Colin Leonard Watson

Passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, June 28, 2026, with his daughter Rachel at his side, aged 86 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Gail, father and father-in-law of Tony and Sarah, Dean and Janette, John and Al, and Rachel, Grandad of Christopher, James, George, Harriet, Adam, and Oscar, brother and brother-in-law of Margaret and Jim (deceased), Trevor and Annette, David and Maisie (both deceased), Graham and Paula, and Alan and Sue. Messages may be addressed to: The family of the late Colin Watson, C/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. A celebration of Colin’s life will be held at Oaklands, corner Halswell Junction and Wigram Roads, Halswell, on Tuesday, July 7, at 10.30am, followed by a private burial in the historic cemetery at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 705 Weedons Ross Road, West Melton.