Obituary of Mrs. Andrea Juliette Elvery

Many friends in Queensland and New South Wales will deeply regret to learn of the passing of Mrs. A. J. Elvery on March 17, at Redcliffe, where she had been residing with her elder daughter since the commencement of last year. Mrs. Elvery passed away peacefully in "Nylean" Private Hospital, Redcliffe, after a brief illness, following a sudden seizure, which overcame her during a church service at the Redcliffe Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, March 14. Her untimely demise came as a shock to her relatives and friends, as prior to the seizure Mrs. Elvery appeared to all to be enjoying excellent health.

The late Mrs. Elvery was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 3, 70 years ago, and at the age of three years left with her people to settle in Bundaberg, Queensland, which city was then only a hamlet. In 1885 she married the late Mr. George Elvery, who was a native of Alkham (Kent) and who came to Queensland at the age of 11 years aboard the sailing ship Great Queenslander. Mr. Elvery died in Sydney, in February 1924, at the age of 61. Mr. and Mrs. Elvery lived in the Bundaberg district for a number of years, and later, with their family, they moved to Toowoomba, where they made their home and became well-known and highly respected citizens. Altogether the late Mrs. Elvery lived in Queensland for nearly 50 years before leaving with her husband to take up her residence in Sydney. Mrs. Elvery endeared herself to her many relatives and friends by her gracious, kindly manner and her unfailing eagerness to help at all times, and she will be sadly missed within a very wide circle.

She was interred at the Toowoomba Cemetery on Friday morning last, after a memorial service at the Neil-street Methodist Church, which was conducted by the Rev. B. M. Frederick, who had been a personal friend of Mrs. Elvery's since 1903. Mr. Frederick later officiated at the graveside.

The late Mrs. Elvery leaves one son, Mr. W. A. Elvery (of the motor business, which bears his name); two daughters, Mrs. James B. Smith (Redcliffe); and Mrs. Fred Daller (Bondi, Sydney); one brother, Mr. Charles Thygesen, Senr. (Goondoon, North Queensland) and six grandchildren to mourn their loss. Floral tributes were received from: Will, Ede and Et; Will and Nell; Ede, Jim and Edris; Et, Fred, Nola and Garth; Mavis, Betty and Allwyn; Ag., Ern and Wilga; Chas. and Merc.; Mr. and Mrs. G. Arnold, Thelma and Walter; Mr. and Mrs. George Deller; Mr. and Mrs. J. Deller; the staff of Elvery's Garage; the R.A.C.Q., Toowoomba branch; the President and Members of West Toowoomba Croquet Club; nieces and nephews; the Jensen Family (South Kolan); the Directors and Staff Toowoomba "Chronicle"; the Staff of Austral Motors Limited (Brisbane); the Levitt family; Mrs. Holman and daughters; Mrs. C. Lawton and E. Howard; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Short; Mr. and Mrs. J. France; the Beirne family; Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Redman; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Elder and family; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caton; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Coles and family; Mrs. Hills and Misses Newlands; Miss R. E. Moreton; Mr. and Mrs. W. Remlinger; Connie Jeffreys; George Rollston and sisters; Mr. G. Anderson and family; Mr. J. Fitzpatrick; Mr. and Mrs. H. Chote and family; Eric and Len Caton; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rex and family (Brisbane); Messrs. O. W. and W. Bowyer; the Thygesen family, Alice, Mabel, Chas. and Nell (Cleveland); Mr. Edward Gold; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith and family (Redcliffe); Mr. and Mrs. J. Tilbury (Redcliffe); Mrs. M. Goodwin (Redcliffe); Mr. F. H. Chamberlain and sons; Mr. and Mrs. R. Willey and family; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. A. Dunn; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jefferson and family; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Scanlan and family; Mrs. T. Cossart and daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howarth; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McConachie and family; Miss Gertrude and Mr. Ken Kemp; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cook; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Brown; Mr. and Mrs. W. Munro; Alice, Jack and family; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Tooth (Brisbane); Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Duncan (Brisbane). Messages of condolence were received from: Eric France and employees; the director and staff Marlin Wilson Brothers Ltd. (Brisbane); Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Kelly; Miss Fogarty; the Bridgman family; Cecil and Dorothy Goffage (Brisbane); Mrs. Dorothy Treloar; Miss Jean Jessop, Mr. and Mrs. G. Perrins; Mr. and Mrs. Hector G. Jones; Ossie Dale (Sydney); Mrs. S. McCracken (Bundaberg); Jack and Alice McCracken and family (Bundaberg); Miss Phoebe Jensen (State School, Pine Hill); Mrs. A. Brandt (Childers); Reg and Biddy Johnson (Roma); the Elvery family (Bundaberg); Eddie and Elsie Tooth (Brisbane); Ted and Anne White (Brisbane); Miss Elsie McDonald; George, Jean and family (Bundaberg); Chas and Kath Thygesen (Miles); Miss Gladys Holman; Mr. and Mrs. Hutton (Lakemba, Sydney); Martin Jensen and family (South Kolan); Doug and Edna Duncan (Brisbane); Mr. and Mrs. M. Keen (Randwick, Sydney); Mr. Frank Hennessey; Miss Jean McDonald; Mr. Frederick Thompson; Fred and Peggy Carver; Mr. A. R. Leslie; Mr. and Mrs. J. Rogers and family; Jim Mulhern; Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood, senr., and Veen; the Specht family (Wellcamp); Miss Cecelia Cloake; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wilkins; Ruby and Dick Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. S. Buhot and family; Mrs. Jean Rose; H. and N. Rye; employees of Lucy's Garage; Mr. and Mrs. George Horn; G. B. Nuss and family; Syd Nuss and family; Flo and Eddie Steele and Mater; Mrs. E. Warren; Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Gauld, Norma and Bobbie; Mr. and Mrs. Hutton and May; Mr. and Mrs. J. Lamb and Iris; and Misses Lamont.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 23 March 1937. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)