Fraser, Gertrude Ishbel (Nee Grant). Ishbel Fraser, beloved wife, mother, great grandmother and private poet died on 15th February 2026. Born 4th March 1931. She would have been 95 in two weeks' time. She joins her husband Ronald Fraser and daughter Alison Fraser. Ishbel will be remembered by her children and their partners, Anne and Marshall, Esther and John, Maureen and Neil, Rhona and Campbell and Ian and Sheryl. She will be missed by her 18 grandchildren plus 14 great grandchildren. She leaves behind the legacy of a large, loving extended family. The family wish to thank the staff of CHT Acacia Park Care Home in Omokoroa for their compassionate care of Ishbel. A service to celebrate Ishbel's life will be held Friday 20 February 2026, at 11.30am in the Totara Lounge, 2a Loop Road, Te Puna, Tauranga. In lieu of flowers please donate to Ishbel's favourite charity the Salvation Army through their official website:
www.salvationarmy.org.nz All messages to the Fraser family, C/O 2a Loop Road, RD6 Tauranga, 3176.
Published by The New Zealand Herald on Feb. 18, 2026.