Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by whānau on Monday, June 15, 2020.
Loved Wife of Hemi Mason.
Mother and Mother-in-law of Crystal and Ant, Shanita and Jamie, and the late Cheryl.
Loved Touie of Shanice, Tama and Cassidy, Shiana and Alan, Tainui, Tenaya and Jordan, Blossom, Te Ao and Jay, Tahlay, Zion and Shevin, Jahlee, Jamie, and Alamein.
Loved Great Touie of Issac.
Loved Daughter of the late Harry and Wikitoria.
Loved Sister and Sister-in-law of Phillip and Elly, Maryanne and Graham (deceased), Doogs and Rita, Angela and Michael, Walter and Suzanne, Joe and Gloria., Stu and Lucy (deceased), Tonga and Liz, Donald and Jillian, Tike and Bunty, Nora and Danny (deceased), Judy and Richard (deceased), Honey, Joe, Kelly, and the late Henry and Diane, and David
Loved Aunty K, friend, best friend and Toua K to many.
Karen will be at home at 51 Livingstone Street, everyone is welcome to visit. Tangi will be held at home on Thursday, June 18 commencing at 1 pm followed by a private cremation.
Hei kōrero whakamutunga ki te hononga ki te Tai o Poutini.
‘Ka whati te Tii, ka wana te Tii, ka rito te Tii’
Oh I’m so sorry for your loss Hemi and family. Such a gorgeous lady. Full of fun and smiles. Sending my love at this very difficult time.
My deepest sympathy to you all at this sad time, she was a lovely person, always smiling. KIA KAHA ❤
Sorry for your loss. Sending you love and positivity xxx
Karen was a super special lady, whom i had many lovely moments with. A beautiful,
gentle, smiley soul taken too soon. Love and sincere sympathy to Hemi and her adoring family x
A wonderful lady – to all her family and friends so sorry for your loss, her friendly face will be missed by all in Hokitika.
Condolences to Hemi and family. Mother will be missed so much. Her beautiful smile and checky remarks at mitre 10 will be missed
Dear Hemi and Whanau…Karen was a beautiful happy always cheerful beautiful lady… Ive not seen Karen in a while but my love and thoughts were always with her since i heard of her illness…Fly High Karen…Love and Hugs to you Whanauxx
Condolences to you Hemi and your family. Karen will be missed in Hokitika, and South Westland. Always smiling and helpful at Mitre 10 and find memories of netball days when our girls played each other.
We are so sad to know Karen has passed . I will always hold special memories of our our years together at Mitre 10 . A wonderful lady who will be sadly missed. Benge and Viv Bennett b
Dear Hemi and family. My deepest sympathy to you all on the sad loss of the beautiful Karen. Such an I aspiration to others..Mitre 10 won’t be the same without that beautiful smiling face. P I P lovely lady xx
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Such a lovely lovely lady, Karen your beautiful smile showed your generous heart.? Our sincere condolences to Hemi and whanau pani, Kia kaha?
Arohanui Donn and Christine ??
Karen was always a happy go lucky beautiful lady will be missed by everyone.
Always full of laughter and love, Karen will be missed by all who knew her.
Condolences to her family, wider whanau and friends.
She is gone but will live on in the memories if those who knew her. As her name will be spoken often, she will never be truly gone.
RIP now Karen, your work is done.
Arohanui
Wilson family.
CONDOLENCES TO ALL THE WHANAU AT THIS TIME. FLY HIGH KAREN
Deepest condolences on your very heartbreaking loss of lovely Karen. We will miss her friendliness and super smile. Sending hugs to her family and friends. R.I.P. Karen.
Condolences to the whanau.Knew Karen a long time ago through netball.Have never forgotten her smile and happy nature.Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Rest in love cuzzin no more pain much love always and forever xoxo
Sending whanau lots of love at this sad time. Karen has been apart of my life since I was little. I will miss your cheeky smile karen but I see that smile in crystal. Your star will shine brightly and the music will be playing at the pearly gates, of you sing loudly we will hear you. You Will forever hold a special place in my heart karen R.I.P
So sorry for your loss. Karen was always kind and friendly to whoever she spoke to. She will be sorely missed. Our condolences to all her whanau. Roland and Michelle Urmson.
Condolences to Hemi and Whanau
My heart is broken in to a million pieces I am very shattered for I wasn’t able to be with you all to send my much loved little Sissy Karen on her Journey
You will be forever in my Heart till eternity Sissy Love You Always Big Sissy(Mary Anne) xoxo
Hemi, Crystal and whanau,May your hearts be filled with the happy memories of a 1 in a million lady. Fly high Karen in the arms of your Cheryl.
Kia Kaha
Condolences to the whanau so sad to hear our aroha to you Hemi and girls and Hemahema Richardson and Mason whanau Arohanui Rangi Whanau Hawkes Bay
Farewell to one of the most beautiful souls I have ever had the honour of calling friend. Will miss your smile that lights up the room, your laugh that lights up our hearts and your beautiful soul. May you rest easy girl and watch over us all. Forever in our hearts xxx
Thinking of you all. Karen was a really special lady
Rip beautiful lady so sad times known you since high school .Will be deeply missed by everyone
Deepest sympathy to all Karen’s family. Karen was a beautiful lady with a massive heart made of gold she will be very missed by all of hokitika
Deepest sympathy in your loss of a beautiful lady and a gorgeous heart. The world will miss her.
Shocked to read this..such a lovely lady..thoughts are with the family
Will miss you beautiful smile around Hokitika. I dont think I ever saw you without that smile. Fly high Karen. Love to Hemi and all the whanau.
