Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project
Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Latitude: -43.53391159697334, Longitude: 172.69018650054932 | Click to get directions to Ruru Lawn Cemetery
Notes:
Ruru Lawn Cemetery opened in 1941 and although approaching capacity it was still open for casket and ash burials in 2019.
Headstones
| Thumb | Description | Status | Location | Name (Died/Buried) | 
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Headstone - Amanda J Nimmo Amanda Joy Nimmo (nee Duxfield), 14.1.1976 - 13.1.2008, beloved mother of Abigail. Dearly loved mother and missed by all her family and friends. Till we meet again darling Amanda. |
Block number: 14, Plot number: 396 | Amanda Joy DUXFIELD (d. 13 Jan 2008)
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Headstone - Frederick Bowles 4063 PTE F BOWLES, 7th Contingent S.A.W, died 20.3.1956 |
Block number: 1A, Plot number: 197 | Frederick BOWLES (d. 20 Mar 1956)
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Headstone - Grant P Meates Grant Patrick Meates, 9 March 1961 - 21 August 2012, dearly loved husband of Sarah, much loved Dad of Nicholas and Jeremy. We miss you terribly, your love and laughter,you are forever in our hearts and lives. |
Block number: 48, Plot number: 10 | Grant Patrick MEATES (d. 21 Aug 2012)
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Headstone - John L P and Margaret J McKone J.L.P. (Jack) McKone, 270369 Sgt 2nd NZEF NZ infantry, died 30.6.1997 aged 77 years; Margaret J. McKone, died 7.3.1998 aged 77 years. |
Block number: 1I, Plot number: 187 | Margaret Joan HAYWOOD (d. 07 Mar 1998)
John Leo Patrick McKONE (d. 30 Jun 1997) |
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Headstone - Joyce M Gedge and son. GEDGE. In loving memory of Joyce Mavis, 10.10.1918 - 10.11.2007, dearly loved mother of Lynley and Nigel. A loving, devoted and caring mother. Nigel David, 9.11.1957 - 24.5.2012, treasured son and brother of Joyce and Lynley. Our deeply loved courageous and inspiring Nige touched many hearts. |
Block number: 15, Plot number: 392 | Joyce Mavis DAHLBERG (d. 10 Nov 2007)
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Headstone - Robert H and Doreen E Gearry R.H. (Bob) Gearry, 16286 S/Sgt 2nd NZEF NZ Infantry, died 12.9.1978 aged 63 years; Doreen E Gearry, died 15.3.2004 aged 81 years. |
Block number: 1F, Plot number: 117 | Doreen Ellen ANDREWS (d. 15 Mar 2004)
Robert Henry GEARRY (d. 12 Sep 1978) |
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Headstone - Vincent P and Noeleen A Meates V.P. Meates, 652757 DVR J Force, NZASC, died 27.3.1984 aged 58 years; Noeleen A Meates, died 18.12.2013 aged 82 years. |
Block number: 1F, Plot number: 145 | Noelene Allison HEAVEY (d. 18 Dec 2013)
Vincent Patrick MEATES (d. 27 Mar 1984) |
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All Burials
| # | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Buried | Person ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  ?, Margaret Parker |
bur. 16 Sep 1981 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  | I13971 |
| 2. | ABBOTT, Charlotte |
bur. 03 Jul 1882 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5930 |
| 3. | ABERHART [Ted], Edward Charles |
bur. 09 May 2012 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6583 |
| 4. | ABERHART, Jeanette Marie |
bur. 04 Jul 1989 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I22024 |
| 5. | ABERHART, Michael Charles |
bur. 28 Feb 2013 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6584 |
| 6. | ALLEN, Ronald Arthur Henry |
bur. 23 Feb 1960 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I23511 |
| 7. | ANDREWS, Doreen Ellen |
bur. 09 May 2004 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6634 |
| 8. | ANDREWS [May], Florence Laura May |
bur. 13 May 1975 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6643 |
| 9. | ANDREWS, Walter |
bur. 29 Aug 1937 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6494 |
| 10. | ARCHIE [Betty], Edith Elizabeth |
bur. 05 Oct 2015 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6658 |
| 11. | BATEMAN, Lois Helen |
bur. 15 Jan 1948 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I9275 |
| 12. | BEADEL [Hubert], Herbert John |
bur. 29 Nov 1926 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5943 |
| 13. | BEADEL, Ralph Stephen |
bur. 09 Dec 1960 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6058 |
| 14. | BEYERS, Peter Bernard |
bur. 25 Jun 1953 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I16256 |
