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Francis James Edwin "Frank" WILKINS

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Francis WILKINS Obituary

Published by The Post on May 21, 2024.

Frank passed peacefully at Waiapu House on 18 May 2024. Aged 96 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Nellie (Lyn) Wilkins, father of Noel (deceased) and Valerie, and David. Poppy of Rebecca and Gregory, and Benjamin and Annaliese. A service for Frank will be held at St Matthew's Church, Hastings, on Thursday 23 May 2024, at 1.00pm. Grateful thanks to all the wonderful staff at Waiapu House, and to Ron and Christine Wilkins. Messages to the Wilkins family can be sent c/- PO Box 967, Hastings.

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Peter.Black

May 22, 2024

I've had fond memories of Frank always great to be around him always welcoming quick witted and a great sense of humor
I told him a joke sitting in Ronalds lounge one afternoon about three old brothers a 94yr old a 89yr old and a 87yr old
Pretty similar to Frank Laurence and Walter ages
living together in a two story house
The 94yr old upstairs was running a bath as he was about to hop in he paused and started thinking was I getting in or getting out
The 89yr old heard the 94yr old
Said hang on I'll come up and give you a hand as he was climbing up the stairs he paused and said to himself was I climbing up the stairs or climbing down
The third brother the 87yr old who was sitting at the kitchen table listening to 94yr old and the 89yr old laughed and knocked on the table three times and said I hope I don't end up like them two and shouted to them
Hang on you two I'll be up to give yous a hand ill just go and see who was knocking at the door
All I got from Frank was a giggle nothing much from Laurence just a smirk from Walter I think my joke backfired on me