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Dawn ELLERY

2026 · Waikato

Died 15 July 2026Posted 18 July 2026

Passed away peacefully aged 82, on 15th July, 2026. Devoted wife to Tom and a much loved mother to Susan, Steven and Shane, mother-in-law to Sharelle, Donna and Glen, grandmother to Stephanie, Marie, Michael, Simon, Mathew, Samantha, Rhys, Hayley, Isabella, Joseph, and great-grandmother to many including Cory. She will be missed by all including her siblings Peter, Linda, Marion, Michael and Gloria, and siblings-in-law Peter, Terry, Lindsay and Kevin.

A lady with a big heart, at peace now.

A service will be held at St Peter Chanel, Vardon Rd, Hamilton at 11am, Monday, 20th July, followed by a family interment at Hautapu Cemetery in Chiefs territory alongside Tom.

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Hautapu Cemetery

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