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Here are a selection of notices published earlier this week.
Death Notices
Ann Ida Mary MULHOLLAND (nee Sutton)
Ida passed away peacefully in hospital, surrounded by family on Sunday 4th December 2022 aged 76 years. Beloved wife of the late Gerry and born in Dublin, Ireland, she was the precious daughter of Patrick & Margaret Sutton (deceased) and dear sister of Jerry and the late Pat & Frank.
A devoted mother to Aidan, Sharon, Andrea & Barrie. Ida leaves her treasured grandchildren, family, and many friends heartbroken and will be sorely missed by them all. Rest in Peace. Flowers welcome or donations in lieu to Willow Wood Hospice or Miles for Smiles. Enquiries to Fallon Family Funerals 0161 371 9431.
Peacefully in a nursing home on 7th December 2022, aged 86 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Alvaro and Mum of Adrian. A funeral service will be held at Altrincham Crematorium on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 at 12noon. All enquiries to Arthur Gresty Funeral Homes, 305 Manchester Road, Altrincham, WA14 5PH 0161 973 1515.
With sadness we announce Dudley’s death on 4th December 2022, in hospital, aged 89 years. He was the beloved husband of Pam, dearly loved father of Chris and Ian and much loved by all the family.
Former proprietor of W H Ashworth & Son, Opticians, of Cheadle and Heald Green. A Service of Thanksgiving will take place at Brown Lane Methodist Church, Heald Green on Tuesday 20th December at 12:30pm.
Family flowers only please; donations, if desired, to ‘Rotary International Disaster Response Fund’ https://my.rotary.org/en/disaster-response-fund. Enquiries and donations to Jonathan Alcock & Sons Ltd., Brook House, Brook Road, Cheadle. SK8 1PQ tel. 0161 428 2097 www.jasfunerals.co.uk.
21.09.32 - 19.11.22. We wish to announce the death of Stan a much loved husband, dad & grand-dad, brother of the late George, Norman, Ronald, Raymond & Ethel - survived by wife Stella, children Andrew, Janet & Claire and grandchildren Ena & Zoe.
A private memorial service will be held at Altrincham Crematorium 9.30am Wednesday 21st December in lieu of floral tributes please send any donations to the RNLI and The Salvation Army.
Peacefully in Hospital on November 29th 2022 after a short illness. Aged 83 years of Davenport, Stockport. Former teacher at Stockport School. Dearly loved Partner of Shirley. Beloved Dad of Rachel and Laura and much loved step father of Rachel and Hazel.
Very Special Grandad of Kieran, Daniel, Amy, Leo, Laila, Samuel, Alec, Joss, Alex and Connor. Dear Brother of the Late Brian Bullock and a Very Good Friend to many.
Service will take place at St Georges Church, Stockport on Thursday December 22nd 2022 at 11.00am followed by a private family burial at Cheadle Cemetery. Family flowers only please, donations are invited in David's memory to a charity still to be chosen All enquiries to D Connolly & Son Funeral Services 0161-480-1234.
Dorothy BUTTERWORTH (Stafford)
With great sadness Keith announces that Dorothy passed away in Fairfield Hospital. Dorothy would wish that relatives and friends donate to the Liver transplant unit at St James Hospital, Leeds. All enquiries to Kavanagh and Coates funeral services, Tel: 01706 623 623.
On 10th December 2022. Peacefully at Marpledale Nursing Home in Stockport. Beloved husband of the late Rona, much loved dad to Dean, loving brother of Margaret and Vera and of the late Dorothy, Elsie and Betty. A dearly loved uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Frank was a true gentleman with an abundant sense of humour and a kind heart. A devoted husband and father. Proud of his WW2 evacuee status. A keen crown green bowler and founder member of The Time of Your Life club for over 30 years.
Fondly remembered and sadly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him. The funeral will take place early in the New Year. Arrangements TBC. Enquiries to Raymond, Massey Funeral Directors. Tel. 0161 443 1663.
On the 1st of December Shaun passed away peacefully after a brave fight till the end. Much loved husband of the late Christine, loved son of Hughie, Pauline and step dad to Colin. Much loved brother of Carol and Marcus.
Loved uncle of Paul, Kady, Rhys, Olivia, Taylor, Amber, Maisie, Hollie and Paul. Son in law of the late Jack and Mollie. Brother in law of Warren, Stephen, Kath and Anthony. Nephew of Barbara and Eileen. Cousin to Michell, Janine and the late Stephen.
