8 December 1931 – 1 March 2025
8 December 1931 – 1 March 2025
Went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Saturday March 1, 2025 aged 93 years.
Dearly loved wife of the late Eric, loved mother and mother-in-law of David and Judy (Hamilton), Janine and Harvey Calder (Wellington) and Anne (Nelson). Special Grandma of Andrea, Stephen, Michael; Johnny, Libby and Miles.
‘In Thy presence is the fullness of joy in Thy right hand pleasure for evermore’. Psalm 16 v 11.
A service to celebrate Margaret's life will be held at All Saints Anglican Church, 30A Vanguard Street, Nelson at 2pm on Friday March 7.
Messages can be sent to the Packer family c-/ 164 Tahunanui Drive Nelson 7011
Funeral service held at All Saints Anglican Church
Margaret’s Christmas card from NZ to us in the UK was always the very first one we received beating others by at least a fortnight quite regularly. She ALWAYS wrote a note to update us on anything important & we really appreciated the time she took to keep us in the loop. She was a remarkable woman who loved the Lord & I’m sure she is enjoying His presence now & fullness of joy. May memories of her be an ongoing blessing to friends & family as they move forward. Loads of love from both of us. H&J
Aunty Margaret and uncle Eric had a huge influence on my childhood. They were both real fun to be with and I remember laughter being such an ever present commodity in their household.
Sorry for the little mistake...I meant it was wonderful to have known you <3
Margaret was such a lovely lady. Her and Eric were friends of my late parents and I have the fondest memories in my heart from the times I met her. She always had a smile on her lips. Luckily I was able to at least write with her on whatsapp in the last months. Even though she reached a blessed age it still saddened me so much to hear of her passing. She had a long and surely fullfilled life. May she rest now in eternal piece with our Lord our saviour. My most heartfelt condolences to the family. I wish I could be there to pay my respect in person but will try to stay awake to see the livestream. Bless you, Margaret it was wonderful to have know you! Greetings from Germany Christiane
Such a lovely lady.Auntie Margaret will surely be missed love you always.Grant and Jackie.
Funeral service held at All Saints Anglican Church

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