Mary Jennifer Mills Woodward

On April 20, 2026, at Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village, aged 82 years. Dearly loved wife of Peter for nearly 60 years, much loved mother and mother-in-law of John and Vanessa, David and Lisa, Joanna and Andrew Blakey, adored Granny of Phoebe, Adem, and Sam; Jonty, and Tamsin; Grace, Charlotte, and Nicholas. Special thanks to Dr Mark Cohen, Dr Jenny McLachlan and the staff at Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village for their kindness and compassion. Messages may be addressed to: The family of the late Mary Mills, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Christchurch City Mission would be appreciated and may be made online at citymission.org.nz. The funeral service will be held in St Barnabas Anglican Church, corner Fendalton Road and Tui Street, Fendalton, on Tuesday, April 28, at 2.00pm, followed by a private cremation.