Special friend to Steve and Bev, Kp and Jade. A good friend to many at work and the Greengate and all his raf mates. Funeral to be held at Rochdale Crematorium on Monday 19th December at 1.00pm.
Shaun will be leaving Hare Hill at 12.30. No flowers, only family, donations to Springhill Hospice, Broad Lane, Rochdale. Shaun’s wake will be held in the Greengate public house. Thankyou.
Sadly passed away on 6th December 2022 at Newlands Care Home aged 81 years. Brenda will be greatly missed by all her friends and staff at Newlands. Funeral will take place at Stockport Crematorium, Rowan Chapel on Friday 30th December at 1.00pm. All enquiries to G Burdett Funeral Services Tel: 01663 762618.
Fell asleep after a long illness at home. Mother of Carol, John and Ian and beloved sister of Jo. The funeral will be at Stockport Crematorium, Rowan Chapel on the 30th December at 2.30pm and the wake will be at Brinnington Labour club. Family flowers only and donations if desired to Cancer Research. John Brierley & Son 440 Buxton Road Great Moor Stockport SK2 7JB.
Passed away at Bury Hospice on 10th December 2022 aged 86 years. The funeral service will be held at The Manchester Crematorium on Friday 30th December at 11:30am.
Norma will be sadly missed by husband Keith, daughters Karen & Gail, son Keith, and their beloved families. Family flowers only, donations if desired to Bury Hospice and Macmillan UK. All further enquiries to Bury Co-op Funeralcare Tel 0161 764 4177.
Died peacefully on 1st December 2022. Dearly loved Husband of Cathy, much loved Dad of Rosie and Tom, Father-in Law of Huynh and Steve, and Grandad of Hugh and Matilda.
Beloved Brother of Mary, Anthony, Anne and the late Michael and Paul, and Brother-in-Law, Bob. He will be sadly missed by all of his family and friends.
Funeral service on Thursday 22nd December, 10.45am, at the Rowan Chapel, Stockport Crematorium, Buxton Road, Heaviley, Stockport, SK2 6LS. No flowers please, but donations, if desired, can be made to The Christie or Mind via https://memorygiving.com/johnfaulkner. All enquiries to George Ball & Son - Funeral Directors Tel: 0161 432 2131.
On the 6th December 2022, peacefully in Christies Hospital and of Cheetham Hill aged 75 years. Beloved wife of the late Mark, loving mum of Mark and Paula, big nana and sister and loved by all her family.
The funeral Mass will be held at St Thomas of Canterbury Roman Catholic Church, Higher Broughton on Thursday 29th December at 11:00am followed by interment at Blackley Cemetery at 12:15pm. No flowers please.
Donations if desired, cheques made payable to The Christie may be forwarded to Silletts Funeral Service, Spring Lane, Radcliffe, M26 2TQ. Or online via the family's memorial page which can be found at www.sillettsfunerals.co.uk.
Born in Swinton 22.12.31 & passed away in Australia 01.12.22 aged 90 years. Son of Samuel & Martha (dec). Brother of Ethel & Joyce (dec), Anne, Florence & Frank. Beloved husband of Jeanne (nee Massey, dec) Much loved father, grandfather, brother and uncle. Forever in our hearts.
Peacefully at his home in Gorton. Much loved and sadly missed by all his family and friends. Funeral service to take place on Thursday 22nd December at St James Church, Gorton at 12.15pm, prior to interment at Gorton Cemetery at 1.15pm. All enquiries please to Mulligan's Funeral Service 0161 220 7900 654 Hyde Road, Gorton, M18 7EE.
Passed away peacefully in hospital on November 18th 2022 surrounded by her loving family aged 58 years. Beloved wife of Jonathan, Much loved Mum of Grant. Also a loving Daughter, Sister, and Auntie who will be deeply missed but fondly remembered by all who knew her.
On Monday December 19th Joan will be received into St Thomas More RC Church for Requiem Mass at 10.30am followed by committal at Blackley Crematorium Centre Chapel at 12 noon. Family flowers only please donations if preferred to "British Heart Foundation" All further enquiries to Gemma Kennedy of Michael Kennedy Funeral Service Blackley tel 0161 277 9205.
