Leigh Antoinette Rhodes, 60, died in Tauranga Hospital. Carter was scheduled to go into surgery on Monday, the day of Rhodes' funeral but threatened to discharge himself from hospital rather than miss it. Hundreds attended Rhodes' funeral in Tauranga, a testament to how much she valued her friendships, many of which lasted a lifetime her family said. The mother and adoring grandmother split from Richardson's father Wayne Rhodes more than a decade ago, but the pair never lost touch. Through your beautiful mother you live to give love just as she did to the world.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 13, 2016 18:11 UTC