On Friday, December 6, 2024, peacefully at Christchurch Hospital, aged 90 years. Dearly loved wife of Colin for 69 years, and loving mother and mother-in-law of Tracey and Andrew, Jason and Tina, and Quentin and Leti. Greatly loved Nanna of Holly, Sasha, Aidan, and Hannah. Dearly loved sister of Margaret Secker (deceased), Ken Stockdill (deceased), Alan (deceased) and Bettine Stockdill, and Mavis Smith. A special thanks to the doctors, nurses and carers at Burwood Hospital Ward D1 and Christchurch Hospital Wards B4 and A4, also the staff at Ngaio Marsh and Kaiapoi Lodge for their outstanding care of Alma. Messages may be addressed to: The family of the late Alma Drain, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. The funeral service for Alma will be held in our Rangiora Chapel, Wai-mana, 92 Kippenberger Avenue, Rangiora, on Wednesday, December 11, at 1.00pm, followed by a burial at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery. To watch a livestream of the service, please go to lambandhayward.co.nz/obituaries and click on the link in Alma’s obituary.