WHITTAKER, Joan Marion. Passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on 15 June 2012. Loved wife of the late Richard (Dick). Loved mother and mother-in-law to Marion and Dennis, Diane and Geoffrey, Jo-anne and Tom. Beloved grandmother of Ricky, Angela and Richard, Ben and Emma, and Francesca. Dearly loved great-grandmother of Jake, Max, Cordell, Annabelle and Luca. Deeply missed and always in our hearts. A big thank you to the staff at the West Auckland Hospice and to her doctor Mike Jenkins. A Service for Joan will be held in the Main Chapel of the Morrison Funeral Home, 220 Universal Drive, Henderson on Monday 18 June 2012 at 12.30pm.

Published by The New Zealand Herald from Jun. 16 to Jun. 18, 2012.