DEVOTED MUM DIED AFTER FIT
Family and friends tell of sadness as Sioned passes away aged just 33
TRIBUTES have been paid to a talented singer and mum-of-four who died suddenly after suffering a fit at her home.
Sioned Wyn Roberts was pronounced dead at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, last Tuesday, despite desperate attempt by her partner Daniel and paramedics to save her after she collapsed at her house in Yr Hendre, Caernarfon.
Her devastated brother, Meilir, said: “They really did fantastic work and carried on after getting her pulse to try and resuscitate her at Ysbyty Gwynedd for another hour and a half.”
But the 33-year-old former Ysgol yr Hendre and Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen pupil died at 5.45am.
Meilir, 40, said his sister loved music and sang in a women’s choir, CôrNarfon, formed to compete at this year’s National Eisteddfod and was to take part in an audition for the Voice on Thursday.
He added: “She particularly liked songs with meaning to them and love songs. Among her favourite artists were Celine Dion and Bette Midler. She was trying to compete in The Voice after taking part in a similar Welsh show a few years ago. She also wanted to try X Factor because she had the confidence.”
Meilir said his sister, who enjoyed cooking and loved changing her hairstyle, was a devoted mum and committed family woman. Both had been brought up by their mother Heather after their father, Huw, died in an accident while building the Channel Tunnel in the 1990s when Meilir was only aged 15 and Sioned just eight.
“We had always been close - as brother and sister and as a family. Sioned’s children were everything to her and she was able to enjoy life.”
She had recently booked to take her two daughters on holiday to Benidorm, while her partner, Daniel, was to take their two sons to enjoy some football. The children are all young; the eldest only 12, he added.
Sioned’s aunt, Enid Jones, of Penygroes, said: “It’s been a massive shock to us all and we’re all devastated. She was a real darling.”
Sioned’s friend, Llywela Roberts, said: “I hadn’t known her for long, but we had just gelled. She worshipped her children and was good fun.
“She was going to sing at my wedding. I still can’t believe it.”
One of the leaders of CôrNarfon, Manon Elis, said: “I’d known her for years. Everybody’s in shock. It’s a huge loss. Our sympathies are with the family.”
Caernarfon councillor Roy Owen said: “It’s a huge shock. She was quite a character. I’ve known her family for years and we all want to send our condolences.”