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Valerie WATSON

2026 · Canterbury

Died 23 September 2026Posted 1 October 2026

Peacefully, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Summerset Wigram; aged 91 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Bruce and the late John Wright. A loving mum, stepmother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunty, and a much-loved daughter of the late Reginald Thomas Oliff and Minnie Evelyn Martin (formerly Oliff). Valerie will be sadly missed by her large extended family (sorry too many names to mention individually), and friends. Messages for the Watson Family, C/- PO Box 111-01, Christchurch 8443.

In lieu of flowers, donations to St John in memory of Valerie would be appreciated and can be made online at https://www.stjohn.org.nz/ A Funeral Service for Valerie will be held in the Academy Funeral Services Chapel, 65 Main South Road, Upper Riccarton, on Monday, October 5, at 11.00am. Interment to follow at Springston Cemetery, Weedons Road, Lincoln.

Arranged by Academy Funeral Services

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