On Sunday, May 26, 2019, surrounded by his family, aged 94. Cherished and devoted husband of Margaret, adored and special father and father-in-law of Michael and Yvonne, Biddy, Peter and Julie, John, Robin and Michele, Christopher, and Suzanne and Garry. Loved grandad of Michelle and Quentin, Ben and Sherry, Jason, Thomas, Kirsty, Jacob, Ellemay and Josh, Georgia and Brendon, Kate and Jake, Libby, Pixie, and Greta. Loved great grandad of Tayla, James, Kodi (deceased), Emily, Faythe, Braithe, Lochy, Hunter, and Ebonique. Loved son of the late John and Honora. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Mary (deceased), Zita and Maurice (deceased) McBride, Monica and Des (deceased) Kelly, and a loved brother-in-law, uncle, and friend of many. Cherished pal of Tigger the cat, Dick and Wags his farm dogs. Our mighty Totara has fallen. Rest in Peace. Messages to PO Box 14, Ross 7860. A Recitation of the Rosary will be held at the family home, 95 Totara Valley Road on Friday night commencing at 7 pm. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Patricks Catholic Church, Ross on Saturday, June 1stcommencing at 1:30 pm, followed by burial with his parents in the Ross Cemetery.
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Dear Shelly, Robin and the Manera Family.. so sorry to hear of your Dad Robin.. thinking of you all at this sad time x
Chis and all the Manera family sorry to hear of the loss of your great dad thoughts are with you all Selwyn & Annette Benfell x
Dear Bid and the Manera Family
Love and thoughts are with you all at this time. What an amazing life Tom has had. xx
Sending our deepest sympathies.
Sheri and Phil Wright
To Kirsty and Manera family, thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.
Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us, everyday
Sending our deepest sympathies. Thinking of you all.
Rest in peace Uncle Tom. Thinking of you all. xx
Our thoughts are with Margaret and her family on the passing of Tommy.. RIP
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We have just seen this what a lovely gentle man our condolences to Margaret and family thinking of you all Gail and Gary Martin ?
Thinking of you all. Uncle Tom was a wonderful man – an inspiration to us all. He will be missed Zita and Eddie xxxx
Chris Thinking of you at this sad time Remember the wonderful memories and celebrate a great man’s life
Love to you and your family
So sorry to hear this news,deepest sympathy to all of the Manera family Hellen Morris and Kerry Heveldt
To the Manera family and Robin and Shelly such a sad loss you will have lots of memories and stories to hold onto for the younger family as they come along. My heart goes out to you all From Auntie Carrol and Uncle Alan Love to all
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
To the Manera family a sad loss for you all, thoughts with you
So sorry or your loss Bob, Chelle & Kids also to rest of your whanau – Kia kaha ❤️❤️Luv Sue Sue & Jamie & Kids
Really sorry to hear of Uncle Tom’s death. What a lovely man he was and what a great life he lived. Love to all the Manera family from the O’Halloran whanau.
Our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.
Our thoughts are with you all sincere sympathy from Russell and Kay Mitchell
Our thoughts and love ? to the Manera family one and all at this time. May your sorry be softened by the knowledge that the mighty Totara lives on in his seedlings that have laid down strong roots near and far. Wayne and Eileen Jones
To the beautiful Manera family and Toms friends and extended family, it brings a tear to my eye reading of your strong and loving patriarch now resting xxxx
To all The Manera tribe, young n old, you all together will share many good memories and stories, To Margaret, i send you all the biggest hugs. To my friend Frank, kia kaha my friend. Tommy is now guiding Kodz on their journey.
To Biddy and the Manera family, . My deepest sympatgy to you all with the sad loss of Tom.
Chris and all the Manera Family,Our Deepest Sympathy goes out to you all.Hold on to your memories,and let them guide you during this time of sadness.
To Chris, Robin and Shelly and all the Manera family
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Regrettably I cannot be in Ross on Saturday but I’m sure the day will be a very fitting farewell for Tom, filled with much love and happy memories from many
Thinking of you all at this time, deepest sympathies for your loss.
Thinking of you and the family Rob at this sad time. Sending our love x
My deepest sympathies to you all at this sad time.
deepest sampathies for manera family thoughts are with you all at this time
Thinking of you all great man lost
Our thoughts are with you all at this sad time. Memories live forever.
To Margaret, Michael & Yvonne, Biddy, John, Chris, Robin, Suzanne and families, our heartfelt condolences to you all. Tom is to be truly rembered as a very special Totara. Our apologies for being unable to attend Tom’s farewell as we are currently overseas.
To all the Manera family, Sorry to hear of the passing of Tom, who will always be remembered by us who shared the Totara Valley with him, a great neighbour, Our thoughts are with you at this time.
To the Manera family. So sorry to hear of the passing of Tom. He was a really good man. My thoughts are with you all
Deepest condolences to the Manera family. RIP Tommy. ⚘The Foster Family.
To the Manera family, condolences to you all at this sad time.
Thinking of you all at this sad time
Chris, Biddy and the Manera Family, Our Deepest Sympathy goes out to you all at this sad time.
RIP Great Uncle Tom
yeah Rip My awesome Grandad