Nanette died peacefully at her Auckland home on 13 April 2023, aged 95. A celebration of her life was held at St Joseph’s Church, Great North Road, in Grey Lynn.
Amidst the glorious stained-glass windows by New Zealand modernist painter Milan Mrkusich, with Nanette’s casket painted Yves Klein Blue and bedecked with a swathe of bird of paradise flowers, friends and family recalled their experiences of knowing.