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Frank Groufsky of Cobden - served in WW2.
Paul Hutchison
There was a Frank Groufsky in Hokitika don't no if its the same one but the one from Hokitika was my godfather
Tania Gibson
Hi he was originally from hokitika or his family's was. I'll tag my mother shell know. Gail Cochrane
Paul Hutchison
Tania Gibson Frank from Hokitika was a ventrologist who used to bring hid puppet on my birthday. many fond memories.
Tania Gibson
Dosnt sound like him but they would have been related.
Margaret Elaine Sadler
Handsome looking grandad Tania Gibson
Shelley Donaldson
Frank was a lovely man Tania and a great neighbour
Lynn Welsford
I knew both Frank and Margaret from Saturday night housie. They were both very lovely people.
Kylie Stenberg
So many awesome memories of Grandad. From his beautiful budgies and carnies to the massive vege garden on Mckane Place that was
always immaculate :)
I loved his Coal miner stories with Uncle Tom and the mean roasts they would cook.
Rip Grandad you were a Gentleman and one of a kind :)
Graeme Williams
I remember Frank when he and his family lived in McKane Place Cobden. They were friends with my parents, and were a very friendly family.
Ann McIlroy
The Groufsky family were our neighbours my parents Doreen & Len Jarvis had many saturday nights with them playing cards or mum baking for Sunday afternoon tea for all of them.
Debbie Cogger Griffin
great man xxxxxx
Noeline Brittenden
I knew your Grandad when they lived in Cobden. Mc Kane Pl.
Helen O'Dea
Wow its amazing how the likeness comes through in the generations down.
Tracee Helem
I remember your Grandparents. My Grandparents (Jim and Nettie Hynes) lived in McKane Place also:-)
Kathy Duthie
gosh i remember frank, we lived in ward street
Hayley Skeats
What a cool pic Tania Xx
Tracey Rhodes
If you want the photo fixed take to signlink graphics in Hoki they are amazing
Christine Stewart
Frank was my marching instructor in Cobden.
Monica Harvey
Frank was my friends dad her name was Noeline and she was married to Peter Mckenzie and passed away several years ago and they lived in Mc Kane pl she also had a sister called Margaret we worked together at Woolworth she was a great person
Kylie Stenberg
Hey. Small world. Kaye is my mum, the other daughter, she died in October last year. It's never easy to say goodbye to the past generations of greymouth.
Christine Stewart
Amazing! what about Gail? all these names keep coming back.
Kylie Stenberg
Gail is good, still living in greymouth :)
Paul Agnes Smith Did he have a daughter, Kaye?
Debbie Cogger Griffin Paul Agnes Smith yes
Paul Agnes Smith Thanks. I remember her working at McKenzies.
Cheryl Pinn Frank took us for marching late 60s
Anne Honey Weren't there a few girls?
Wayne Leckie Remember Frank when we lived in Munro ST
JohnandKathleen Ranger Always grew marigolds. What a display.
Heather Newby I love marigolds.. ever since I was given a packet of seeds at primary school.
Debz Muston We lived across the road from them and always saw them out doing thegardens. They were beautiful too
Trish Rennie Along with his wife they loved their housie evenings too...lovely people..Daughters .Noeline, Gail and Kaye..
Debbie Cogger Griffin And a daughter Margret
Pamela Jones Very handsome knew him well. Went to school with Margaret.
Anne Miller Mcmillan Lovely people . We used to go and play at their house with kaye and the jarvis family
Barbara Fitzsimmons Anne Miller Mcmillan I bet ya did
Rob Absalom I went to school with Gail who married Murray Cockrane
Brian Wright Did housy with Frank at cobden school
Lyn Whittle I remember him when I lived at number 5
Lyn Gosling I remember Kaye Groufsky working in my parent's shop in Mackay St
Paul Agnes Smith Kaye and I were an item, long time ago.....
Ann McHugh Hi Tania,were your Great Grandparents Edward and Gladys(née Herring).My Grandfather August,was Edwards brother. Ann
Neroli Kay Frank was our next door neighbour
Monica Harvey His daughter Noleen was my friend she was my brides maid they were a lovely family there were 3 girls I think
Rachael Smythe Immaculate gardens always - I remember the vege garden so big
Percy Billett I Trucked for Frank up Rewanui
Christine Stewart He was our marching instructor in Cobden.
Lynn Welsford Such a lovely man!
Sharon Burrell Remember going there all the time. Gail use to babysit us, then I use to for her. Great family, we all loved our housie at the Cobden School.
Les Lindbom To see his garden was like going on tour, he love telling you all about it
Donna Harvey Tania Gibson your great grandparents with aunty Dot and uncle John
Tania Gibson Donna Harvey that’s a good one to keep thanks Donna.
