DOWLING, Rita Mary:

Peacefully with her loving family by her side at Calvary Rest Home, Invercargill on Monday, 17th June 2024, in her 96th year.  Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Margaret and Ken Cochran (Alexandra), Trish and Roger Shaw (Wallacetown), Kathleen Rillstone (Perth), and Michael Dowling.  A cherished Grandmother and Great Grandmother of all her Grandchildren.  A loved sister, sister-in-law, cousin and aunt of all her extended family.

R.I.P.

A Requiem Mass to celebrate Rita’s life will be held in the St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rimu Street, Invercargill on Saturday, 22nd June at 10:30am.  The service will conclude with the burial at the Eastern Cemetery.  If you wish to view the service via livestream, please go to the Avenal Park website, obituaries page and click the link on Rita’s page.  A Rosary will be recited in the Calvary Rest Home Chapel on Friday, 21st June at 5:00pm.  Messages to either 317 Nelsen Ridge Road, RD3, Alexandra 9393 or 25 Dalry Street, Wallacetown 9816