MASON, Josephine Merle (nee Bishop). Passed away peacefully on Tuesday the 18th October, in her 85th year. Merle was a much beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother; as well as a proud Waiheke Island local for the last 40+ years. "A life that touches others goes on forever." A service to celebrate Merle's life will be held at the Grange Manor Chapel of Davis Funerals, 400 Dominion Road, Auckland, at 1.30pm on Tuesday the 25th of October.