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Remembering those we have lost: this week’s death notice roundup
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Moyra WHITE
WHITE Moyra on May 17, peacefully in hospital, Moyra aged 96 years, late of St George’s Residential Home, Millom, beloved wife of the late Eddie and the late Bill, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother and friend. A private funeral service will be held in due course. Family flowers only; donations in lieu towards The Stroke Association and/or The Blind Society may be sent to Sheldon (Funeral Services) Ltd, Lapstone Road, Millom. Tel 772295.
Mavis HEAVYSIDE
HEAVYSIDE (nee Pacey) Mavis Passed away on Thursday May 18, aged 89. Dearly loved wife of the late Bill. Treasured mum to Mark and Tom. Much loved mother-in-law of Christine. A proud nanna to Rachel, Jenna, Lois and the late Faye. Great grandma to Beatrice and Arron. A sister, sister-in-law, auntie and good friend to many who will be sadly missed. Please meet for a service at the Trevelyan Chapel, Dalkeith Street on Wednesday June 7 11:30am. Donations if desired may be left after the service or c/o Little and Caine website for Cancer Research. Any enquiries to Little and Caine, 48 Ulverston Road, Dalton. Tel: 01229 462564.
Bill JINKS
JINKS Bill Aged 94 passed away peacefully in the care of St Georges Nursing Home, Millom on May 19. Beloved husband of the late Vera, a loving father to Averil, a special pops to Charlotte, Niya, Zari and Anny Vera, father-in-law to Will and a dear friend to many. A service to celebrate Bill’s life will be held at St Peter’s Church, Ireleth on Friday June 2 at 11:00am followed by burial in Ireleth Cemetery. Family flowers only and donations if so desired for St Peter’s Church and the Alzheimer’s Society may be left at the service or via the Little and Caine website. All enquiries to Little and Caine, 48 Ulverston Road, Dalton. Tel: 01229 462564
Alexandre Patricia SMITH
SMITH Alexandre Patricia Passed away on Monday May 15 aged 66. Daughter of the late Gordon and Sybil. Dearly loved partner of David, treasured mum to Tara and Alexander. Grandmother to Sophie and a special sister to Christine and her brothers, aunt and friend. Please meet for a service at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday June 6 at 2pm prior to burial in Barrow Cemetery. Donations if desired may be left after the service for Sacred Heart Church funds. All enquiries to Little and Caine,1-3 Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Tel: 01229 820747
Thomas James WHITE
WHITE Tom passed away peacefully in Furness General Hospital on May 21, aged 84 years. Beloved husband of Jean. Much loved dad of Jan and father-in-law of Paul. Treasured Grandad of Aimee and Conor. Cherished great-grandad of Henlie, Milahnijean and Axton and a good friend to many. Friends please meet for a service at Thorncliffe crematorium on Monday June 5 at 11:30am. Family flowers only please. Donations if so desired for RNLI (Barrow) may be sent via the Little and Caine website. All enquiries to Little and Caine, 1-3 Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Tel: 01229 820747
Kevin BRAKEWELL
BRAKEWELL Kevin Nora and Ian, would like to thank all the family, friends, Kev’s old work mates and neighbours for their kind condolence messages, flowers and support. Kev fought Cancer with courage, dignity, independence and humour, thank you to all who helped Kevin do this. Much gratitude also to Stuart Jackson (Jacko) for all his kind words at the ceremony, it was the perfect way to celebrate Kev’s life. Lastly thanks to Paul, Pam and all staff at Little and Caine who helped Kev plan his inevitable final journey, it went exactly the way Kev wanted.
Irene DAVIES
DAVIES (nee Smith) Irene, passed away peacefully at home in the loving care of her family aged 82. Dearly loved wife of Ron, treasured mum to Debbie and Michael. Proud and loving nana to Stacey, Bethan, Callum, Joss and Zac. Special great-grandma to her five treasured grandchildren. A special mother-in-law to Hazel and the late Ronnie. An aunt and dear friend to many. Please meet for a service on Tuesday June 6, 11:30am at Thorncliffe Crematorium. Family flowers only donations if desired may be left after the service or c/o Little and Caine for North West Air Ambulance. Any enquiries to Little and Caine, 1-3 Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Tel: 01229 820747.
Brian Joseph EDWARDS
EDWARDS Brian Joseph Aged 90 years of Mountbarrow Road, Ulverston. Passed away peacefully on the May 23 2023. A much loved husband, dad, grandad, great-grandad, father-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle and good friend to many. Friends please meet for a service to celebrate Brian’s life on Tuesday June 6 at 11.30am at the Trevelyan Chapel, Barrow-in-Furness. Donations if so desired for the British Heart Foundation may be left at the service or sent c/o Little and Caine Dalton. All enquiries to Little and Caine, 48 Ulverston Road, Dalton. Tel: 01229 462564
Jean BARRASS
BARRASS Jean Jean Barrass born November 7 1937 in Manchester, passed peacefully on May 18 2023 with family by her side at St George’s Care Home, Millom. Loving mother (David & Mathew and Farzana, daughter-in-law), grandmother (Kameela, Sarina, Hana & Adam) and sister (Tina). Predeceased by brothers Arthur and Fred, sisters Blanche and Jessie. A dedicated employee of Tesco as North West Security Manager and a hard working independent retailer and merchandiser. A dutiful caring contributor to the Millom community for many years in various charitable volunteer roles. She will be dearly missed and always in our hearts. ‘Celebration of Life’ Service – Monday June 5 2023, 11am at the Salvation Army Millom Corps (Nelson St, Millom; LA184DW). Family flowers only; donations in lieu towards The Salvation Army and/or Millom Community Church may be left at the service or sent to Sheldon (Funeral Services) Ltd, Lapstone Road, Millom. Tel 772295.
