On Thursday April 11, 2019, aged 91 years, peacefully at home surrounded by family. Dearly loved wife of the late Eric. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Anthony and Stasia, Maryanne, Paddy and Anne, Mick and Jackie, Dan and Zoe, and Kate. Amazing Grandmother of Jon, Becky and Taaki, Liam, Brendan, Kieran and Erica, Dan, Tom, Gareth and Chantel, Siobhan, Jen and Jeremy, Jess and Rhys, Ryan and Laura, Caitlin, Sean, Lucy, Anna, Max, and Stella. Best ever GG of Tawhiti, Renata, Mikaere, Liam Jr, Eva, Harry and wee Robbie. Special cousin and friend to many. Messages to the Kennedy family, PO Box 56, Whataroa, 7857. Garden flowers preferred or donations to the Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be made at the service. A Requiem Mass for Mary will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Woods Catholic Church, Whataroa on Wednesday April 17, commencing at 2pm. Following the Mass, Mary will be laid to rest with Eric at the Whataroa Cemetery. A Rosary and reminiscing will be held at Our Lady of the Woods Catholic Church at 7pm on Tuesday April 16 – all welcome.
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Thoughts with the Kennedy families on the passing of your mother
Love and thoughts are with you all at this time.
The Lash family xx
Love and thought are with you all xx
Beautiful lady beautiful soul an icon of whataroa and such a wise woman and very astute. U will b so missed.
Condolences to all the Kennedy family.Loved Mary’s humor, warmth care and kindness A woman of integrity
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Sad to learn of the passing of Mary. She has put up a great fight. Was so nice to spend a Sunday afternoon with her a couple of weeks ago. We had a few laughs which is how I will remember her. Please accept our sympathy of you sad loss of your dear Mum
Maryanne and family, I’m so sorry to hear of your mothers passing. I remember her from your days at St Mary’s , such a lovely lady .
Our deepest sympathy to paddy, Anne and extended family. Thinking if you at this very sad time.
Special thoughts to the Kennedy family in the loss of a wonderful lady Mary.
She was always welcoming to everyone and a strong resilient woman.
Sympathy to you all
Cheryl and Brian Hutchison
Sorry to hear of the passing of such beautiful lady
Mary will have left some amazing memories to everyone who knew her
Love and deepest sympathy
Sorry to hear of Mary’s passing. Thinking of you all.
Cheryl & Clarke
A life well and long lived – thoughts with all of you at this sad time – Jane, Gary, Meghan and Isla
So sorry to hear that Mary has passed away. Sending lots of love and hugs to the Kennedy whanau xx
James and Alwyn send our sympathy to Mary’s family. She was such a valued person in the community of South Westland. I remember her well at country women’s institute. A wonderful spinner and knitter.
May Mary be at peace.
A wonderful lady who will be sadly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her. Our thoughts are with all the family at this sad time. RIP Mary
Thinking of you Siohban and family at this time. Sad to here such a wonderful strong woman found her wings. 91 is a remarkable age. I’m sure she will be missed greatly.
I hope you all find some joy from fond memories in this time of sadness you must feel.
Love Viv & Family ?
So very sad to hear of the passing of Mary aka GG as though I never met her I know that she was well loved and will be very much missed by all who knew her x
Memories of a wonderful lady. Loving thoughts to all the family.?
Please accept our sincere sympathy. Mary was another of our South Westland identities who will be greatly missed.
Love to the Kennedy clan.
Roger & Annie Smith.
Sending a million kisses wrapped in a million hugs to the Kennedy family at this very sad time, Mary will always hold a very special place in the hearts of many. Treasure the precious memories you all have of such an amazing lady! Rest in peace beautiful GG!! From Pickles, Pete and boys x x x x x x x
Sad to say goodbye to a once in a life time treasure, for family and friends. My deepest sympathy to all the family.
Condolences to all the Kennedy whanau.
Mary was a wonderful lady and will be saddly missed.
Kia kaha whanau.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. How wonderful it was to have had Mary in your lives. She lives on in your hearts and in your memories of the great times you had together. God bless. Rest in Peace Mary. Murray and Basia Powell
condolences to the kennedy family ,lotsof good memories growing up at the mill. RIP mary.wesley armstrong
Thinking of you all at this sad time. Lots of special memories. May she Rest In Peace.
Lynise & Jon
Our sincere sympathy to the Kennedy family thoughts with you all at such a sad time.
Our love to the Kennedy family. Memories of Mary and Eric are always linked to the good times we had in Whataroa. RIP Mary
We extend our sympathy to the Kennedy family. Our love and thoughts are with you all..
An absolute blessing to know, one in a million. The ultimate role model in life. Much love to the entire Kennedy family ❣️
I would like to offer my condolences on the passing of Mary, I had a lot of respect for both Mary and Eric God bless
What a beautiful lady. A beautiful and very much loved friend to all who knew her. I’m so happy to have known you Mary. I’ll really miss visiting you when I am home.
Heartfelt condolences to the Kennedy clan.
Such a loss of a great lady condolences to the kennedy family. She will be sadly missed by the commutity of whataroa. Maureen rosson nesbit
My deepest sympathy to the Kennedy family on your loss of a lovely lady, mother, grandmother and greatgrandma.
I have such fond memories of Mary when Zoë and I first visited Whataroa all those years ago. She was very kind and welcoming to two Pommie girls. RIP Mary ? our love and thoughts to the Kennedy Clan, Tracey, Don and Zoë xxx
It was such a pleasure to know Mary, she was a warm and caring lady who always had time for everyone, and always made us feel welcome. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you all, her children , their partners her grandchildren and great children and families I know how much you will miss her especially at family times. Kia kaha xxxxxxxx
Heartfelt sympathy to all the Kennedy Clan with the passing of Mary. A beautiful lady, a life well lived and an incredible legacy left behind. Thinking of you all. Janine, Bill, James and John.
Monday, 15 April 2019
Mary was a great lady and a terrific family friend to all of Dorothy & Tom Nolan’s family. Always a pleasure to visit & spend some time with. Mary was great at sewing, knitting, spinning, cooking to name a few of her skills – nothing was ever a problem. We have all been really blessed to have had Mary in our lives. Our sincere sympathy to all family members. Love from Dorothy & Doug
Fond memories of Mary, such a lovely, strong & vibrant Sth Westland icon!! Will be sadly missed by all esp. her family Deepst Sympathies xx
deepest sympathies to the kennedy clan, from paul and suzy, peter and waina, kevin and jude Hansen
I was a district Nurse for a time on the coast. My name is Tom O’Donnell, my father Pat would hale his brother in law “Is that you Hickey” ?
I would hale Mary ” Is that you Kennedy” ?
“It is ” she would reply.
It was an honour to meet such a strong west coast woman.
May she Rest In Peace.