On Monday, February 26, 2018, in her 96th Year, Stella left us so peacefully, surrounded by her family. Dearly loved wife of the late John, loved mother and mother-in-law of Ray and Arona (USA), Peter and Hilary (Aust), Marje and the late Bob, and Ian and Viv (Picton), loved grand mother of Sally, Tim, Chris, James, Sophie, Arun, Anand, Benny & Olive and great-grandmother of Finn, Darcy, James, Ethan, Stella, Blake, Briar, Emily, Charles, Astrid & Sterling. Messages to the Butcher family c/o PO Box 10345, Christchurch 8145. A service to celebrate Stella’s long and happy life, will be held in the Ferry Park Chapel, 297 Ferry Road on Tuesday, 6 March, at 2:00pm. Private cremation thereafter.