Maureen ROWLEY
ROWLEY Maureen Aged 74 of Marsh Street, Askam. Suddenly but peacefully at home on May 21. Beloved wife of the late Ken. Much loved mum, mother-in-law, nanna, great-nanna, sister and good friend to many. Friends please meet for a service on Tuesday June 6 at 12.15pm at St Peter’s Church prior to Burial. Family flowers only please and donations for St Peter’s Church can be sent via the Little and Caine website. No black please. All enquiries to Little and Caine, 48 Ulverston Road, Dalton. Tel: 01229 462564.
Henry HOLDFORTH
HOLDFORTH Henry George (Harry) Aged 87 years of Spey Walk, Walney, (formerly of West Hartlepool), passed away peacefully on May 24 2023 at Furness General Hospital, with his loving family by his side. Dearly loved and adored husband of the late Margaret, much loved dad of Michael, Darran and the late Mark. Treasured grandad and great-grandad. A dear brother, brother-in-law, uncle and good friend to many who will very sadly missed (RIP). Friends please meet to celebrate Requiem Mass on Thursday June 8 at 12 o’clock at St. Columba’s Catholic Church, Walney, prior to cremation at Thorncliffe Crematorium. All enquiries to Little and Caine, 1-3 Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Tel: 01229 820747
Sylvia SLOAN
SLOAN Sylvia The family of the late Sylvia Sloan would like to express their sincere thanks and deepest gratitude to all the family, friends, neighbours and carers for their kind words of sympathy, cards, flowers and messages of condolence following their very sad loss of a beloved mum, mother-in-law, sister nanna and grandie on Friday May 5. It has been a great comfort for them to know how much she meant to everyone and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Special thanks to Father Deacon Steve for his support, compassion and caring words, to Margaret Miller for presiding at the organ, and the Choir of the Churches. Thank you to St.George’s Nursing Home nurses and carer’s for their kindness, attention and care while resident with them. Also, to Heather Wright and her team at Barrow Co-operative Funeral Care, for their professionalism, sensitivity and compassion during the funeral arrangements. Chetwynde Hotel for their kind and lovely hospitality. And Aimee Flowers of Dalton for the beautiful arrangements. The generous donations in Sylvia’s memory towards Barrow RNIB have been very gratefully received.
Peter Wilson SHAW
SHAW Peter Wilson on May 26 peacefully at Furness General Hospital aged 85 years. Beloved husband of the late Mary, much loved dad to Ian, Susan and Peter, father-in-law to Barbara and Graham, loving grandad to Craig, Katie, Mark, Clare, Amy and great-grandad to Lewis and Maisie. Funeral service will take place at St John’s Church, Flookburgh on Friday June 9 at 11am. Family flowers only please. Donations, if so desired are for Cancer Care and can be left online via www.saundersfunerals.com or sent to Saunders & Son Funeral Directors, 24 Winfield Gardens, Allithwaite, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7DF. Tel: 015395 32566.
Susan ROWE
ROWE Susan Lynn on May 19, peacefully in the care of Millom Hospital, Sue aged 71 years of Millom Road, Millom, dearly loved mother of Tammy, Kelly & Steven, loving nanna of Kieran, Tyler, Hadley, Layton, Cerys, Cobey & Darcy, sister of the late Shirley, sister-in-law of Patricia and good friend to many. The funeral service will be held on Friday June 9 at 1.00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Millom, followed by cremation at Thorncliffe Crematorium, Barrow. Please note that the wearing of black is optional. Family flowers only; donations in lieu towards Millom Hospital may be sent to Sheldon (Funeral Services) Ltd, Lapstone Road, Millom. Tel 772295.
Tom BERTRAM
BERTRAM Tom on May 19, suddenly but peacefully in Hospital, Tom, aged 87 years of Glencoe Close, Haverigg, beloved husband of Joyce, loving father of Christine and Kevin, grandfather of Scott, Ross, Anna and Freya, brother, uncle and friend to many. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday June 7 at 2.00 p.m. at St Luke’s Church, Haverigg, followed by burial within the churchyard. Family flowers only; donations in lieu towards North West Ambulance Service Charity may be sent to Sheldon (Funeral Services) Ltd, Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4BZ, Tel: 01229 772295.
Dennis WILSON
WILSON Dennis Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Much loved husband of Muriel for 61 years. Loving father of Annette and Andrew, loving grandad of Peter, Bethany, Lewis and Harrison, and great-grandad to Olivia, father-in-law of Peter and Leanne and good friend to many. Friends please meet for service at Thorncliffe Crematorium on Thursday June 8 at 11.30am. Family flowers only please but donations if so desire to Askam United Football Club and may be left at the crematorium or sent C/o J L H Chorley Funeral Directors 28 Myrtle Terrace Dalton LA158BP Telephone 01229 463166.
Pauline ELLIOTT
ELLIOTT Pauline Passed away April 29 2023. As requested by Pauline a private service was held at Abbey Mount Chapel on Monday May 22. The family of Pauline would like to express their esteemed gratitude to Dr Yousef, Leanne, the Oncology Department, the Eurology Department, especially Jess and all staff on ward 4 at FGH, Dr Cullen and Dr Griffiths, Lesley Wood and Craig Davidson for their empathy and kind administrations.
