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.

LEST WE FORGET

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Details for Joe Akurangi

Warrant Number:	30956
Surname:	Akurangi
Forenames:	Joe
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	65
Occupation:	Retired Groundsman
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	01 May 1952 (Thursday)
Date of Death:	03 November 2017 (Friday)
Date of Burial:	06 November 2017 (Monday) @ 11:00:00
Funeral Director:	Evans Funeral Services Ltd
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	42
Plot #:	176
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOE (PAKU) TEKA 1ST MAY 1952-3RD NOVEMBER 2017 YOU ARE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS. GOD HAS YOU IN HIS ARMS NOW, FROM WHICH WE'LL NEVER PART. YOUR MEMORY IS A KEEPSAKE THEY REMEMBER TO THIS DAY. THE WAY THAT YOU WOULD PLAY WITH THEM, THEY MISS YOUR CHEEKY WAYS, OUR KIDS THEY MISS THERE PARPI, AND YOUR PICTURE IN A FRAME. ALL WE HAVE ARE MEMORIES WE OFTEN SPEAK YOUR NAME. WE THINK OF YOU IN SILENCE, AND DAYS BEFORE THAT TOO. WE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU YESTERDAY, WE THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY.