Diana Hope (Furber) Dombroski (1924 - 2018)

Born 27 Sep 1924 in Australia

Ancestors

Died 5 Jan 2018 at age 93 in Auckland, New Zealand

Biography

Diana was born in 1924. She is the daughter of Neville Furber and Amy Carey.

The New Zealand Herald January 11th 2018

DOMBROSKI - Diana Hope (nee Furber) Dombroski, Diana Hope. Climbed her last mountain on 5 January 2018, in Auckland. Tiritiri Matangi guide, table tennis ace, Scrabble master, Poet Lorakeet, traveller and tramper, photographer, opera buff and wise owl. Mum to Karen, Marc and Erik; mum-in-law to Robyn, Sylvie and Allan; grandma to Maya, Joe and Holly, Ella and Logan, Willem, Hester and Myren, Grace and Sam, and Theo; great-grandma to Luca, Lucien and Desmond. At Diana's request, a private family funeral was held on 9 January. Donations welcome to www.tiritirimatangi.org Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi in lieu of flowers. "It's turtles all the way down."

Sources

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:245M-GZC : 15 March 2018), Diana H Furber, 1951; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLBQ-JQH : 4 July 2019), D H Furber, 6 May 1947; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004466318.