Passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after a short illness, surrounded by his loving whanau, aged 86. A beautiful man with a welcoming smile, unlimited cheek, master of dad jokes and a loving generous partner, Dad, Poua, Poua Nui and friend. Messages may be sent to The Russell Family C/- PO Box 131, Hokitika 7842, or can be left on Jimmy’s tribute page at www.thompsonfd.co.nz. Jimmy’s Tangi will be held in Tuhuru, Arahura Marae, on Saturday, March 7, at 1pm, followed by burial in the Ruataniwha Urupa.
James (Jimmy) Mason Russell
March 4, 2026
My deepest condolences to Diane, Gary, Alan and Lisa. Such a lovely Partner, Dad, Brother and Uncle to you all. Jimmy was a lovely man. Rest easy Jimmy.
Sorry to hear of Jimmys passing.
Thinking of all the whanau. 🙏
Our aroha is with the whanau,at this sad time,from the matthews whanau in Riversdale
‘Sue Ann’s mum’, Diane, Sue Ann, and family. You all fought the good fight. You honoured your Dad on every level. Amazing family 🤍
Thinking of you all. Big hugs xx
Deepest condolences to the whanau of Jimmy. The Tōtara Tree has fallen. Love and thoughts to you all at this time. R.I.P Jimmy fly high 💙
Sincere condolences to Dianne, Sue-Ann and family. Sending my love to you all xxx
Our condolences to the Russell Whanau on the passing of Jimmy. His presence in the Arahura will be missed.
– from The Bradley Family.
Much condolences to Jimmy’s whanu & friends. Jimmy was a good neighbor & we’ll miss seeing him around.
R.I.P Jimmy
Richard & Dianne
Sorry to hear of Jimmy’s passing condolences to whwnau and friends RIP
Rest easy now Jimmy you are pain free. You were a caring man who loved his family very much. My love to Diane, Tim, Gary, suesue and to all your mokopuna. Thank you for being Stephen’s Poua.
Rest in peace
Stephenie MacKenna (nee Witton)
Deepest sympathy to all the whanau. On the passing of Jimmy.
Rest in peace.
We are so sorry to hear of Jimmys passing. He was such a lovely , funny, great man . He spoke at mums funeral and told jokes about growing up near her family in Arahura. It made our sad day so special and she would have loved it. Such a priviledge to have met him. I wish I had known sooner of Jimmys passing, but we have just this minute found out. Thinking of all of his beautiful family x
Condolences to Whanau . A Good man . And it’s been a privilege to have known him.
Our deepest sympathies to the Whanau. We found James to be a true gentleman and enjoyed our dealings with him over the years. RIP
Condolences Diane and Whanau thinking of you and sending love ❤️ XOXO