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William Alexander "Arch" MURRAY

FUNERAL HOME

Lamb & Hayward Westpark Chapel & Memorial Garden

467 Wairakei Rd., PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545

Christchurch, Canterbury

William MURRAY Obituary

Passed away peacefully in ICU at Christchurch Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, January 5, 2026, aged 80 years. Dearly loved husband of Chris; legend of a Dad to Scott and James, their wives Monique and Erika; much-loved Granddad of William and Ben, and Ben's partner Wynter; cherished great-Granddad of Ihi. Respected by his colleagues and loved by his many friends. The family extend their sincere and heartfelt thanks to the staff of ICU and ED for their exceptional care, compassion, and kindness. Messages may be addressed to: The family of the late Arch Murray, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. A memorial service to celebrate Arch's life will be held at Wai-mana, 92 Kippenberger Avenue, Rangiora, on Friday, January 16, at 10.30am.

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Published by Southland Times on Jan. 10, 2026.

Memories and Condolences
for William MURRAY

7 Entries

Anne-Marie and Mark Keviile

January 14, 2026

Dearest Chris and Family, we are very sorry for the loss of your lovely Arch. It was so good Chris that you and Arch had that we trip down to Invercargill last early December. It was a lovely surprise for Eileen . I enjoyed having lunch with you all at the Tuatara. Rest In Peace Arch.

Hugh Murray

January 13, 2026

Chris and family
We are so sorry to hear of Arch's passing. We will miss his visits when he was down south, his enthusiasm for his work and love for his family.
Hugh and Kerry Murray
Invercargill

Alasdair & Wendy Henry

January 12, 2026

Our thoughts are with you all at this time. Plenty of memories of playing in river/creek behind house in Redan. Just below flaxmill.

Judy and Ken Lawrie

January 12, 2026

Sending our deepest sympathy to Archie´s family, Judy and Ken Lawrie

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Ray veint

January 11, 2026

Sorry to hear of Archie passing. Condolences from Veint family

David Murray

January 10, 2026

Dearly loved brother of David (Chch) Elizabeth McIvor (Invercargill) Eileen Fahey
(Invercargill) Isobel Fanshawe (Chch) Sadly missed.

Margaret Henry

January 10, 2026

Chris,I am sorry to hear that Alex passed away my sincere condolences to you and the boys he was a much loved cousin and I have lots of good memories of him when we were younger, Alex came up to the farm at Tuturau and helped Dad with the lambing, to riding Biddy the Shetland Pony who didn´t think anyone should be on her back, to speeding around the sand dunes at Oreti beach. RIP Alex

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