Nola Jonassen -This is your Life

This is Your Life : 

This is Your Life Nola Jonassen

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19th May 1920 Welcome to the world Baby Girl

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Wednesday’s Child Little Nola Brennan Two years and 1 month

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The Trendy Young Flapper

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Taken at 72 Fitzherbert St Petone Little Nola standing on tippy toes on the garden ledge with her parasol

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Auntie’s Wedding Nola was a flower girl

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Clever Clogs After Petone Central School Nola went to Hutt Valley High School and from there to Gilby’s Business College

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Working Girl With her workmates from the Registrar General’s Office on a trip to Day’s Bay

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First Date Nola met Keith Jonassen at a dance while her usual friends were away The next day they went to Titahi Bay with Maire Linklater and Charlie Griffiths on the boy’s motorcycles. They both got sunburnt that is why Keith has his jacket over his legs – to keep the sun off

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Walking out together

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Here Comes the Bride

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The Wedding was held at St David’s in Petone. 3 June 1940 Attendants Bill Jonassen Iris Brennan Albert Jonassen Ngaire Brennan

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The afternoon reception was opposite the Hutt Park Raceway

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Keith had a pass on NZ Railways so they went away for a summer holiday later that year

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Nice Hat

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Ngaire’s Wedding

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Good Times

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Michael & Louise with baby Grant

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Grant Tim Louise Michael Plus One more and a few years

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Tim and Gerard

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And finally in 1959 Mary Anne

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Putting on a Brave Face There were some hard times after Keith’s death but Nola battled on alone

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Still fit and active Nola took modern dancing lesson in the early 70’s Also around this time she learnt upholstery and recovered her lounge suite Shake it like a Polaroid Picture Don’t worry though she could still.....

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And then the kids started getting married……. Louise’s wedding May 1974

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Mother of Teenagers and still smiling Circa May 1975

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Nola the Outdoor Bowler This is about all her family saw of her the summer of 1975 - 76

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Going Green in the Garden Nola learnt Floristry and had an abundance of flowers in her garden

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May 1979

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1980’s Gotta love those glasses

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Globe trotting in Ireland

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80 & Still Going Strong May 2000

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And then the Grandchildren started growing up Siobhan & Edmund’s Wedding

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Robert & Kristen’s

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Roslyn & Kenneth

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Verity & Mike Got Engaged in New York

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Tom and Zara’s Engagement

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Genevieve and Joel’s Big Day

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Michael Anneliese Tom Zara Matthew

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Eleanore

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Grand Family Floral Art Budgerigar Society Marbling Woodgraining Indoor Bowls Outdoor Bowls Reading the ENTIRE collection of the Hutt Library Detective Sections Gardening London Women’s Rights Labour Party Paris Rome Los Angeles Scotland Ireland Singapore Queensland Friends Faith Petone Waiwhetu Masterton Otaihanga Husband Children Sewing Knitting Painting Embroidery Upholstery Mar Jong Gonna Books World Events Geneology Petanque Rowing Club Ladies Ctte Motorcycle Club Groupie Probus Catholic Women’s League Music Girl Guides Shortbread Chef

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And then she discovered a NEW passion Quilting

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Slick Chick At Eighty Five

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Last days as an Octogenerian

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32872 Days of living life to the full and still more good times to come Love you Mum

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Ninety & Not Out

To Be Continued : 

To Be Continued