So very sad to hear about Karens passing, such a friendly, bubbly lady always had a smile on her face. Karen will be sadly missed
Arohanui to all her Whanau
Sharron, Stephen, Clint, Lee, Scott & James Foster
To Hemi and whanau love thoughts and prayers coming your way,Karen rest easy beautiful lady I will never forget the support you gave me when I had Shannon you were always there for me even when you had your own stuff to do and even when you had Shanita i will for ever hold that in my heart ♥️♥️
Will miss you beautiful smile around Hokitika. I dont think I ever saw you without that smile. Miss the good old netball days with Karen. Fly high Karen. Love to Hemi and all the whanau.
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Condolences to all the Whanau. She was a lovely lady, always so friendly and happy to help. Thinking of you all.
Always a friendly face. Always a smile and time to chat. We will miss Karen .
So very sorry for your loss. Karen was such a lovely person. Xx
Condolences to Hemi and whanau. Karen was an awesome Woman. We will all miss her heaps. Xx
heartfelt thoughts with you all. such a courageous woman…. love to you all
To Hemi and family my deepest sympathy to you all. Karen will be deeply missed such a wonderful and caring person. R I P Karen
Deepest condolences to Hemi and Karen’s family
She will be missed and her smiley face
Hemi ,Hema Hema,Mason whanau sending all our Aroha to you all .Karen was a beautiful soul always helpfull and happy ❤️❤️❤️Kia Kaha whanau
Sorry to hear of Karen’s passing.Condolances to you all
Lots of love Charlie Rangi (Opunake)
Our deepest condolences to Hemi and Family. Karen was a loving, amazing, kind hearted sole. I will miss your smile and friendship. RIP Karen
Heartfelt condolences Hemi and Whanau. Such a beautiful genuine soul. Her inner beauty shone, you always left her company feeling happy. She was always welcoming, kind and caring. The space she occupied on earth with be left empty. Always in your hearts and minds. A very special lady. Beena and Whanau
So terribly sorry for your loss. Thoughts and love with you all at this time. Karen was a very special lady and will be sorely missed.
Thoughts are with Karens family at this very sad time. Karen was such a lovely woman. R. I. P Karen ❤️
Hemi, Crystal and whanau,May your hearts be filled with the happy memories of a 1 in a million lady. Fly high Karen in the arms of your Cheryl.
Kia Kaha
To Hemi and all the whanau. Thinking of you all.
Karen was a special person to everyone that knew her. She put a smile on your face every time.
To Karen’s loving whanau – thinking of you all at this sad time. Karen will be always missed and never forgotten.
He maha nga manaakitanga ki taku whanau ataahua. Nga mihi mo te korenga o te whaea Karen. Te wairua o tona aroha e noho ana i roto i nga ngakau o etahi atu. Whakahoki whaea māmā. Ka mutu engari kaore i warewarehia. He nui te Aroha ki a Naomi ???
Thinking of the whanau at this time. A friendly loving and caring lady. You will be missed by many Karen but never forgotten.
So sad to hear about Karen. She always had a smile & warm greeting. She will be sadly missed. Sending my deepest condolences to her whanau. Thinking of you all.
You will be remembered with fondness forever Karen RIP.???
Kia Kaha Hemi and the Whanau.xx❤️❤️❤️
Rest In Peace lovely lady xo
Sadly missed already, one special lady. Condolences to the family. Rest in peace.
Sincere condolences to Hemi and family in your sad loss of Karen.
You were always greeted with a smile, a lovely lady taken too soon.
Our thoughts are with you all.
RIP Karen.
Doug & Yvonne Cochrane.⚘⚘
Oh I am so sad to hear this. Karen oozed a real specialness about her. RIP beautiful wahine.
We are so sorry to hear of Karen’s passing. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her, but most of all by her whanau. Love to you all. ?
So sorry to read that news Karen was a person with great personality and always friendly she will be sadly missed by a huge amount of people
Rest In Peace
Xxxxxx
Condolences to all.
So sad to hear about Karen passing .
RIP you lovely woman.
Will miss Karens smiles and laughter. Her cheeky jokes at work. A great lady gone too soon. RIP.
John & Yvonne Vroblfski
A Beautiful Lady. RIP XXX
Tena Koe e hoa, haere haere ki te po, thank you Karen, for always making me feel welcome in Hokitika.
Hemi, Crystal, Shanita and whanau, so sorry to hear of Karen’s passing. She was a very caring and kind person with a beautiful smile. Thinking of you all at this sad time. RIP lovely lady xx
R.I.P a sad loss of lovely lady. Condolences to the family
Moe mai ra Karen, may your lovely soul go well. You didn’t know it, but one greeting from you once brightened my whole day, we had a laugh together, and it meant something. My condolences to your family.
Fly high Karen with your beautiful new angel wings. Your smiley face will be missed by many. Sharing your sorrow Hemi and family .RIP Karen.
There is a bright star shining,
Love Greta and Gary
Hokitika has lost one of our “darling angels” love and thoughts to Karen’s Whanau.
So sorry for your loss , Karen was A pretty amazing women sending you lots of love we will miss seeing her smile and hearing her laugh xx
So sorry for your loss.A beautiful lady.Thinking of all you all
Thinking of you all at this time, Karen was a lovely person, one of the best and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Joanne & Graham Bill
So sorry to hear of your loss of Karen. She was a lovely person and always so friendly. She will e sadly missed.
Hemi And family,thinking of you all at this sad time,Karen was a great lady i will miss the chats i had with in hosptal.Please accept my condolences. Sheila Littlejohn. EX mitre 10. .