Dear Trish, Mark, David, Jeremy & Susan and families The Temple family hold many fond memories of special times shared together, visits your family made to the farm in the Far North & our large family staying with yours in Wellington. Dad & Kerry had a very special friendship that lasted from their boyhood years & despite living at either end of the North Island they were able to keep this going over the years. We so appreciated Kerry & Trish joining us to celebrate special family ocassions & coming all the way to Kaitaia to farewell our loved Dad.. Thinking of you all & sending our love. Lynn on behalf of Temple Family

Today, we farewell Conway's last brother, Kerry. We are so sorry Conway, Frances, Todd and Kim couldn't be there to celebrate the life of Kerry, due to flights being cancelled 😥 What a beautiful service. Uncle Kerry would be proud of you all. Our love and thoughts to you Aunty Trish and all the family xx We were four once, a noisy branch on the family tree, four hearts bound by the same roots, the same stories, the same beginning. Time had other plans. One by one, the chairs grew empty, the voices faded, and the laughter that once filled the room became an echo I carry alone. And now, my brother, I stand at the edge of another goodbye. How strange it feels to be the last keeper of our shared memories, the last witness to childhood days, to secrets whispered, to battles fought and forgiven, to the lives we built side by side. I am grateful for every year, every conversation, every moment that made us family. No farewell can erase those gifts. Though I must let you go, I do not lose you completely. You live in every memory, every story I tell, every piece of me that was shaped by being your sibling. Today I say goodbye with tears, but also with love. The four of us began this journey together. Now it is just me who remains, carrying all your names in my heart. Rest easy, brother. 🕊️

Dear Trish, I was so deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Kerry. Even though many years have passed since we last saw each other, as 1st cousins I have such fond memories of him as well as Gale.  Kerry lived a remarkably long and wonderful life. Reaching 93 is a great milestone, and while I know his later years with illness brought hardships, I choose to remember the vibrant, incredible man he was. He truly blessed this world with his warmth and presence. The greatest legacy he leaves behind is the beautiful family you built together. I know how incredibly proud he was of your three sons and daughter. I'm sure through them and his grandchildren, his love and spirit will undoubtedly live on. Please know that we are thinking of you, and the entire family during this difficult time. We are sending our  love, strength, and deepest condolences. With love and sympathy, David and Vivienne Ansell, Browns Bay, Auckland, 021474137

Our condolences to Trish and family from the Ansell family in Auckland. I am the son of Frank Ansell who sadly passed in 2017. My mother is Bernice. Frank was Kerry,s cousin. Frank had a close relationship with Kerry and Gale when they were growing up in Wellington. I met Kerry on numerous occasions when he came to Auckland. My memory of Kerry was of a warm and friendly man. Frank was always fond of his Ansell Wellington clan. Kerry will be missed. Kind regards, Scott Ansell DOB 14/8/57

My parents Peter and Barbara were neighbour's of Kerry and Trish for many years. Kerry was a valued friend of Peter - Saturday ambles to the local pub (a Guiness for Kerry?), helping Kerry with the shoe distribution operation somewhere in Seaview (men of questionable age moving large numbers of boxes), a road trip visiting Kerry's Seibel stockists. In later years Kerry was there for Peter when he needed companionship more than ever. All my love to you Trish. Robyn