Sue Bousfield Yes Christine I was about to post the same. A really lovely man.
Sue Bousfield His daughter Noelene was married to my uncle's brother Peter McKenzie.
Vern Pattinson New Frank In later years Tommy Jervis boarded there is worked with Tom at Rewanui
Marilyn Berendt Did they live in Davey Street Hokitika?
Anne Routhan My uncle was called Frank Groufsky too. He lived in Park Street Hokitika.Frances his wife was my mums sister Joyce Stopforth.. they did not have any children.
Fay Glasson
I remember the Grofsky family well I grew up on Firth Street and my dad Eric Findlay had budgies as well
Kristin Haussmann
Frank wife was one of my godparents when i was baptised the other one was Malcolm wills
Ian Haussmann
Kristin Haussmann was he a taxi driver
Josephine Wesley
Lovely family...lived opposite us in McKane Place.
Vern Pattinson
I remember him
Jo Evans
If you post on old nz photographs, they can help with the quality of your lovely picture
Judy Kristiansen
Great hairdo
Stephen Tvrdeic
Frank and Margaret - good people, helped raise a lot of money for Cobden School through their weekly support of the Cobden School Housie.
Trish Rennie
I remember Frank and Margaret from “housie” days….lovely couple …
Stephen Tvrdeic
Mary Hopkins
Yes I remember
Debbie Cogger Griffin
Fabulous family lots of great memories
Veronica Moore
Two beautiful souls
Elaine Rainey
I remember Frank. We used to live in Wickes st Cobden just around the corner from him. I was a marching girl in the 60s and he used to be a Marshall during competitions A lovely guy
Pamela Gibb
My grandfather was Frank Groufsky from Hokitika but his wife was Sarah Jack, they had 7 children that grew to adulthood. There was 2 large families of Groufsky's in Hokitika as 2 brothers married 2 sisters. This was in late 1890 - early 1900.
Sharon Burrell
Loved going down to their place through the track off Firth St to McKane Pl.
Christine Hansen
My uncle.. mum was Bloss Groufsky (Thomas).
Denise Bradley
Remember whole family well
Lois Iacoppi
Good looker
Debra Kokshoorn
Noeline and Peter did too I used to go to their house to see them.
Ian Tennent
We should not forget the efforts and lives of our grand parents.
Wayne Leckie
Remember the family my family lived in Monroe st.
Leanda Moka
Now I've seen the photos of them yes he was a hardcase, she got the work done at house lovely couple
Ken Duncan
so would of being in 15 platoon with my great Uncle Ken Bannister . its not well known but at least some Maori soldiers from the Coast served originally in the 20th battalion then shifted to the 28th when the 20th(Canterbury which included the West Coast as 15 platoon) changed to an armoured Unit after the battle of Ruweisat ridge. members of the 20th were given the option of staying or moving to other infantry units. their platoon commander in early stages of the war was one Charles Upham VC & Bar
Stacy Muston
We used to live next door to him in mckane place really nice and friendly and was always out there in his back garden and kept his front lawn emaculate was so awsome living next to him
George Gardner
Patrick Francis 066352. Embarked between July/December 1942, along with Reginald Alexander 50280, Bernard Jack 50604 & Albert Joseph. Seems it was a large family based from Hokitika
Neroli Kay
We lived next door
Sue Seymour
I remember the name Ernie Groufsky, was he a travelling salesman guy on the coast in the 60’s?
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Mary Costello
Kylie Stenberg
Vern Pattinson
Tommy Jarvis was boarding with them
Percy Billett
Trucked of Frank up Rewanui
Pauline Failes
My grandmother was Pauline Groufsky, originally from Hokitika, she married Tom Baxter who died while working on the building of the Otira tunnel (being celebrated on 4th August?) - they lived in Stillwater.
Judy Bagnall
Pauline Failes I knew you had a connection there!
Meagan Williams
The Groufsky's lived across the road from my grandparents in McKane Place. Fred and Cath Batchelor.
Amy Bijou Stoop
Janenne Beaton, so where are these 2 on the family tree?? Fascinating
Sue Bousfield
He was my marching coach. A lovely man.
Paul Agnes Smith
Kay's family?
Trish McTaggart
That was Bernie Groufsky Sue
Christine Stewart
Lovely man and family, marching coach for some of us.
Steven Shrives
Wow that’s a pretty cool picture of him
Tania Gibson remember his massive vegetable garden and his aviary well use to love visiting when auntie kay was staying
Brenda Gill
A Great man
Judy Collins
Love this!
Stacy Muston
Clementeena Barnes i bet you this face looks familiar
Clementeena Barnes
Yep sure do youmy Frank grohusky next door neighbo
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