JOYCE PICKTHALL
MRS Joyce Pickthall, of Crawshaw Hall Nursing Home, passed away at the home on Thursday, February 13, aged 92.
A funeral service will be held at 2.30pm on Thursday, March 5, administered by Rev. Stephen Cook, at Burnley Crematorium, followed by cremation.
Flowers welcome, however donations, if desired, can be made online by visiting www. fredhamer.co.uk.
MR Frank Raby died in Fairfield Hospital on Tuesday, February 18.
Frank was born and bred in Bacup and went to school in Haslingden.
He worked for 28 years at Suttons where he made lots of friends. Frank left Suttons to look after his mother and father.
He never married to have children, but was like a second dad to all his nephews and nieces.
He remembered all their birthdays and made sure you always got a card.
Frank knew lots of people and had many friends from his home town of Bacup. He enjoyed a brew and a smoke. When he went for a smoke he would always ask, “Do you want to go for a last smoke?”
Frank was a very kind and generous man and if you were one of his friends he would buy you gifts and sweets on special occasions. His hobbies were playing cards and bingo but really just for the company. One thing Frank enjoyed was spending time with his nephews and nieces when they were growing up. He liked to go on holidays, bringing back gifts, mainly sticks of rock from Blackpool.
Frank is leaving a large family of brothers, sisters, and lots of nephews and nieces plus many friends too numerous to mention.
A service will be conducted by Peter Golding at Burnley Crematorium, at 2.30pm on Tuesday, March 3.
Funeral director: Margaret Goodwin for Woods Funeral Service, Bacup.
MADELINE ELSWORTH
MRS Madeline Elsworth, of Osborne Terrace, Stacksteads, died peacefully at home after a lengthy fight against lung cancer, aged 75.
She was born in Waterfoot where she lived until her marriage, when she moved to Stacksteads, living there for the rest of her life.
She attended Waterfoot County Primary School and then Fearns School.
Madeline was employed at Mullards in Waterfoot and Mullards in Southampton. She also worked in various local shops until her retirement.
She enjoyed craft working, knitting, travelling throughout the British Isles in the family motor home, particularly on the West Coast of Scotland and also travelling around Europe.
She leaves her husband of 54 years Edward, children Suzie, Ian, James, Andrew and Stewart and their partners, 18 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and brother John.
A service will be held at the Chapel of Rest on Tuesday, March 3, at 1.15pm followed by interment in Bacup Cemetery at 2pm conducted by Mr Peter Goulding.
Many thanks to Rosie and all the staff at The Primrose Suite in Burnley General Hospital.
Funeral director: Anthony Johnson Funeral Services Ltd, Bacup.
MARGARET OGLEY
MARGARET Ogley passed away on Monday, February 24, aged 84.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma.
A funeral service will be held at 1.45pm on Tuesday, March 10, at Burnley Crematorium, conducted by Rev. Julie Barrett.
Family flowers and donations if desired, requested to Rossendale Hospice.
Funeral director: Dawn Winfield for Fred Hamer Funeral Service.