Neville Wahrlich
- centralotagofunera
- Feb 8, 2024
- 1 min read
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WAHRLICH, Neville Louis (Nev) – Peacefully at Maniototo Health Services, Ranfurly, on Monday, 5 February 2024, aged 87 years. Dearly loved husband of Didi*, and Nancy*, much loved father and father-in-law of Jude and John McMillan, Pauline and Chris Spratt, Wilson, and Philippa*, loved Grandad of Tim and Emily, Hamish and Rachel; Kerrod and Sarah, Emma, Ginny and James, and much-loved great Grandad. Treasured brother and brother-in-law of Noeline and Bill* Elliot. Dearly loved Nev and Grandad of Steve, Tracey and Ron, Mark and Donna, Sarah, Nicola and Ellen; Alicia and Adam, Michaela and Becky; Will, Hayden and Hamish. A service to celebrate Nev’s life will be held in the Maniototo Golf Club, 72 Tyrone Street, Ranfurly, on Friday, 9 February, at 1.30 pm., private interment to follow. Livestream available at www.centralotagofunerals.co.nz. Donations kindly accepted for the Maniototo Health Services. Thank you to all the staff at Maniototo Health Services for their love, support and care of Dad. Messages to 298 Mcerlane Road, RD1, Ranfurly, 9395
(*denotes deceased) – Central Otago Funerals FDANZ.
We were best friends and same age when we lived a few doors apart in Corstophine, Dunedin 1949-53. I was at Kings High, and he was at Mosgiel District High. But in Corstorphine we were very close, shared setting up the Corstophine rugby team and I shared his bed the night before we flew to Auckland. We moved to Auckland, he to Ranfurly. I then married and moved to London, ended up on the Guardian, and then the EU commission and was in delegations in NYC, Brussels, Tokyo, Ankara and Budapest. One of my regrets was never seeing Nev again. But I followed his illustrious life as a pillar of the Ranfurly community. Great guy. Mike Lake