The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameGladys Doreen Leach
Birth16 Apr 1919
Death3 May 1997
Burial7 May 1997, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
Misc. Notes
First two names from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.
Maiden name of Leach from daughter Denise Harrex (nee Oliver). Surname was Cannon when married Leslie John Oliver.

Dax Eric Clayton Lloyd, (great-grandson of Jessie Bertha Oliver b.1876) writes:

“Her Burial record;
Record no.: CEMIRA1992
Surname: Oliver
First Name(s): Glayds Doreen
Cemetery: Rakaia
Area: Presbyterian
Plot Number: 392
Longitude: 171.993370
Latitude: -43.754137
Denomination: PRESBYTERIAN
Occupation: HOME EXECUTIVE
Additional Information:
Age (Years): 78
Age (Months): 0
Date of Death: 3/5/1997
Interment: 7/5/1997
Purchaser: Jl Oliver
Date Purchased: 23/4/1997
Depth: SINGLE DEPTH
Funeral Director:
Celebrant: REGV G BURGESS”

Inscription and photo of headstone obtained from a link to Find a Grave website in an email dated 20 January 2023 received from Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184643168/gladys-doreen-oliver
Gladys Doreen
Loved Wife And Mother
16-4-1919 - 3-5-1997
PLOT: Presbyterian - 392
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver (1907-1989).
Spouses
Birth20 Jun 1904, Mangaweka, New Zealand
Death29 Sep 1980, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
Burial2 Oct 1980, Cemetery, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
FatherSamuel John Oliver (1870-1946)
MotherElizabeth Gurney Philpot (1880-1943)
Marriage18 Jan 1955
ChildrenMary-Ann
 John Leslie Stephen (1958-1996)
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