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Elsa LAING

FUNERAL HOME

Shone & Shirley Funeral Directors

164 Tahunanui Drive

Nelson, Nelson

Elsa LAING Obituary

Peacefully at Oakwoods, Richmond, on October 14, 2025. Aged 97 years. Loved Sister of Jessie Hansen (Thames) and Aunt of Jenn, Gail, Peter (deceased), Ray, Neil, and Christine. Great-Aunt of Sharon, Andrea, Richard, Zastra, Megan, Kat, Fraser, Lisa, and Matt.
Great-Great-Aunt of Malie, Cora, Tui, Mahe, and Ribo. Elsa had a personally rewarding nursing career, and was an adventurous, well researched traveler, photographer, and tramper. Donations to Nelson Hospice would be appreciated. Sincere thanks to the Oakwoods staff for their care.
'Kahurangi has called her to its forests and peaks.'


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Published by Nelson Mail on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Christine McLeod

October 21, 2025

Dear Elsa, so many delightful happy memories of our wopping days...,a pleasure and a privilege to have known you.

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