Henry Clarence Bennett

27th March 1942 - 16th October 2019
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Balfour Hall, Queen Street, Balfour
Tuesday 22 October 2019 at 2.00pm

BENNETT

Henry Clarence

Passed away on Wednesday 16 October 2019 at Hospice Southland; aged 77. Loved husband of Bev. Father and father in law of Ngaire and Roger; Paul and Nicola. Pop of Nick and Jahana, and Michael and Katie, Josh, and Kate. Great Grandpop of Indie. A private cremation has been held. A memorial service to celebrate Henry’s life will be held in the Balfour Hall on Tuesday 22 October at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice Southland can be made at the service. Messages may be sent to 2113 Lumsden Riversdale Highway, RD 6, Gore 9776.

Messages

To Henry's family treasure wonderful memories of a much loved man. Our hearts are very sad for you all.Sorry we can't be there to comfort you .
Deepest sympathy
Sheryll and Kim Retallick
Sheryll Retallick , Mandurah Western Australia
Dear Bev and family,
We wish to send our sincere condolences in the loss of Henry. I really enjoyed spending time with him at the recent family reunion. I enjoyed talking with him about some the adventures and places we had both seen. We send our sincere thoughts and prayers to you now and in the days to come. Sincerely Philip and Yvonne Mathias and family
Philip L. Mathias, Fargo, ND
We are saddened to hear of the loss of Henry. Our sympathy goes out to the Bev, Ngaire, Paul and the extended family and thoughts are with you all. I remember Henry as always having a calming temperament, thoughtful words and always accompanied with a smile. His love of the outdoors especially fishing and sharing that sport with others and the obvious enjoyment he got from this he will be remembered for.
Kindest regards Alistair & Karen Forsyth, Wellington.
Alistair Forsyth , Wellington
To the Bennett family. We are deeply sorry to here about your lose. Being part of the Waimea Xmas party "where Henry played Santa" was a highlight of Chu's first NZ trip, We will remember a big smile and sense of humour.
Our thoughts are with you all
Peter and Chu Forsyth, sakon nakhon Thailand
Firstly I would like to apologies for missing Henry's Farwell.
Although I didn't see Henry and Bev as often as I wanted to, I loved our yearly catch ups in Wanaka. Whether it was sitting in a deck chair at the Camping Ground or on the Lake side spending the days waterskiing I enjoyed Henry's company immensely. He also persevered long enough to finally get me up single skiing which was no mean feat!
Henry was an enthusatic, kind loving man with good old fashioned values that I will miss along with so many others I'm sure.
I would like to send my deepest condolences to Bev and family.
Love to you all
Kristen Miller
Kristen Miller, Gisborne