BUTCHER, Dorothy May (Dot) (nee Leach)

Passed away after a long battle, at Adriel House, Amberley, with loving family by her side on December 22, 2022, aged 79. Dearly loved wife of Richard, deeply loved Mum and mother-in-law of Carol and Chris Cumpstone, Graham and Colleen, and Greg and Annette, cherished Nana of Jason and Anne, Samantha and David; Sarah-Hope, Clark and Wendy, Drew and Abigail; Sam and Krystell, Chris, and Kathryn, precious great-Nana of Mia, Darcy, Enoch, Phineas, Chara, Zoey, Hadassah, Zion-Rose, and Israel, loved daughter of the late Bob and Nell Leach, loved sister and sister-in-law of Graham and Norma, Richard and Joy, Allan and Barbara (deceased) and Jenny, Rae, and the late Avis and Trevor Chapman, Morrie, and Ralph and Oriel, and Marlene, loved sister-in-law of Barry and Vivian, Marian and Winston Kane, June and Ian Maclennan, Phillip (deceased) and Christine, and the late Val and Dick McMahon, a loved aunty, cousin and a friend of many. Donations to Dementia Canterbury would be appreciated and can be made online at dementiacanterbury.org.nz or at the Church. Messages to R Butcher, 1 Hilton Drive, Amberley 7410. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, High Street, Greymouth, on Tuesday at 1.00pm, followed by burial at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Gladstone.