Passed peacefully in hospital on 5th December 2022, aged 82 years. Beloved Wife, Mum and Grandma. Sadly, missed by all. The funeral service will be held on Friday 23rd December 2022 at St Marys in the Baum Church at 10.00am with Interment at Rochdale Cemetery at 11.00am.
Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to The British Heart Foundation All further enquiries to Kilpatricks Funeralcare, Co-op. Tel: 01706 374461.
Peacefully on Friday, 9th December 2022 at Abney Court Care Home, Cheadle, aged 88 years. Alan, the loving Husband of the late Doreen, much loved Father of Paul, Katie and Julia and Grandfather of Jacob, Alice and Floyd. Alan will be sadly missed by everyone.
Service at Withington Methodist Church, Manchester, on Thursday 22nd December at 1pm prior to committal at Manchester Crematorium (New Chapel) at 2.30pm.
Family flowers only please. Donations may be sent if desired to Alzheimer's Society or Alzheimer's Research UK. All enqs. and donations to Jonathan Alcock & Sons Ltd., Brook House, Brook Road, Cheadle. SK8 1PQ. Tel 0161 428 2097.
Margaret Linda POVAH (nee Taylor)
At the Royal Bolton Hospital on Sunday 4th December surrounded by her family, Margaret aged 77, the loving wife of Malcolm, much loved mother of Stephen and daughter Sharron. Also daughter-in-law Francine and son-in-law Gavin.
A dear grandma to Joshua, Thomas and Nathan and great-grandson Harley. The family would like to express their gratitude and thanks to the following: The North West Ambulance Service, doctors, nurses and ALL staff at The Royal Bolton Hospital, especially those on the Resuscitation Unit and Wards C4, B4 and B1.
They would further like to acknowledge the help and excellent support given by the staff of Right Care, Bolton Ltd. Also Adele Connor and Anne-Marie Rosler, private carers to Margaret. Christine Monks of Bolton Age UK, plus all at 'Bolton Home Instead'.
Special thanks go to Laurent Fernandez-Moreno of Bolton Carers Support and all the staff and team at the Memory Cafe, Edgeworth. Margaret was the last surviving member of the Salford Y.C.L's 'Taylor Sisters' being pre deceased by Amy 2010 and Mary 2021.
The family would wish donations made in Margaret's memory to - The Memory Cafe, at the Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgeworth, BL7 0AP. Margaret's Cremation will be on the 5th January 2023, with a celebration of remembrance and reflection to be held the following day. She was much loved by many and will be sadly missed by all. Further information 01204 301957.
On 24th November 2022, passed away peacefully at Manchester Royal Infirmary, aged 90 years. Beloved Wife of the late Thomas Regan. Devoted Mother to Thomas, Michael, Teresa, Francis, James, Gerard and Brendan. Much loved Grandma, Sister, Sister-in-law and Auntie.
Funeral Service to take place at 11.45am on 19th December 2022 at Sacred Heart Church, Levenshulme Road, Gorton, Manchester. Then committal to the New Chapel at Manchester Crematorium.
Passed away suddenly at her home, aged 72 on the 16th November 2022. A beloved Mum to Tracy and Wayne. A devoted Sister, Auntie, Nanna, Great-nanna and friend to many. She will always be in our hearts and never forgotten. Funeral will take place at Blackley Crematorium on the 19th December 2022 at 1pm.
Martin SKELTON (formerly Muldoon)
22/07/1970 - 27/11/2022. Martin will be sadly missed by his loving mum Annie, his son Denham, all of his brothers and sisters and his great many friends. Service to be held at St Augustine's RC Church All Saints (off Oxford Rd) on Friday 16th December 10am followed by his burial at Southern Cemetery. Any donations will be collected for the NSPCC.
At Springhill Hospice, Aged 89, December 13th 2022. Loving husband to Jean and adoring dad to Zoe, Kelvin and Jenny and later a very happy grandad to Carrie, Emma, Eleanor, Victoria, Oliver, Joshua, Tom, Robson and Caitlin.
Years later a great grandad to Ryan, Conor, Rory, Owen, Orla and Henry. Will be dearly missed by family and friends. The funeral service will be held on Thursday 29th December at Rochdale Crematorium at 1pm.
Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to Springhill Hospice. All further enquiries to Rochdale Funeralcare, Co-op. Tel: 01706 653622.
