS in the 1950-60s; Isobel’s grandmother is Dr Haydn
Cameron nee Bell who attended EGGS from 1952-56; her mother Priscilla Cameron
attended EGGS in 1976.
Natalie Doreen Martin nee Allen, formerly Deed: died in early January 2014 aged 87
years; Natalie was in 3AM in 1941.
Margaret (Meg) Lurline Brown nee Morrison: died 7 January 2014; Margaret was in 3BL
and attended EGGS from 1950-53; her sisters are Myra Fleming (deceased) who was in 3A
in 1945 and Marion (Bunny) Smith who attended 1948-51.
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Gwenyth (Gwen) Annie Eaddy: died 2 January 2014; Gwen was in 3CM in 1933; her
sisters are Audrey Eaddy who was in 3BM in 1937 and Elsie MacInnes who was in 3A in
1939.
Passed Away December 2013
Roma Eileen Pearce nee Potter: died 24 December 2013 aged 84 years; Roma was in
3BM and attended EGGS from 1943-44; her daughters Jennifer Glasgow (1974-75) and
Heather Pearce (1975) both attended EGGS as did her sister Kathleen Wilson who was in
3A in 1942.
Helen Cranwell Gray nee Bull : died 23 December 2013 aged 84 years; Helen was in 3AM
in 1943.
Barbara Farnsworth Heslop nee Cupit : died 20 December 2013; Barbara was in 3A and
attended EGGS from 1938-41; she was Emeritus Professor, CBE, MD, FRC Path, FRACS.
(Betty) Elizabeth Perrot Haslam nee Warren: died in England in December 2013, aged
101 years; Betty attended EGGS from 1925-29 and was Head Girl in 1929. Until her death
she was our oldest living Head Girl; her sister was Ruth (Mary) Chamberlin and her niece
Mary Chamberlin attended EGGS from 1950-54.
Passed Away November 2013
Veda Rigden Dip.F.A. (Art STAFF 1951-67): died 29 November 2013, in Australia; when
Veda retired from EGGS she went to New Guinea as a Missionary. After this she came
back to Waiheke Island to live with her sisters Dulcie and Noue. She later she lived with her
Missionary Colleague Thea in Australia; Miss Rigden took Epsom Girls to Christian Camps
at Maungawhai Heads; Gay Bates (nee Taylor 1958) remembers well someone leaving a
gate open and the cows visiting the tents in the middle of the night and rubbing their backs
on the guy ropes!.
Carol Josephine Henderson nee Stirling: died 23 November 2013 aged 74 years; Carol
was in 3M3 and attended EGGS from 1952-53.
Karen O'Neill Mirams nee Thomson (BSc) Staff 1952-57: died 20 November 2013 in her
83rd year.
Pamela Irene Barry nee McMillan: died 8 November 2013 on her 72nd birthday; Pamela
was in 3BL and attended EGGS from 1955 – 1957; her sister is Sue Kaars nee McMillan
who attended from 1959 - 1961.
Gladys Annie (Glad) Gillatt (Shuker): died 12 November 2013; Glad attended EGGS in
1937; she was a WAAC Gunner in W.W.II.
Sylvia Dorothy Rhind nee Pirritt: died 8 November 2013; Sylvia attended EGGS from
1954 – 1958 and was in 6A.
Colleen Betty Black nee Styles: died 5 November 2013; Colleen came to EGGS in the 4th
form and attended from 1944 - 45. Her daughter is Juanita White nee Black who attended
EGGS from 1970 -1974; Colleen’s friend from her EGGS days is Margaret Bouaird nee
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Pearce who attended 1943 – 1946 and they were both each other’s bridesmaids 62 years
ago.
Ruth Lillian Hickman nee Charnley: died 3 November 2013 in Nelson; Ruth was formerly
of Mt Albert Road; she was in 3B and attended EGGS from 1944 - 1947.
Passed Away October 2013
Betty Winifred Rutter nee Dromgool: died 24 October 2013 aged 90 years; Betty was in
3A and attended EGGS from 1936 - 1938.
Eleanor Jean Hutchinson nee Berry: died in Melbourne on 22 October 2013; Eleanor was
in 3Sm in 1986; she leaves her husband Darren and two children Angus and Hannah.
Carol Dorothy Joy Mutch nee Tylden: died 13 October 2013; Carol was in 3C and
attended EGGS from 1942 – 1945; she was an OGA Committee Member; her daughters are
Judith Priestley who attended EGGS 1974 - 1977 and Rosemary Arlington who attended
1975 - 1978.
