22 November 1932 to 16 June 2026
Passed away peacefully at Copper Crest care suites. Much loved husband of Dorothy for 67 years. Father and father-in-law of Karen and Peter Lock, Chris and Denise Hancock, and Pauline and John van den Kerkhof. Special Granddad to 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. A Requiem Mass and celebration of Bill’s life will be held at St Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 114 Elizabeth St Tauranga on Monday 22nd June at 11.00am, followed by burial at Pyes Pa Memorial Park Cemetery. Rosary Service to be held at Legacy Tauranga, 383 Pyes Pa Rd, at 4:30pm on Sunday 21st June. Tributes for Bill’s family can be left at www.legacyfunerals.co.nz/s/hancock. Communications to the Hancock Family, c/- Legacy Funerals, PO Box 3136, Tauranga 3142.