Obituary.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 204, 21 April 1905, Page 2

Obituary.

■ Si. ED®I®LE fbou. I. regret w» barr ' to record the sudden death ofone or our pioneer founders of Kawhia, viz., I Mr EdummL Le JProu. who expired J geehi, where (aa was hia habit to take The fleoeaseffa career was both use"fill andinlerestihg—-a worthy example manjUaftiuldWlcdr fcfiihk henefik to Hl! '< apd.jQonnfry, Although ». Frenchman, by a —* hl »Rw er <F a WP parts thnftd of determination, forethought, coujpfed with a staunch and kindly heart, ever tappy ! clouds were dark, always hopeful oi the alternate* &ykgy-mai*BW?tha •nhject oflfe a | cursory glance back the path trodden may i wK Ut*h3kear . Mr Le Proa served hia time ae an apfcttMapug hrmcurerJ*4e¥efcpißg to dn -•■■ engmebf, - after which he joined the navy, and service in the Crimean War, - * deceased gentleman’s most prized posFTnHffiphj Mr P-ron—afterward* irhen he landed, si.Ak»rod.,M>i estate; lished the first blacksmitby ■ oi» the Banks Peninsula. ydar J 862 he married Miss Mary" (jeraam (uieee if the late Mesdame de Melnianbhe), »HfPnjae,®ris issueotthe marriage, eno oltha former (Mrs J. Soott) being,. ajreirfctio*ti • 1 .1 _ e « 1a io "X.T m 1 >ra

resident of Kawhia. The late Mr.^, n 1 Prou settled in Kawhia ibout Ave years ago, and since that time has acqtfiwl Considerable i tpwn. Deceased was highly respected} I wher-- 1 over he was was recognised h's were particularly fond otcMr djei Ptgu, and some of the his residence here we?e spent pleasure and amusemwakLlatfaV rising generation. nmrnJ .A- ■ ’ _ | The death having occurred/, ao sudSnly, an inquest was held at-- Mn* amUton’s residence dS"‘Wednesday .HnmUtaSaoaOW a 5 tcpronor, and the following jn»cwt*, empanneled ; —Messrs Eftareman), E. D. Hamilton. Hodgson, ? idonnolly, BW»<w*;«id ; Andrew last myself, deceased ruaduGhaifc’ißergt were coming from We parted in a boat, but we .made .such diMie headway thatTrt> ; f(tetjWS tegHwdget out and walk to The ,We had only walked I'when* .4O»rjnrde Sdhen he fell down ae immediately; he dm nBt litter a, rd.—Chris, Berg gave oorßOtwwtl've ibfidence.—Dr C. C. Jenkins sworwMn having known deceased 15 Months. In his opinion death} WHi syndopefd«H»Mhg b»b«*itiB ! senile decay. In tyg, opßjfertt'' th was due to natural causeasriA. liot in accordance lence was — ‘he interment tootrJ*»Or jMte«h>J rnoon, when a lar^e sl £UWbSf l h* i nds followed the cortegs.MpqJSjFn a Cemetery. The Mitehell ducted the burial servicer-s’“ r i»<» , «o ilOfllOMlll .u . i'