Russell; Shirley Mae, nee Armstrong
Biography
BiographyAlmost everything in this node comes from an October 9, 2005 'Leader' obituary.
Dates of addresses come from electoral rolls, as do the couple's full names.
She met her husband (unnamed) while working in Taita; Lawrence Russell was a carpenter, in electoral rolls. After they married , they moved to Upper Hutt in the mid-1950ws, and raised four children.
She worked at Maidstone Furnishing; then the Russells bought a Four Square grocery in Heretaunga, on Fergusson Drive.
Taught violin for many years; a cup at St Patrick's College is named in her honour.
Involvement in voluntary social work led to her being elected to city council in 1983; she served for 18 years, and contested the mayoralty several times.
J P and marriage celebrant from the mid-1980s; last wedding in 2004.
She began selling real estate during her time in Council; retired from Gillies & Mark in 2003, but continued to help with open homes.
Involved in Red Cross emergency housing for many years.
Foundation president of the Champagne Club. (Possibly began as the Tudor Club, began in May 1979; 100 members by May 8
Former member, Hutt Valley Soroptimists.
Dates of addresses come from electoral rolls, as do the couple's full names.
She met her husband (unnamed) while working in Taita; Lawrence Russell was a carpenter, in electoral rolls. After they married , they moved to Upper Hutt in the mid-1950ws, and raised four children.
She worked at Maidstone Furnishing; then the Russells bought a Four Square grocery in Heretaunga, on Fergusson Drive.
Taught violin for many years; a cup at St Patrick's College is named in her honour.
Involvement in voluntary social work led to her being elected to city council in 1983; she served for 18 years, and contested the mayoralty several times.
J P and marriage celebrant from the mid-1980s; last wedding in 2004.
She began selling real estate during her time in Council; retired from Gillies & Mark in 2003, but continued to help with open homes.
Involved in Red Cross emergency housing for many years.
Foundation president of the Champagne Club. (Possibly began as the Tudor Club, began in May 1979; 100 members by May 8
Former member, Hutt Valley Soroptimists.
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Details
Date of Birth1933Place of BirthNgaruawahiaDate of Death27th September 2005Place of DeathTe Omanga HospicePlace of ResidenceArarino Street, 1960Gillespies Road, 1966SexFemale
Place of BirthNgaruawahiaDate of Death27th September 2005Place of DeathTe Omanga HospicePlace of ResidenceArarino Street, 1960Gillespies Road, 1966SexFemaleMarriage
HusbandLawrence John RussellWifeShirley Mae Armstrong
WifeShirley Mae ArmstrongFamily
FatherDavid ArmstrongMotherRuby ArmstrongChildMIchael RussellLorin FrancisLisa RussellMandy Russell
MotherRuby ArmstrongChildMIchael RussellLorin FrancisLisa RussellMandy RussellConnections
OrganisationUpper Hutt City Council
Upper Hutt City Library (14th Oct 2017). Russell; Shirley Mae, nee Armstrong. In Website Upper Hutt City Library. Retrieved 23rd Feb 2019 08:25, from https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25591