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Jill CRANSTON Obituary

Passed away suddenly, but peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Palmerston North Hospital on 21 February 2026, aged 81 years.
Loving wife of the late Robert. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Andrew and Alison, and Bronwyn and Stuart. Proud Nana of Casey-Lee and Jacob, Kaitlin and Max. Loved sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend to many. Special thanks to the ICU team for their dedicated care of Jill. Family and friends are invited to attend a service for Jill at the Feilding Funeral Chapel, 282 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, on Monday 2 March 2026 at 2.00pm. For those unable to attend, a livestream will be available to view on Jill's tribute page at www.beauchamp.co.nz/tributes


Published by Manawatu Standard on Feb. 24, 2026.

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Suzanne Wall

February 27, 2026

Condolences to all the family at this sad time. Jill and Robert and Shirley and Beth were very much part of Kairanga Country Girls Club and Kairanga Young Farmers Club and we had many happy times together. Jill will be fondly remembered. RIP

Antony Minnell

February 25, 2026

Condolences to all the Family at this time. I would like to acknowledge Jill´s longstanding and significant career with formerly Trustbank and Westpac Bank. Jill was a very caring person and well respected by all her colleagues and customers. Jill was a big part of the fabric of the Feilding community and will be missed. Antony Minnell

Johanne Mary Brown

February 24, 2026

Condolences to the family at this time. My memories
of Jill was with the TeKawau Netball against the
Rangitikei. Jill was in the team when Mrs. Beattie
was the manager - I have great memories of those
times spent with her training and playing.

Johanne Brown (nee Young) formerly of Bulls.

Lyn and Gary Barnett

February 24, 2026

We were saddened to hear of Jill's passing. We have both known and enjoyed Jill's company over many years. Our sincere condolences to the family. Jill was well respected and thrived on hard work and organizational skills. Jill will be sadly missed.
Lyn and Gary Barnett

Sheryl Coleman (Christian)

February 24, 2026

My sincere condolences to all the family - I grew up with Jill as our parents were very good friends and I am so sorry to hear of her passing. Kind regards Sheryl Coleman (nee Christian)

Michael Ford

February 24, 2026

To Jill's Family
Please accept our sincere condolences. Jill was a lovely lady who did a huge amount of work for our Feilding and District Community. I enjoyed our many years of association at Feilding Promotion, and Jill was very kind to my Mum through the Oroua Club association.
Cherish your memories.
Michael Ford
Mayor
Manawatu District Council

Helen Worboys

February 24, 2026

Jill you will be sadly missed by your community. Thankyou for your years of support and involvement RIP now

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Memorial Events
for Jill CRANSTON

To offer your sympathy during this difficult time, you can now have memorial trees planted in a National Forest in memory of your loved one.

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282 Kimbolton Rd Feilding, Manawatu