Ernest EDWARDS Obituary

EDWARDS Ernest Benjamin (Ernie / Joe) (Ernest Penehamene Eruera) Beloved husband of Gloria, and loved Dad to John, Steven, Kerry, Shane, and Karina. Loved by all his family and grandchildren. I will miss you, but you will always be with me. Much loved Father of John and Stephanie, loved Grandfather of Lesley, Wade, James, Jake, and Drew. After a long battle, now at peace. We all miss you heaps. God Bless. Much loved Father of Steven, Grandfather of Alisha, Joesph, and Ashley and great Grandfather of Zackery, Cara, Karlos, Layla, Bentley, and Vaughn. Dad, you will be sadly missed but now you can rest in peace. Dearly loved Father of Kerry, Father in law of Angela-Marie, and Rose, Grandfather of Misty, Simone, Tiare and Sa'a and great Grandfather of Daryin. Peacefully passed away with Mum by his side on 6 October 2015 at home. No more pain, rest easy old fella Walk alongside us, hold our hand We know you will watch over us until we meet again We will never forget your smile, laugh and cheeky sense of humor Go the All Blacks! Love you Dad, love you Pop x Much loved Father, Father in law and Poppy. A Dad, Best Mate. A man i'll always look up to. Arohanui Dad, until I see you again. Love Shane, Nicki, and Jayden. Uncle Joe, an albatross spreads his wings and flies. You embraced me with your wings and stayed. Thanks Uncle Joe for looking after me, you are a star. Love always Karina. Dearly loved Poppy and best friend to Hemi, Karina, Charne, CJ, Jenna, and Andrew. Great Poppy to Carlos, Caitlyn, and Kaea. Poppy Joe, you are the brightest star in the sky. Our Hero, our Taonga, our Aroha. We miss you. A funeral service for Ernie will be held at the Beachlands Baptist Church, 59 Third View Avenue, Beachlands at 11am on Saturday 10 October 2015. Further details please phone John 0272748336 or 5365392