Sunday 10 September 2023

Petrea Rasmine Hansen, 22/4/1868-27/11/1886. "a settler at Garston"

The remains of the young wife of Mr Jans Hansen, a settler at Garston, were brought up by steamer on Monday, and on Tuesday was conveyed to the Frankton Cemetery, followed by a well-attended cortege of friends. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. D. Ross, of the Presbyterian Church.  -Lake Wakatip Mail, 3/12/1886. 


Obituary.— Mr Jens Hanson, a settler at Garston, sustained a sad bereavement by the death of his wife, in her 20th year, after a severe and protracted illness. The remains of the deceased were brought up from Kingston by steamer and interred in the Frankton Cemetery. A large cortege of sympathising friends followed the hearse. Rev. D. Ross, Presbyterian clergyman, officiated.  -Otago Witness, 10/12/1886.


Frankton Cemetery.


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