Lewis Nohomatarae Vercoe

Ka eke au ki te tihi o Horohoro ko Te Teko. Nāna nei wehe Tainui, Te Arawa. Tūpoutia atu ki Pōkaiwhenua e ngunguru haere atu rā. E huri tōu mata ko Ngātoroirangi nāna nei heri mai te waka nei a Te Arawa. Tū tata tonu atu ko Kearoa. Te tupuna iri ake kōrero o Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā. E ko koia e ara e!

No te ahiahi tonu nei, ka riro tō mātau pāpā ki ōna nui i te pō. Kua oti katoa ngā toimahatanga i runga i tōnā tīnana.

Hoa rangatira o Mary Mere Mei Vercoe (nee Selwyn), pāpā ki a Tupua & Toi, Ruhina (dcd), Hariata, Toko & Paekiri, Fred & Lynda me Britty & Andrew. He koroua ki ōna mokopuna katoa.

Our Koro passed away peacefully this afternoon, surrounded by whānau. We will be taking Koro to Kearoa marae, Horohoro, on Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Funeral service on Tuesday, 9 August, at 11am, followed by burial at the urupā at the marae.

For everyone’s hauora If you are unwell, we ask that you send your aroha a-wairua.

Anyone wishing to make a koha, can make a deposit to the following account:

Vercoe Whānau account:
01-0467-0021032-50

Haere rā, e Koro, e moe, tē whakaarahia.
Nā te whānau.