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Dorothy Lillian “Dolly” Hodder Hobley

Birth
Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Death
27 Dec 1988 (aged 82)
Auckland, New Zealand
Burial
Meadowbank, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand Add to Map
Plot
ashes scattered
Memorial ID
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Daughter of Alfred Stephen Hodder (1882-1970) & Rosa Chetwood (1888-1965). She married Mervyn Dudley Bree (1906-1994) on 8 Sep 1926. He was a son of Helier Oswald MacDonald Bree, the 1st of 14 children .. https://www.familytreecircles.com/bree-58862.html

Dorothy & Mervyn had a daughter
1927 - 2017 Shirley Roseanne Bree
. Shirley married Arthur Ronald 'Ron' Stacey (1924-1997) in 1948 & had 3 children. Ron died in Whitianga. Shirley next married 'Bob' Wilson. She died in Feilding.
Wilson, Shirley Roseanne (nee Bree) (formerly Stacey). Passed away peacefully on Monday 14 August 2017, aged 90. Loving wife of Bob. Loved wife of Ron (deceased). Much loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. A private family service will be held on Sunday followed by a celebration of Shirley's life at 2.00pm at the recreation centre, Woodlands, Fielding. Please, no flowers by request.

Mervyn moved to Queensland and next married Phoebe Isabel Mills (1913-2010) in 1943.
Dorothy next married George Edward Hobley (1913-1941) who, along with 4 other men died (killed in action) on the minesweeper, Puriri . story on his page

Auckland Star, 8 Sep 1941
HOBLEY
- On September 5, at Nurse Stewart's View Road, Mount Eden, to Dolly, wife of the late George Hobley, minesweeper, H.M.S. Puriri; a daughter. Both well.
Daughter of Alfred Stephen Hodder (1882-1970) & Rosa Chetwood (1888-1965). She married Mervyn Dudley Bree (1906-1994) on 8 Sep 1926. He was a son of Helier Oswald MacDonald Bree, the 1st of 14 children .. https://www.familytreecircles.com/bree-58862.html

Dorothy & Mervyn had a daughter
1927 - 2017 Shirley Roseanne Bree
. Shirley married Arthur Ronald 'Ron' Stacey (1924-1997) in 1948 & had 3 children. Ron died in Whitianga. Shirley next married 'Bob' Wilson. She died in Feilding.
Wilson, Shirley Roseanne (nee Bree) (formerly Stacey). Passed away peacefully on Monday 14 August 2017, aged 90. Loving wife of Bob. Loved wife of Ron (deceased). Much loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. A private family service will be held on Sunday followed by a celebration of Shirley's life at 2.00pm at the recreation centre, Woodlands, Fielding. Please, no flowers by request.

Mervyn moved to Queensland and next married Phoebe Isabel Mills (1913-2010) in 1943.
Dorothy next married George Edward Hobley (1913-1941) who, along with 4 other men died (killed in action) on the minesweeper, Puriri . story on his page

Auckland Star, 8 Sep 1941
HOBLEY
- On September 5, at Nurse Stewart's View Road, Mount Eden, to Dolly, wife of the late George Hobley, minesweeper, H.M.S. Puriri; a daughter. Both well.


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  • Added: Mar 27, 2023
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251324119/dorothy_lillian-hobley: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Lillian “Dolly” Hodder Hobley (26 Jun 1906–27 Dec 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 251324119, citing Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand; Maintained by pkg (contributor 46968786).