Nanette Alaire Baerz nee Logan: died 9 October 2013; Nanette was in 3C Modern and
attended EGGS from 1944 - 1945. Her sisters are Lenore Kent nee Logan who attended
EGGS 1941- 1942 and Diane Roulston nee Logan who attended from 1946 - 1947.
Jocelyn Petty nee Hewlett: died 18 October 2013; Jocelyn was in 3A and attended EGGS
from 1945 – 1949; she was a Prefect in 1949.
Passed Away September 2013
Shirley Croy nee Cleave: died 16 September 2013 aged 66 years; Shirley was in 3CL and
attended EGGS from 1960 - 1964.
Tui Grant nee Hadfield: died 13 September 2013 aged 93 years; Tui was in 3B and
attended EGGS from 1929 – 1933; she had recently celebrated 70 years of marriage; her
sister is Betty Human nee Hadfield who attended EGGS from 1934 - 1935.
Nancy Ethelwyn Keal nee Buckrell: died 4 September 2013 aged 88 years at
Paraparaumu; Nancy was formerly of Takapuna; she was in 3C and attended EGGS from
1939 – 1942; her sister is Margaret Whaley nee Buckrell who attended EGGS 1938 - 1940.
Passed Away August 2013
Yvonne Chew-Lee nee Lowe: died 16 August 2013 in Wellington; Yvonne attended EGGS
from 1946 – 1949; her sister is Phyllis Wong nee Lowe; Yvonne’s nieces Sarah Wong
(1975 - 1978 and Juanita Skerrett nee Lowe (1964 – 1968) also attended EGGS.
Passed Away July 2013
Barbara Mary Bargh nee Hendry: died 29 July 2013; Barbara was in 3A and attended
EGGS from 1943- 1947.
Passed Away May 2013
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Elaine Shandra Macfarlane nee Lewis; died 29 May 2013; Elaine was in 3BL in 1960 and
attended EGGS until 1964; she was the daughter late Rona Lewis nee Dyer and sister of
Dorothy Schoen nee Lewis who was at EGGS from 1955 – 58; Elaine had a long association
with Plunket being National Manager of "Plunket Line".
Onah Redpath BA: died peacefully on 27 May 2013 at Onewa Lodge Rest Home, aged 92
years; Onah attended EGGS from 1935 – 1939 and was on the staff from 1951 to 1976; she
attended Auckland University and then travelled with Dorothea Franchi (EGGS Staff &
Harpist); Onah studied the violin in England and played in the Auckland String Orchestra
under Georg Tintner; she was a member of the Auckland Camellia Society and travelled with
Joy Carter overseas to many garden conferences; also with Joy Carter she was a member
of the Trefoil Guild (Girl Guides); Onah had lived at 41 Maungakeikei Ave from the age of
four, when the family had left Waihi; her cousin Beth Campbell attended EGGS from 1945
3B; Onah was an Honorary Life Member of the OGA.
Joan Shirley Chapple CNZM: died 22 May 2013; Joan was in 5A in 1949 and was House
Captain of “Hapai" in 1950 and a Prefect in 1951; she trained as a Doctor and became a well
known Hand Surgeon at Middlemore Hospital; she lived at Karaka Bay, St Heliers; a
memorial service for Joan was held at the Girl Guides Hall, Kinsale Street, Glendowie on 8
June.
(Dawn) Catherine Margaret Dawn Dobson nee Aburn formerly La Trobe: died 12 May
2013 aged 92 years; Dawn was in 3C 1934; her daughters also attended EGGS - Jennifer
La Trobe, (1959- 62), Cathy La Trobe (1964 – 67), Pru La Trobe (1969 – 73), as did her
stepdaughters Vicky Buckland-Pinnock nee Dobson (1967 – 70) and Lesley Dobson (1961 64).
Jasminder Kaur: died suddenly on 10 May 2013; Jasminder was a current Year 11 student
at EGGS and the daughter of Telvir Singh and Manpreet Kaur of Papatoetoe.
Passed Away April 2013
(Cherie) Geraldine Isabelle Courtenay Devliotis nee Love: died on 23 April 2013; Cherie
was in 4BM in 1946 and attended EGGS until 1948; she wrote "Dancing with Delight Footprints from the Past” a book about dance and dancers of early 20th Century in
Auckland. (A copy is held in the School library); Cherie's sister is Charmaine James nee
Love who attend EGGS 1953 - 55.
