Passed away peacefully on the Friday 29th July, at home, on his own terms, with thanks to the Assisted Dying Service. Aged 69 years. Dearly loved husband and partner of Christine, much loved Dad, Grandad and
father-in-law of Cherie, Neil, Will and Jack; Shelley, Michael, Maia, Ruby and Josh.
Loved brother and brother-in-law of Kevin and Anna, Josie and John, and Murray and Cindy.
He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Messages to 12 Acland Street RD1 Kokatahi, Hokitika 7881 or may be left on Stephen’s tribute page at www.thompsonfd.co.nz.
A service to celebrate Stephen’s life, will be held at the Kokatahi Community Hall, Kokatahi, on Thursday August 4, commencing at 1.00pm. Following the service, Stephen will be laid to rest in the Lawn Section of the Hokitika Cemetery.
Kevin and Anna, Josie and John, Murray and Cindy, my deepest sympathy on the loss of Stephen. RIP Stephen
Our condolences to you all. Our thoughts are with you. RIP Weka.
Our deepest condolences to Christine Cherie Neil Will and Jack
And rest of the family
My deepest condolences to Stephen’s family at this time of sadness RIP
Our deepest sympathy Christine n family. Awesome guy, that will be hugely missed.
Thinking of you all. A huge loss for your family. A great neighbor he was.
Rest easy weka thinking of you all
My Condolences 2 the Mahuika family fly high Steve.
Oh Dear Cuz I hadn’t realised you had passed and I,m in Canada so won’t be at your service I really loved getting to know you again and so sad that this has happened before we had some more talks n cheeky messages .Love to Christine and family .Kia Kaha xxxx
Deepest sympathy to all Steve’s family and friends, may he rest in peace
Thinking of you all at this difficult time. Xxx
Deepest sympathy to family
Sorry for your loss
Deepest condolences to Christine and the Family. Stephen (Weka) was a gentle giant who will be missed. Love and thoughts with you all at this very difficult time xxx
Deepest sympathy Cherie and family a time of loss is never good What a brave man he was Our thoughts are with you
All our thoughts with you Christine, Cherie, Neil Will and Jack and all the rest of Stevens family and friends. All our love, Corey and Pam Cudmore
Condolences to Stephens family from all the Aussie’s who traveled to the ploughing competitions he organized his great sense of humor will be missed by all.
Regards Des Madgwick
Sad to hear of your loss of Weka
He was a top bloke with a great attitude
Condolences to all the family
Thinking of you all at this sad time- always a pleasure to deal with Steve when he came into work.
R.I.P Stephen no more suffering, my sincere condolences to the Whanau that you left behind. Always remembered with fondness….Colleen Astwood nee Long xx
Our thoughts are with all the family. May he Rest In Peace. From Cindy, Barry, Connor, Lara, Nico and Lucy.
Our condolences to all of Steve’s family, it was nice to see Steve on what was probably his last visit to the Glacier region.
R.I.P Uncle Steve, I will forever remember the fun times during school holidays when you took me shooting, eeling, and you let me almost drive your tractor into the pond. My sincerest condolences to Auntie Christine (your amazing wife), your amazing daughters Shelley and Cherie and their families, your sister (my mum) Josie, your brothers (my uncles) Murray and Kevin, and the rest of the wider whanau who were lucky enough to know you xxx
You done it your way Steve…I got to know u quite well when you and your whanau organized and run our Mahuika Family Reunion Rest Easy Steve Free From pain now Gonna miss your crazy textes and old pics .xxxx
Sincere condolences to the Mahuika families.
RIP Stephen
Fly high, Weka
Love and hugs to you guys. X x x x
Sincere sympathy to you all.
Deepest sympathy to Christine & Cheri & family
We miss a great friend .
RIP Uncle Steve, you were a top bloke who will be missed by many. Sending love to Christine, Shelley, Cherie and your families. Also sending love to my Mum (Josie) and John, Kevin and Anna, Murray and Cindy and all our extended whanau.
So grateful we got to catch up last week Uncle Steve, you certainly kept your sense of humour right to the end. Fly high x
Very sad to hear of Steve’s passing. Deepest sympathy to Christine and family.
Our deepest condolences to Christine Cherie and Shelly and families so sad to hear of his passing
So sorry for your loss, Christine, Shelley and Whānau. Biggest hugs sent your way at this tough time x
Our thoughts are with you all on the loss of one you love. RIP Steve you are now having a well deserved rest.
Massive love sent your way Cherie, Neil, Will and Jack. So sorry for your loss xx
My deepest sympathy to Christine, Cheri and Shelley and families at the loss of Weka. Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Please accept our deepest sympathy. A sad time for all. A real character who will be missed.
Deepest sympathy to you all from Noeline Minehan
Our deepest condolences to all the family. Weka was a lovely man. Thinking of you all at this very sad time 💕
Our deepest sympathy to Christine and Family. Such a well respected man. Weka will be greatly missed by the Coast Farming Community.
💞RIP Steve
Our thoughts are with you all at this very 😔 time
From the team at cjs fresh milk 🥛 🐄🐄🐄
Really sad to learn of Steve’s passing – an absolute genuine man who always had a beautiful natural bond and true love for his beloved German Shepards ….
