BERBEN, Adriana (Sjaan)
(nee Bodelier):
Died 29 August 2021, at Winara Rest Home, Waikanae. Aged 94 years. Born 20 June 1927, Spekholzerheide, Kerkrade, Limburg in The Netherlands. Wife of Gerry Berben and Frans Purgar (dec). Very much loved daughter of the late Willem Bodelier (dec) and Maria Elizabeth (dec) (nee Paffen) of Kerkrade, Limburg, The Netherlands. Mother of Maria Elizabeth (dec), Willem (dec), Anna Purgar of Masterton. Sister, sister-in-law, and aunt from the Bodelier, Mathissen, Ubachs, de Poel, Bisschops, Dreesen families in The Netherlands. Grandmother of Danny Watson (dec), Shayne Watson, Blenheim, Georgina Ivy (nee Sharpe), and Ryan Sharpe, Whangarei; Matthew and Andrew O'Sullivan, both of Perth, Australia. Great-grandmother of Thomas and Conor O'Sullivan, Wanganui, Tayler and William O'Sullivan, Zac Dawson, Perth; Australia, and Dylan Ivy, Whangarei. A private cremation was held. Communication to Anna Purgar, 21 South Road, Kuripuni, Masterton.

Published by Dominion Post on Aug. 31, 2021.