| 15. | BIRDLING, Betty Denise |
bur. 24 Jul 2004 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I16100 |
| 16. | BOWLES, Frederick |
bur. 22 Mar 1956 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14962 |
| 17. | BOWLES, Joyce Ellen |
bur. 28 Jan 1975 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15089 |
| 18. | BRAND, Rosiland Mary |
bur. 09 Feb 1966 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6059 |
| 19. | BUXTON, Emily Elizabeth |
bur. 09 Jul 1913 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5932 |
| 20. | CARR, Walter Hector |
bur. 15 Mar 1982 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15095 |
| 21. | CASHMERE, Doris Eileen |
bur. 16 Jul 2012 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6958 |
| 22. | CLOUT, Eliza |
d. 04 May 1882 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I13810 |
| 23. | COLLENS, Mavis Lillian |
bur. 11 Mar 1996 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I8099 |
| 24. | COLLINS [Henrietta], Etta Frances |
bur. 07 Jun 1949 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11069 |
| 25. | COLOMBUS, Lisa Ellen |
d. 04 Sep 1982 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I19487 |
| 26. | CORRICK [Spencer Franklin], Spencer Francis |
bur. 1978 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I8272 |
| 27. | COTTER, Anthony John |
bur. 27 Apr 1960 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I18519 |
| 28. | COTTER, Colin John |
bur. 05 Feb 1985 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I16310 |
| 29. | COULTHARD, Harold Ernest |
bur. 10 May 1971 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5806 |
| 30. | COULTHARD, Joy Irene |
d. 17 Feb 2012 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I10503 |
| 31. | COULTHARD, William Robson |
d. 06 Aug 1946 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5805 |
| 32. | DAHLBERG, Joyce Mavis |
bur. 14 Nov 2007 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I9323 |
| 33. | DAVIDSON, Andrew William |
bur. 03 Mar 2005 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I3294 |
| 34. | DAVIS [Julie], Julianne |
bur. 14 Mar 2019 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I19482 |
| 35. | DAVIS, Vincent |
bur. 2005 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I2835 |
| 36. | DAVISON, Gerald Hawdon |
bur. 13 Apr 2018 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6068 |
| 37. | DOOLAN, Mary Ann |
bur. 29 Jun 1907 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5920 |
| 38. | DRURY, Robert |
bur. 29 May 1937 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I21835 |
| 39. | DUNCAN, Catherine Jane |
bur. 25 Mar 1970 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6251 |
| 40. | DUXBURY, Stella Jane |
bur. 25 Sep 2014 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6715 |
| 41. | DUXFIELD, Amanda Joy |
bur. 16 Jan 2008 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I7978 |
| 42. | DUXFIELD, Eileen Mary |
bur. 03 Jan 2007 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I7603 |
| 43. | ECCLETON, Brian Joseph |
d. 03 Apr 2020 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15043 |
| 44. | EGGERS, Joan Alice |
bur. 29 May 2013 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5304 |
| 45. | FARR, Samuel Charles |
bur. 16 Jul 1918 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5917 |
| 46. | FITZGIBBON [Jean], Johanna Patricia |
d. 22 Jan 1968 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11058 |
| 47. | FRANKLIN [Ronald Daniel], Ronald Donald |
bur. 1981 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6652 |
| 48. | GALLAGHER [Gay], Myra Tregea |
bur. 29 Sep 1997 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I1420 |
| 49. | GEARRY, Robert Henry |
bur. 14 Sep 1978 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6635 |
| 50. | GIDDENS [Don], Donald Ross |
bur. 20 Mar 2005 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17263 |
| 51. | GIDDENS [Buster], Walter Steven Osborne |
bur. 13 Jul 1968 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17262 |
| 52. | GORDON [Nancy], Annie Annan Scott |
bur. 17 Dec 1984 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I10502 |
| 53. | HALES, Billee Pamela |
d. 14 Sep 2021 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6676 |
| 54. | HAMMOND, Betty |
bur. 01 Feb 2010 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6627 |
| 55. | HAYLOCK, Amy Ida |
bur. 25 Mar 1967 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6506 |
| 56. | HAYLOCK, Laura Agnes |
bur. 18 Nov 1952 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5418 |
