Deaths
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Bishop V. J. Kenally SJ The Most Rev Vincent J Kenally, SJ, former Vicar Apostolic of the Caroline and Marshall Islands, has died at Manila after a long illness.
He was 82. He was consecrated bishop at St Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, in 1957. As well as being the apostolic administrator of the Catholic communities in the Carolines and Marshalls he was religious superior of the Jesuit mis sionaries who worked in Micronesia. Bishop Kenally retired in 1970.
Mrs Koniu Mrs Koniu, believed to be the oldest woman in the Buin area of Bougainville, died in April. She liv ed at Malabita Village. She was a great-great grandmother. Many of her descendants remember her tell ing stories of the arrival of the first white missionaries in Bougainville.
As she was the wife of Chief Wape traditional rituals, sing sings and feast were held at her funeral as a mark of respect.
Mrs C. M. MacPherson Catherine Mary MacPherson who died at Norfolk Island on June 11, saw much of the history of that island unfold for she lived to be 90. She was a daughter of Dr P. H. Metcalfe, who married Janet Nobbs, member of a well known family on the island. Her father held a number of senior administrative positions on Nor folk. Mrs MacPherson in her lifetime lived on Fanning Island with her parents, and in Australia, where she married Mr Don MacPherson some years after her first husband, Eric Taylor-Cook, was killed in World War 11. She had lived on Norfolk Island for the last 14 years before her death. She was a beautiful singer and was a keen tennis player in her younger days. She leaves a daughter,
Margaret, of Mittagong, NSW,
from her second marriage.
Mrs A. L. Battye Mrs Amy Louise Battye, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Sarah Ann Maud (nee Quintal) Mallett, of Norfolk Island, has died at Adelaide. She was 85. She was born on Norfolk Island and married Mr S. E. (Ted) Battye. She is surviv ed by her husband, two daughters and one son.
Mr M. Whitten Mr Mervyn John Whitten, well known in the Pacific Islands since 1956, has died at Auckland after a yachting accident. He first cruised in the Pacific in the Ranganui. Later
he settled in Port Moresby where he was a builder for some years. He is survived by his wife.
Mr Arthur Nicholas Mr Arthur Nicholas, well-known in Cook Islands shipping circles, has died, aged 48. Mr Nicholas worked with the shipping division of the Public Works Department, with shippers A. B. Donald Ltd at Avatiu, and, more recently, with the Cook Islands Trading Co Ltd. He was a prominent rugby player in his younger days. He is survived by his wife Moeroa, their 12 children, 12 grandchildren, three sisters and his mother.