Beverley Joy QSM TONKS

FUNERAL HOME

Gee and Hickton - Porirua

6 Norrie Street, North City

Porirua, Wellington

Beverley TONKS Obituary

TONKS, Beverley Joy (Joy), QSM. On 16 January 2026 peacefully surrounded by family, aged 86. Dearly loved daughter of the late Marjorie "Bobbie" Clark and William "Bert" Butterworth. Cherished wife of the late Ralph Tonks. Much loved mum and mother in law of Kaye, Mike and Jacquie, and Karen and John, Grandma of Charlotte, Amanda, Alice, Sophie, Lucia and Emilia, Great Grandma of Emmanuelle, Sebastian, Pascale, Rufus, Freddie, Eleanor, Lucy and Tobias. The family would like to thank the staff at Bupa Whitby for their loving care of Joy. To livestream the service please visit www.geeandhickton.co.nz/ upcomingfunerals A service to celebrate Joy's life will be held in St Andrews Church, 11 Steyne Avenue, Plimmerton on Thursday 22 January at 2.00pm.

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Published by The New Zealand Herald on Jan. 19, 2026.

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