Farewell to Rye ‘stalwart’
ONE of Rye’s most dynamic citizens was farewelled at a memorial service attended by 250-300 family and friends at three sites, Tuesday 19 January.
The service was held at St Andrews Anglican Church, and live-streamed into the church hall, as well as to Rye Primary School hall across the road. Another 80 people viewed the service online from home.
There was much to celebrate in the life of Pauline Powell OAM, pictured, who was described by well-wishers as a “stalwart of the community”.
Ms Powell, who died aged 88, was born at Murrumbeena in 1933. She trained as a pharmacist and, in 1958 aged 25, moved to Rye to become the town’s pharmacist – a role in which she thrived until retirement in 1994.