They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

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Details for Nikita William Maria Kerstens

Warrant Number:	14933
Surname:	Kerstens
Forenames:	Nikita William Maria
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	36
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	Unknown
Date of Burial:	26 May 1995 (Friday)
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	SEC2
Plot #:	702C
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	KERSTENS - In loving memory of WILHELMUS HENRICUS ANTONIUS, 1930-1968. and his much loved son, PIMOTHY ANTHONY (Pim), 1959-1986. Loved son and brother, NIKITA WILLIAM (Nik), 1958-1995

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Kerstens	William Henry Antony	Burial	Adult	38	Unknown	11/07/1968
Kerstens	Pimothy Anthony Maria	Ash Burial	Adult	27	Unknown	02/07/1986
Kerstens	Gertrude Pia Antionette Ferdinande	Ash Burial	Adult	91	22/01/2023	13/05/2023