Passed unexpectedly on 12th December 2022, aged 83 years, at North Manchester General Hospital. Beloved husband of Eileen. Devoted Dad of David and Brendan. Supportive Father-in-law. Proud Grandad. Brother and Uncle. Dearly loved, highly respected and deeply missed. Thank you to the staff at North Manchester General Hospital for caring for Brendan.
The Requiem Mass is to be held at Our Lady and St Joseph’s RC Church, Mary Street, Heywood OL10 1EG followed by a Committal at either Rochdale or Middleton Crematorium – funeral date/information is to be confirmed and will be uploaded as soon as possible.
Family flowers only please. Donations in loving memory of Brendan are gratefully accepted for Springhill Hospice. All enquiries to Cutgate Funeralcare tel: 01706 643215.
Peacefully on 8th December 2022, aged 87 years. Reunited with her beloved Husband Bill, a wonderful Mum to Lynn, a cherished Grandma to Claire, a treasured Sister to George, Sister In Law to Carol and Doreen and also a lovely Auntie to all her Nieces and Nephews.
She will be deeply missed but fondly remembered by all her loving family and friends. A service will be held at Blackley Crematorium on Friday 23rd December at 2pm.
Family flowers only please with donations preferred to the Alzheimer's Society. All enquiries to Co-operative Funeralcare, Blackley. Tel: 0161 795 3400.
Sam sadly passed away aged 67, on Saturday 3rd December after a long illness. Sam, beloved husband to Geraldine. Father to Annie, Hannah, Katy, Grace, and Becky. Treasured Grandpa to Kaitlyn, Brayden, Cailum, Aibhlin, Tristan, Frederick and Harry.
He will be sadly missed and never forgotten for his amazing Christmas quizzes, iconic radio show on NMFM and 38 years as a RMHN. Funeral to take place at Blackley Crematorium on Monday 19th December at 10 am. All enquires go to Lilleywhite Funeral Home. Donations suggested to Kidney Care UK.
Margaret Joyce (Joyce) WILLIAMSON
It's with great sadness that the family of Margaret 'Joyce' Williamson announce her passing on 19th November 2022. Joyce was the widow of Charlie Williamson. Mother to Julie, Stuart, Gail and Duncan and grandmother to Iona, Lexie, Matthew, Nicholas, Kitty and Libby.
Joyce's funeral service will be held at Altrincham Crematorium at 11am, on Thursday 15th December 2022. Donations in lieu of flowers may be gifted to Headway. For all enquiries, please contact Mike at Arthur Gresty Funeral Homes, 305 Manchester Road, Altrincham, WA14 5PH, 0161 973 1515.
In Memoriams
Who died 10th December, 2008. Miss you still and always will. In my heart forever - Your Loving Daughter Susan xx
Birthday Memoriams
11/12/1964. Happy Birthday to our Darrel in heaven. You left us so quietly without a fuss and broke the hearts of all of us. - Loving Mum, Son Ryan, Brother Curtis and Sister Natasha xxxx
16th December 1968. From everyone who loved him.
Acknowledgements
Rona, David, Alison, Mark, Simon and their families, would like to thank everyone for their cards, kind messages of sympathy and donations to the M.S Therapy Centre in memory of Alan.
Also to the overwhelming number of friends and family who attended the service at St John's Church. Our heartfelt thanks also to Acorn Lodge Nursing Home who cared for Alan with much love and compassion during his last three weeks.
A special thank you to Rev Aysha St.Giles for her lovely service. Finally many thanks to the staff at Brookdale Gold Club for their excellent service and to Farrell-McCartan Funeral Services for their kindness and care during our sad loss.
Tony, Mary's twin brother would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours who have attended this Requiem today to celebrate her life. For the many cards of condolence, words of sympathy and donations to CAFOD also Aid to the Church In Need, received during his recent sad loss.
Tony would also like to thank Fr John, the Catholic Chaplain at North Manchester General Hospital, for his spiritual care of his sister Pat and his spiritual care given to him.
Grateful appreciation is extended to the Doctors, Nurses and Staff on Ward C3 for the care Pat received during her time with them and for all the kind consideration shown to him. Tony would also like to thank all the staff at St Mary's Care Home, Moston for all the care they gave to his sister.
Extended appreciation is given to Fr Martin Saunders for his kind and comforting words of ministrations Also to Michael Kennedy and staff at Greater Manchester Funeral Service, for their caring and professional arrangements. GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.
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