On Saturday 1st November 2014 in Whakatane Hospital, aged 88.

Dearly loved husband of Anne and the late Val. Loved father and father in law of Jonathan and Sue, Lesley and John, Felicity and Bill, Simon and Alison. Loved ‘Grandpa Bernie' of Demelza, Nadia, Sebastian, Aaron, Melissa, Natasha, Zara, Serena, Andrea, Justin, Hannah, Caleb, Joshua, Mark, Ian, Siobhan and Nicholas. Great Grandpa of Ryan, Echelon and Judah. Special friend of Susan and Steve, David and Angela, Andrew and Vicki.

'Well done good and faithful servant”.

A celebration of Bernie's life will be held in St Margaret's Anglican Church, Newall Street, Kawerau on Wednesday 5th November at 11am followed by burial in Kawerau Cemetery. Messages please to the Blakely family c/- PO Box 2070 Whakatane.