id y , ▁V ase y ▁H ous ing , ▁with ▁V ase y ▁as ▁its ▁man aging ▁director . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁it ▁was ▁housing ▁ 2 5 0 ▁wid ows ▁in ▁Victoria ▁alone . ▁ ▁Conf lict ▁over ▁the ▁scheme ▁arose ▁from ▁the ▁consider ably ▁different ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁elder ly ▁wid ows ▁of ▁previous ▁wars ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁younger , ▁more ▁recent ▁war ▁wid ows . ▁This ▁would ▁rec ur ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁war ▁wid ows ▁from ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁and ▁war ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁Mat ters ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁head ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁the ▁War ▁W id ows ▁Gu ild ▁formally ▁sever ed ▁its ▁connection ▁with ▁V ase y ▁H ous ing . ▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁war ▁wid ows , ▁V ase y ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( OB E ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁King ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours , ▁and ▁a ▁Commander ▁( C BE ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁she ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Cor on ation ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II . ▁ ▁V ase y ▁died ▁of ▁c ere br al ▁th rom b osis ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁at ▁G raft on , ▁New