What a lovely service for my dear Auntie Penny. Thank you so much Bruce for your wonderful words and to Heidi & all Penny's friends for your rememberings. I exchanged a minute or two of conversation with Aunty Penny most weeks from the time I could answer the phone in the late 1970s as she always rang once a week for her weekly chat with my Mum, her sister Gilly. I loved hearing her voice and her concise “right lovely chatting with you lovey, now put Mum on please”. We will miss her beautiful cards, quilts, books and gifts that frequently arrived for us and still reside in our home in Vancouver. Fond memories of visits to her in Rotorua a couple of times and most recently in Tauranga. She was as kind, sharp and witty as ever. We will miss her.

First memories meeting her in the garden of my grandmother Bertha Frost at 18 Baronsmead Rd Barnes, then on a Business trip to New Zealand in the 70s. Then incredibly recognised one another in the depths of the Frick Collection in New York. where we had both gone for a bit of peace We always talked immediately as if we were old friends, which we were

It was always a pleasure to meet Penny: in Belgium and England in the 1980s, and for the last time at her lovely home in Rotorua in 2010. I was especially happy that she met my younger college-age daughter Hillary online this year, and saw another Dunkley girl ready to start a career. Penny never failed to remember me at Christmas and birthday time, and her NZ bird calendar was a daily reminder both of her concern for her family and her love of nature. from Dan, Barbara, Jocelyn (26) and Hillary(22) Dunkley

My big sister Penny was a larger-than-life character who clearly contributed much to the nursing profession and to the religious community in a long and eventful life. Sadly distance prevents me joining her obsequies, but her memory will endure.

I came to New Zealand in 1968 and worked as a midwife and often came across nurses who had had contact with Penny on the Premature Baby Unit in Auckland and had recognised the surname. They were always very complementary about Penny and had enjoyed and benefitted from her teaching. Soon after I became engaged to my future husband and was in Christchurch meeting Neil's family, Penny happened to be in Christchurch at a Quaker Conference. She took the opportunity to visit us and no doubt reported back to my parents that Neil appeared to come up to scratch and that we were very happy, which would have been reassuring to them. I have wonderful memories of Penny acting very competently as "'Mother of the Bride" at our wedding - complete with hat and gloves! I will always remember the somewhat abrupt but cheerful ending - "Goodbye Love" - to telephone calls when Penny had had enough news. Rest in peace, Penny

I came to learn a great deal about Penelope over 15 years. She had many struggles in life, as we all do, though she did not like to dwell on these matters, nor subject others to her what she called "shaggy dog stories". When Penelope finally went into residential care at Hodgson House in Tauranga, it was a former nursing student of Penelope's that managed the facility. She recalled what a wonderful woman and tutor Penelope was and it was an honour to be able to provide her the care she needed at this stage of her life. Penelope was known as "a real character" by the staff who cared for her because of her wit, rebellious streak, and interest she took in the people around her. When she passed away staff told me how fond they were of her. In addition to her nursing and teaching contributions to NZ society Penelope was very active in her Philanthropic endeavours. She had a love of New Zealand native birds and was a long term supporter of NZ Forest and Bird Society, Wingspan Birds of Prey Centre Rotorua, and the Miranda Shorebird Centre in the Coromandel. Being a UK immigrant herself, she also particularly enjoyed both the company, warmth, and diverse experiences of immigrant families. She cherished the diverse ethnicities of her home neighbourhood as she was a life long learner always interested in the world and peoples lives. I am so very pleased that a memorial service is being held for her by St Luke's and the Quakers. I know she did not want any fuss and had a tendency to push people away, but Penelope my friend we will remember you and your life because it is worth recognising the contributions that people can make to this world. It is worth remembering that many of our fellow humans have struggles and they still care deeply about this world and humanity. That is what we will remember you for, and I feel that you have made a safe transition and perhaps you will see us and realise that you were valued and cared for by all the lives that you contributed to.

Fond memories of a much loved big sister; she enlivened every gathering, and contributed hugely to NZ life and nursing, and Quakers, since her move from England in 1964.