| 57. | HAYLOCK, Theresa Josephine |
d. 13 Mar 1927 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5415 |
| 58. | HAYLOCK, Viola Edith |
bur. 24 Aug 1942 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6175 |
| 59. | HAYWOOD, Margaret Joan |
bur. 11 Mar 1998 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14944 |
| 60. | HEAVEY, Clara Monica |
bur. 26 May 1972 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14620 |
| 61. | HEAVEY [Ellen Honorah COUTTS], Eileen Norah |
bur. 05 Jul 1989 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I12911 |
| 62. | HEAVEY, Noelene Allison |
bur. 21 Dec 2013 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17225 |
| 63. | HILL, Beverley |
bur. 01 May 2018 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6012 |
| 64. | HOLMES [Berta], Mary Roberta |
d. 10 Apr 1978 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I13385 |
| 65. | JOHNSTONE, Clarence Millar |
bur. 07 Aug 1984 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6957 |
| 66. | JOHNSTONE, Douglas Noel |
bur. 04 Dec 1995 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6961 |
| 67. | JOHNSTONE, Robert Millar |
bur. 23 May 1947 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6507 |
| 68. | LANGFORD, Shirley Evelyn |
bur. 22 Jul 1994 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15558 |
| 69. | MARGETTS [Harry], Albert Henry |
bur. 22 Jan 1966 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6213 |
| 70. | MARGETTS, Albert Stanley |
bur. 17 Nov 1992 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6250 |
| 71. | MARGETTS, Ethel Beatrice |
bur. 17 Jul 2014 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6268 |
| 72. | MARGETTS [Frank], Leonard Francis |
bur. 01 Feb 2000 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6241 |
| 73. | MARGETTS, Owen Arnold |
bur. 12 Jan 1990 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6256 |
| 74. | McCLOY, Mary Josephine |
bur. 05 Nov 2008 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15300 |
| 75. | McDONALD, Harry |
bur. 08 Nov 1985 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I12831 |
| 76. | McKONE, Cyril Anthony |
bur. 27 Nov 2008 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15276 |
| 77. | McKONE [Noeline], Isabelle Noeline |
bur. 31 Jul 2017 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15142 |
| 78. | McKONE [Jack], John Leo Patrick |
bur. 02 Jul 1997 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14942 |
| 79. | McKONE [Mick], Michael Francis |
bur. 07 Jul 1956 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14913 |
| 80. | MEATES, Grant Patrick |
bur. 24 Aug 2012 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17234 |
| 81. | MEATES, Vincent Patrick |
bur. 29 Mar 1984 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17231 |
| 82. | MEYERS [Nathaniel Phillip MEYERS], Frederick Nathaniel |
bur. 16 Apr 1918 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I19278 |
| 83. | MINIFIE, George Langford Claude |
d. 20 Feb 1966 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I21838 |
| 84. | MOCKETT [Bill], William Stephen |
d. 28 Mar 2001 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I21642 |
| 85. | MORA, Brian Charles |
bur. 14 Mar 2020 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11049 |
| 86. | NIETHE [Frederick William NEALE], Frederick William Leonhard |
bur. 04 Jun 1947 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I20921 |
| 87. | NIXON, John Thomas |
bur. 10 Oct 1931 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I22234 |
| 88. | O'BRIEN [Joan], Margaret Joan |
bur. 09 Feb 2017 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15042 |
| 89. | OLIVER, Anthony David |
bur. 16 Feb 1945 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6692 |
| 90. | PADDY, Maria Churcher |
bur. 02 May 1925 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I19290 |
| 91. | PARKER, Sarah Jane |
bur. 01 Feb 1936 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5432 |
| 92. | PATON, John Archibald |
d. 01 Jan 1922 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6492 |
| 93. | PAVITT, Augustus Reid |
bur. 01 Oct 1937 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5931 |
| 94. | PAVITT, Frederick |
bur. 02 Jan 1907 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5918 |
| 95. | PAVITT, Mary Ann |
bur. 24 Dec 1922 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5916 |
| 96. | PHELAN [Johanna], Johannah |
bur. 01 Jan 1940 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6633 |
