STRATTON, Diane Christine. Passed away gracefully at 8.30am on Friday, December 16, 2011, at the Hibiscus Hospice where she was supported by loving family and caring staff through a long, hard and brave battle with cancer. Loving wife of Vic. Mother to Desiree, Errol and Lana, mother-in-law to Dean, Rob, Effie, Celyn, nana to Regan, Flynn, Paris, Phoenix, Indiana, Toby and Ezrah and a dear friend to many. She will be missed dearly and loved forever. A service for Diane will be held at Whangaparaoa Baptist Church, cnr Wade River and Whangaparaoa Roads on Wednesday 21 December at 12.30pm.

Published by The New Zealand Herald on Dec. 17, 2011.