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Bernard LEE

2026 · Canterbury

Died 28 September 2026Posted 2 October 2026

On Monday, September 28, 2026, peacefully in Christchurch, in his 85th year. Loving husband of the late Val, loved father and father-in-law of Pete and Deanna, Maree (Bid) and Dave, loved pop of Katlin, Amy, Lara, and Mackenzie; Becky, and Hayden, great-pop of Peyton, Oscar, Charlie, and Poppy, dearly loved son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth, loved brother and brother-in-law of Margaret and Ken (deceased), and the late Kevin, a loved brother-in-law, uncle and friend. R.I.P. Messages c/-The Lee Family. PO Box 131, Hokitika 7842, or can be left on Bernie's tribute page at www.thompsonfd.co.nz. A Requiem Mass for Bernie will be celebrated in All Saints Church, 57 Bealey Street, Hokitika, on Tuesday, October 6, at 1.00pm, followed by burial in the Hokitika Cemetery.

Arranged by Thompson Funeral Directors

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