On November 4, 2025, peacefully at The Village Palms, aged 85 years.  Dearly loved daughter of the late Ethel and Stanley Barker, sister and sister-in-law of  Raymond (deceased) and Daphne, Maxine and Tub Yeates (deceased), mother and mother-in-law of Gary and Marcelle, Nicki (deceased) and Craig Ball, Karyn, Richard and Karyn, devoted grandmother of Gabrielle, Oliver, Jayden, Kieran, Neihana, Tremain, Brodie, and a great-grandmother to her seven great-grandchildren. Annette also dedicated her life and service to the Order of St John, volunteering and working in the community, as an ambulance officer, and a tutor, training and mentoring many others in the delivery and provision of First Aid during her 70 years of service.  Messages may be addressed to: The family of the late Annette Whall, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. A celebration of Annette’s life will be held at Westpark, 467 Wairakei Road, Burnside, on Wednesday, November 12, at 2.00pm.