Peacefully at Te Nikau Grey Hospital, Greymouth, on Sunday, March 28, 2021, aged 79 years. Loved wife of the late John, best mum of Jen & Pete, Adie & Daz, Johnboy, and Belinda. Treasured and adored nana of Cameron, Bridie, Maddy, Finn, and Eilish. Dearly loved sister and sister-in-law of Marie & Ted Steele, June & Jim Ferguson, and the late Noeline & Wereta Tainui and a loved aunty, cousin and friend of many.
Fly free now amongst the Angels
Messages to 113 Brickfield Road, RD2, Hokitika 7882. Flowers respectfully declined, donations to the West Coast branch of the Cancer Society would be appreciated and can be made at the celebration. A Celebration of Helen’s life will be held in St. Andrew’s United Church, Fitzherbert Street, Hokitika on Saturday, April 3, commencing at 11 am. Following the celebration, Helen will be laid to rest with John in the Lawn Section of the Hokitika Cemetery.
Our love and sympathy to you all. A treasured lady privileged to have known her Añnie and Des Hetherington
Very sorry for your loss, Helen was a wonderful lady
So sorry for your loss of your lovely mother xxx
Deepest sympathy to you all
Sorry to hear about Helen
Thoughts with you guys
Ginge
So sad to hear of Helens passing. Enjoyed the years I worked with her. A special Lady.
Jenny. Ade and John boy. We are thinking of you at this sad time.
Sorry for your loss Big hugs and kisses to all the Family. What a great lady.lots love Mark and Ally Cowlin ?
Deepest to the family .A lovely lady now at rest
Was saddened to hear of Helen’s passing. Our thoughts are with you all at this time.
Deepest sympathy,to you all
Oh, my heart is with you all. Such an awesome lady who was our Bandmills Mum. Love you guys xxx
My love to you Jen, Ade, Johnboy and families.
We were raised by our Three Mile ‘Family’ and Aunty Helen was my other Mum for so many years. So much loved and sadly missed.❤ now at peace.
The Keogan Family my deepest sympathy will miss my Kiwi Mate fly high Helen ?
Sad to hear of Helen’s passing she was a lovely lady our thoughts are with you?
Our deepest sympathy to you all on the passing of Helen .
Such beautiful lady
love to you all xxxx
You are in our thoughts Jenny. Our very deepest sympathy to you all. Love Christine & Garth xx
RIP Helen.
Deepest thoughts at this time of sadness for you all. A great lady in so many ways. Will be kissed by many. Sincere sympathy.
Cheryl and Brian Hutchison
So sorry to hear of the loss of Helen. She was a special friend of our mum and I know how much she’ll be missed by all who knew her. Much love to you all and especially to you Adie and Daz Xxx
Very sorry to hear of your loss
Ian & Kathy, Eric,Annette Hartshorne
Helen’s family sorry for your loss. Helen was a lovely lady and a good friend to Nana in the rest home thoughts are with you all ❤️
Our deepest sympathies and love to you all.
Sincerely sorry to hear of your loss
We were sorry to hear of Helen’s passing. Our deepest condolences to the family.
Deepest sympathy at this sad time. Thoughts are with you all
Our deepest condolences Jen, Adie and John boy for the loss of Mum, a great lady will be sadly missed
Bob and I were saddened to learn of Helen’s passing Jen, and our thoughts are with you and all of Helen’s loving family and whanau.
All our aroha to Jen,Adie,and Johnboy,thinking of yous at this sad time
Sorry to hear, Thoughts with you at this sad time.
Deepest sympathy to all of Helen’s family.Thinking of you all at this time of sadness RIP Helen
Our heartfelt sympathy to Helens lovely family. Thinking of you all at such a sad time, the loss of your lovely mum. May she be at peace.
Our sympathy & thoughts are with all Helen’s family, will be thinking of you on saturday, so sorry we cant be with you all as we are away. With love Trevor &Davina.??
Jenny, Ade, Keog and families,
So sorry to learn of your mums passing.
Thinking of you at this sad time.
Beana and Kelly Kyle
Thinking of you all with the passing of your loving mum I always enjoying having a good yarn with your Mum
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Thinking of you all during this sad time, may the many memories always keep you warm as Helen was such a kind and beautiful soul xx Stuart, Dale and Joan Thompson
Thinking of you all at this sad time have so many lovely memories .Cindy jan .wilsion
So sorry to hear, thoughts are with you all!! What a great lady.
Dearest Jen & Pete, Adie & Daz, Johnboy, and Belinda and all your families, Our deepest sympathy to you all on the loss of such a beautiful mum, granny and friend. We will always fondly remember Helens beautiful smile and gentle kindness and her lovely laugh. Thinking of you all and even though far away we will be holding you all in our hearts, thoughts and prayers especially on Saturday. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam, Love to you all, Felicity, Stuart and Alex, Limerick, Ireland xx??
To Helens family,our deepest sympathy at this sad time.Hugs from Lyn and Erl Robinson Kumara Junction
Sincere sympathy to you all in the loss of Helen.
So sad to hear of your mum’s passing Jen, Adie and John boy.
Helen was a wonderful person in so many ways.
Sending lots of love and hugs. Your way.
We were saddened to hear of your loss. We are thinking of you all in these difficult times.
Love lives on forever in all the special memories and thoughts that you all have of Helen. RIP Helen .
Sorry to hear of your mum’s passing. She was such a happy, vibrant lady, always enjoying the brighter side of life. Will miss her smiles and sense of humour. Mum cherishes her years of friendship and music together she shared with Helen. Love to you all.
So sorry to hear of Helen’s passing. She was a lovely lady. I so enjoyed our chats over the years.
Much love to you Jenny, and all the family.
Sorry to hear of Helens passing deepest sympathy to you all
To Jen, Adie, Johnboy and your families, so sorry to hear of Helen’s passing, she will be deeply missed. My thoughts are with you all.
Special memories of our childhood at Lake Kaniere with Helen, Marie and June. We had a wonderful time . Our sympathy to you all . Helen was a much loved lady, always bright and loved music.. remember the old wind up record player that played 78 records. What fun dancing to it. Sorry we can’t make the Funeral today. Love from us all. Thompson Girls. Xxxx
Our deepest sympathies to you and your family Jenny. Thinking of you all at this time. With love from us in the Arahura Valley x
Marie, June, Jen and your families, There are so many happy memories of Helen, mine is so long ago, when she was holding my hand going onto the basketball court in Hokitika, I was the mascot, I would of been 4 or 5, she will be missed by you all, is now at peace, my love and thoughts are with you all
Di King xx