Thelma Clare (Thel)
Passed away peacefully at the Marlborough Hospice on Thursday 22 May 2025, aged 92 years.
Much-loved wife of the late Dennis. Adored mother and mother-in-law of Dave and Steph, and
Rob and Vicki. A cherished grandmother of Amy and Leighton, Becky and Rodney, and Sophie and Jarrid. Treasured great-grandmother of Aiden and Ella, and Jack, Madison and Corbin.
Messages to Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, PO Box 9, Blenheim 7240 or www.cloudybayfunerals.co.nz.
We are deeply grateful to the amazing staff at Hospice Marlborough and Nurse Maude. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Marlborough Hospice Trust via their website or at the funeral service.
A private cremation has taken place and a memorial service for Thel will be held at the Wesley Centre,
3 Henry Street, Blenheim on Thursday 29 May at 2pm.
The service will be livestreamed and can be viewed on the Cloudy Bay Funeral Services website.
CLOUDY BAY FUNERAL SERVICES BLENHEIM F.D.A.N.Z.
Service Details
Wesley Centre
3 Henry Street
Blenheim
Thursday 29 May 2025
2pm
Due to this service being offsite, we cannot guarantee the quality of the livestream. However, a recording of the service will be available on our website the next day should any technical issues occur.
From - Ginny Harrington
I was so saddened to hear of Thelma’s passing, she had been a client and friend of mine for many years.
She was a very special lady, so kind and caring and we had many laughs together. She will be missed by many.
Sending condolences to all her family.
Ginny Harrington
From - Annie Lees
Darling Thel, love you so much, what am I going to do without you…You have been my constant throughout my life…all the laughter, tears, joy and stories of holidays with Fred and Amy we’ve shared through the years. My Auntie Thelma, thank you for the privilege of having known you, the world has definitely been a better place with you being in it.
And now your legacy which you created with Den lives on in your amazing family, so no doubt sweetheart, we’ll catch glimpses of you in all of them. I know you loved and were so proud of each of them.
Love and blessings to all you guys..x
From - Rebecca Colvin
We are so sad to hear of the passing of dear Thelma. She was a lovely lady and dear neighbor to us.
She was always chatty and kind, telling us stories of her past, sharing fruit and flowers from
her beautiful garden and she painted a picture for our son. She was so talented with her artwork.
Sending our condolences to her family.