Gwenyth Henrietta Hackett: died 20 April 2013 at the age of 101 years; Gwyneth was a
very proud EGGS Old Girl although only there for one year! Last year she was sent an
EGGS soft toy Lion which her granddaughters named Arney after Arney Road where she
lived while at School. Arney was a great talking point especially when other Old Girls visited
Mum.
Aroha Lola Daniels nee Kelly-Ke Rako (formerly Clayton): died 15 April 2013 at
Elmwood Village, Manurewa aged 73 years; Aroha was in 3AL in 1954 and came to EGGS
from The Foundation for the Blind; she was originally from Rawene on the Hokianga.
Margot Hart nee Friedman MNZM, J.P.: died 12 April 2013 aged 75 years; Margot was in
3CG in 1951.
Pamela Margaret de Carteret Telford nee Loudon; died 9 April 2013 aged 88 years; Pam
was in 3A in 1938; Pam was a cousin of Miss Loudon the Headmistress at EGGS from 1930
- 1947.
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Passed Away March 2013
Hannah Kate de Beer: died suddenly on 2 March 2013 aged 19 years; Hannah attended
EGGS from 2007 to 2010 after which she moved to Senior College; during her school years
Hannah worked part time at Time Out Books in Mt Eden and was starting a triple conjoint
degree at Auckland University this year.
Elaine Rae (Robyn) Stewart nee Barker: died unexpectedly on 13 March 2013; Robyn was
in 3A and attended EGGS 1945-1949; she held a BSc and was on the staff at EGGS from
1970 - 1987. She was Auckland Secondary Tennis Champion and EGGS Tennis Captain
and a Prefect in 1949; her mother Ada Baker nee Harvey attended EGGS 1918 - 1919.
Marjorie Jessie Tyer nee Williamson: died 25 March 2013 at Elmwood Hospital aged 84
years; Marjorie was in 3AM in 1943.
Passed Away February 2013
Winifrid (Win) Maud Penman: died 27 February 2013 aged 87 years; Win was on the staff
at EGGS from 1961 – 65; Win was the sister of the late Joan Aimer nee Penman who
attended EGGS from 1936 – 40 and the aunt of Jane Aimer (EGGS 1970 -74), Dr Margaret
Aimer (EGGS 1973 -77) and Anne Chappaz (EGGS 1975-79).
Shirley Ann Soppet: died 26 February 2013 as a result of a farm accident at Maramaru;
Shirley was in the Hostel and was in 3DG in 1962. Her sister in law is Doreen Pritchard nee
Soppet.
Betty Joy Barris nee Taylor: died 14 February 2013 aged 88 years; Betty was in 3A 1938.
Passed Away December 2012
Julie Helen Ovenden nee Connor: died 30 December 2012 aged 71 years; Julie was in
3AL in 1954; she had served on the Committee of Auckland Girl Guides, Mt Albert area for
many years.
Leila Beatrice (Betty) Simms nee Cobb: died 29 December 2012; Betty was in 3AM in
1939 and attended EGGS until 1941.
Himemaru (Maru) Constance Good nee Brown; died 22 December 2012 aged 105 years;
Maru was in 3ME and attended EGGS from 1921 to 1922; her cousins Jocelyn Fowler nee
Hicks (1975 – 1979) and Penelope Hicks (1976) also attended EGGS.
Nancye Gardner Williams Nee Raines: died 21 December 2012; Nancye was in 3A and
attended EGGS from 1941 – 1944 during WWII; she was a keen tennis player and golfer at
the Huapai and Titirangi Golf Clubs; her daughter Judy Insull also attended EGGS from 1976
– 1980.
Professor Dr Beryl Overton Howie QSO, DSc Otago, FRCS, FRCRG, FRACOG died 1
December 2012 aged 88 years; she was in 3A and attended EGGS 1938 – 1942; her name
is on the EGGS Honours Board (1942); from 1959 she was a Professor at Ludhiana Medical
School, Punjab serving for 22 years with the New Interserve Mission; she was the recipient
of an EGGS Founders Award in 2004 and speaker at the dinner; Dr Howie was awarded an
Honorary Doctorate from Otago University in 2008; her contribution to Women's Medicine
(Obstetrics and Gynaecology) in India spanned 30 years.
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Passed Away November 2012
Winifred Maud Tombs MA: died in Te Puke (formerly of Devonport) on 16 November 2012
aged 93; Winifred was in 4A and attended EGGS from 1932 – 1936; she was Head Girl and
joint Dux with the late Dr Betty McReady nee Cuttle in 1936. Winifred was Headmistress of
Whangarei Girls High School from 1957.
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