Joan MOORE Obituary

Dear Alisdair, Madge and family.
How sad to hear of Joan's passing but realistically, we're all getting older, but she had been lucky to have a long and busy life. Ian and Viv recently suggested taking me down to visit her in the spring, but obviously plans will change . Did joan have a chance to see the little baby?

A very special, kind,lovely Lady to the Kerr family of Mt Somers,especially to Letty(dec)...memories are ours to hold onto...Winsome&Lesley.

In Memory of Joan

My memories of Joan will always be tied to our shared love of Code Cracker puzzles and crossword scratchies; small rituals that spoke volumes about her routines and tenacious spirit.

But more than that, I´ll remember her at the kitchen table: the smell of roast lamb, new potatoes, frozen peas, and an iceberg lettuce salad dressed in a recipe that probably hasn´t been printed since the early 1970s. Dinner was always finished off with her famous "Kip Specials" - a sweet nod to a dog who passed long before I ever met Joan, yet somehow lived on in that dessert.

All of it played out under the watchful presence of her well-marked bakery calendar and a landline phone perched nearby, ready for the next call from a friend wanting to pencil in a future outing.

Joan was always kind and generous to me; perhaps more so than others were lucky to experience. I always appreciated that. She had a way of sharing her world through stories - both the good memories and the tougher chapters. Listening to her was like opening a window to a time when New Zealand was still carving out its global identity.

Her life might not have made headlines, but it mattered. She learned a trade, gave farming a go in its many forms, and quietly supported her community in ways that were humble but real (reflective, I suppose, of her own time and upbringing).

Though I only knew her in her twilight years, Joan left an impression. She´ll be fondly remembered.

Remembering the special and loved times we had growing up with you (Aunty) Joan in our lives. Loving thoughts to Alastair, Madge and family and Barbara. May the memories keep her close in heart. Now she is with (Uncle) Bob - together again. Love Grant and Christine Fitzgerald and family.