John Gilbert REESE

FUNERAL HOME

Lamb & Hayward Westpark Chapel & Memorial Garden

467 Wairakei Rd., PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545

Christchurch, Canterbury

John REESE Obituary

23.2.1940 - 20.3.2026
Loved husband and best friend of Janet, for 63 years, loved father and father-in-law of Elizabeth, Patricia and Kevin, Michael and Amanda, loved Grandad of Megan, Robert, Sophie, and William, loved brother of Elizabeth, Daphne, Margaret, Jeanette, Alan, Peter, Gwennyth, Beverley, and Geoffrey, and their partners, and a loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Messages may be addressed to: The family of the late John Reese, PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. A service for John will be held at Westpark, 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside, on Thursday, March 26, at 2.00pm. To watch a livestream of the service, please go to lambandhayward.co.nz/obituaries and click on the link in John's obituary.

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Published by The Press on Mar. 23, 2026.

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