In Memoriam

BUTLER

Jun 22 2024 Updated June 22, 2024

Gisborne Herald

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BUTLER, Marie Ellen. 22.06.1974

50 years have passed and we think of you often

We love and miss you mum

Love from Burke, Terrance, Tony and Patsy

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