Rose Breeder  

Listing last updated on Sat Nov 2024

New Zealand

Nola M. Simpson
17 Montgomery Terrace
Palmerston North, NZ

Nola Simpson had been married to a rose breeder, John W. Simpson who died in 1978.

1973 New Zealand Rose Annual
p49. The Trial Grounds, 1972. Nola Simpson (nee Gordon)

It was printed in the July 17 2011 issue of "Your Weekend" supplement to "The Press" newspaper, that Nola Simpson died the previous month in Palmerton North at the age of 81.

[From World Rose News, October 2011, p. 13:] Nola Simpson (1930-2011)

2012 Australian Rose Annual
p57. Nola Simpson. 1930-2011. Nola's awards were numerous. She was the recipient of the T. A. Stewart Memorial award in 1994, Queen's Service Medal, and the New Zealand Rose Society awards Life Membership, Frank Penn Memorial Award and the coveted New Zealand Rose Award plus a Lifetime Achievement Award from the RNRS amongst others.

2014 New Zealand Rose Annual
p105.  John Ford.  The Rose Lady.  A Tribute to Nola Simpson. 
Nola Mary Gordon, the younest of 4 children born to Walter and Mary....