| 97. | PIKE, William Henry |
bur. 28 Mar 1910 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I9277 |
| 98. | PILGRIM, Nancy Howie |
bur. 07 Apr 2000 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I18521 |
| 99. | QUINN [Thai], Margaret Louisa |
bur. 07 Jan 1993 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14935 |
| 100. | RENWICK, Horace Poulter |
bur. 01 Jun 1944 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I9367 |
| 101. | RENWICK, Sarah |
d. 22 Nov 1968 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I21824 |
| 102. | REVELL, Minnie |
d. 08 Apr 1972 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5804 |
| 103. | RHODES, Ambrose Israel |
bur. 05 Feb 1926 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17280 |
| 104. | RHODES, Keitha |
bur. 20 Mar 2005 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I17261 |
| 105. | RHODES, Minnie May |
bur. 08 Apr 1950 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14608 |
| 106. | ROBINSON, Dora Irene |
bur. 13 Jan 1971 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I9472 |
| 107. | ROBINSON [Nellie], Elizabeth Ann |
bur. 24 Dec 1962 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I13908 |
| 108. | RUDD, Ivy |
bur. 17 Jul 1987 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11043 |
| 109. | RYDE, Leon |
d. 27 May 1990 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I22961 |
| 110. | SAUNDERS [Doreen], Esther Doreen |
d. 15 Apr 1999 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I8267 |
| 111. | SIMMONS [May], Mahala |
bur. 16 Jan 1971 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15808 |
| 112. | SKURR, George |
bur. 26 Jul 1965 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15807 |
| 113. | SPURDLE, Denise Rose |
bur. 07 Sep 1990 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I4402 |
| 114. | SPURDLE [Enid Gaye], Enid Sofia |
bur. 23 Nov 1982 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I1290 |
| 115. | STENHOUSE, Catherine Margaret |
bur. 31 Dec 1975 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6257 |
| 116. | STEVENS, Thelma May |
bur. 18 Feb 2006 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I20249 |
| 117. | TENNENT, Elizabeth Thorpe |
bur. 22 Dec 1986 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6242 |
| 118. | THOMPSON, Russell Hewett |
bur. 31 May 1972 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I3958 |
| 119. | WACKED, Joseph |
bur. 28 Dec 1916 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I20698 |
| 120. | WALKER [Kate, Katrine and Kitty], Catherine |
bur. 07 Jul 1941 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I8705 |
| 121. | WALLACE, Graham John |
d. 15 Sep 1963 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14577 |
| 122. | WALLACE [Alec], William Alexander |
d. 19 Jun 1994 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5849 |
| 123. | WASCOE, George Farrer |
bur. 20 Jul 1886 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6185 |
| 124. | WATKINS, Albert Nigel |
bur. 19 Feb 1951 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11068 |
| 125. | WATKINS, Augustus Henry |
bur. 13 Apr 1993 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11057 |
| 126. | WATKINS, Elsie Una |
bur. 22 Apr 1958 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6216 |
| 127. | WATKINS [Evan], Ernest Evan |
bur. 07 Jun 1991 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11042 |
| 128. | WATKINS, Shirley Anne |
bur. 09 Jan 1968 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I11044 |
| 129. | WATKINS, Stephen |
bur. 18 Apr 1894 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I5429 |
| 130. | WATSON, Thelma Dorothy Isobel |
bur. 08 Sep 2011 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6069 |
| 131. | WILKINSON, Lilian Rose |
bur. 28 Oct 1983 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I15683 |
| 132. | WILLSON, William George |
bur. 23 Dec 1947 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I19246 |
| 133. | WONG [Kenneth], Ken Yi Wing |
bur. 14 May 2014 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I18916 |
| 134. | WOOD, Herbert Desmond |
bur. 05 Aug 1988 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I10516 |
| 135. | WRIGHT, Harold Alexander |
bur. 04 Jun 1935 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6644 |
| 136. | WRIGHT, Luke Pilcher John Robins |
bur. 06 Sep 1932 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I14590 |
| 137. | WRIGHT, Ngaire Kathleen |
bur. 1998 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | I6651 |