Thinking of Christine and all Steve’s loved family at this very sad time..
My deepest sympathies to Christine and families on the passing of Steve, a much respected man and I was always amazed how he could always solve a problem, a very very clever person and he will be missed by not only his family but also the wider Coast Farming community and others as well.
Rest In Peace Steve.
So sorry to hear this sad news. Thinking of all his family and friends. I hope you all got to share special moments with him before he carried on his journey. May special memories help you, and may he Rest In Peace.
Our deepest sympathy Christine, Shelley, Cheree and families and Taser as you farewell Weka for his next adventure. May your fond memories help you through this difficult time.
Very sorry to hear this sad news. Our deepest sympathies to Christine and all the family. Weka was a top bloke and will be missed.
Dear Christine, Cherie, Shelley and families- we are so sorry to hear of Steve’s passing. He always had a wave and smile- you will have many special memories to treasure. We are thinking of you all.
Very sorry to hear this sad news . Thinking of you my good friend Christine. Deepest sympathy to you, Shelley, Cherie and families.
So sorry Christine, Shelly, Cherie and family. I will very much miss his sense of humour and messaging back and forth. The old pictures of whanau he would send me. Be at peace Weka.
Our deepest condolences to Shelley and your family
So sorry to hear about your dad
Generous Lovely man. A fantastic neighbor when we lived in kokatahi. Much love to you Christine and all his family . Rest easy big guy. X
So very sorry to hear the news of Steve’s passing.
Sincere condolences to Christine and whanau.
He will be sorely missed by the farming community.
I certainly enjoyed my years working with Steve on the WMP on farm projects, was always prepared to assist.
RIP Steve.🌷🌷🌷
Condolences to all the Whanau, are thoughts are with you .
We are sorry to hear such sad news, Weka was a good mate of my brother Ron. Condolences to Christine and family.
Malc and Marilyn .
Very sorry to see the passing of such a Awesome Person, Steve ,(Weka)your wonderful memories will stay with us for ever, we will so miss our visits and the great story’s ,Fly hi🕊 Weka ,you will always be a very bright shining 🌟 Star ,always close to our hearts 💕,you will never be forgotten,Sorry Weka we are unable to be with you on Thursday for your send off ,sending much Love 💕 Cheers Bro from Brown (christine )🙋♀️😘 and Rob 🙋♂️💐🕊🌟
Our thoughts are with Christine and all the family.Can’t attend the service as we are away.Steve was a great guy and could solve any problem by just standing looking and listening .A good friend and mate !
So sorry to hear of Steve’s passing, thinking of you Christine, Cherie, Shelley and families,, a popular man who will be sorely missed by many
So sorry to hear of the passing of your dad Cherie, Our sincere condolences to you all
So sad to hear of Wekas passing. Loved his photos he shared on sth westland and all the families that lived there.
Thinking of you Christine; Shelley and family.
Love Dave and Kim Morrison
Sincere condolences Shelley, Cherie and families. Sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad. May your happy memories soothe you in your time of sadness.
Garry and Sue Tozer
Thoughts are with you at this time Cherie and family xxxxxx
Heartfelt condolences and sympathy to Christine,Shelley,Cherie and families and the wider Mahuika family. A neighbour and work colleague of Steve for many years. Unable to be with you at this time as out of the country. Let the great memories flow and love to all.
Phil and Helen
My sincerest condolences to Christine and family. A sad loss of of a generally all round good bugger.
Our thoughts are with you Christine and all your family at this very sad time. a wonderful Man, we hope his memories will give you peace in time.
Sympathy to Christine and all Stephens Family and the wider Mahuika Family R I P Steph
So sorry to hear of Steve’s passing. Sending our condolences to all of Steve’s family.
Bruce and Andrea Dando
Christine, Shelley, Cherie and family sorry to hear of Stephen’s passing. Thinking of you all at this time and may he rest in eternal peace.
our deepest sympathy to the whanau. what a brave man he was and what a brave family he has who have supported him in this decision despite their own pain and heartache at this loss. May he rest in the ever loving arms of God in eternal peace!
So sorry to hear of Wekas passing, a top bloke, Rest In Peace. Our thoughts are with Christine and family at this sad time xx
Christine
Shelly Cherie and families
Our thoughts are with you all
So sad to hear of Wekas passing he was a great mate
Geoff (Zebby) and Doreen (her in Dors)
My sincere condolences Christine, Cherie and your extended families.
Such very sad news. He’s now at peace. My thoughts and love go out to you all.
Vicky Bennett
Guess what weka, you wanted a simple funeral, but that was so emotional!! that was an amazing tribute to your wacky way you chose. You may have thought you were not special! You were, you silly bugger… Murray and I will miss your visits and may you fly high with them up there.
A huge hug and arohanui from our whānau. My mum Thelma always talked about her cousin Stephen, and she was so pleased when he visited her from the Coast. We were all hugely appreciative of all the work that Stephen and whānau did to support the Mahuika whānau reunion and to make sure we were all connected. I was sorry not to make it to the funeral. Rest in peace Stephen, ka nui toku aroha.