Alderson's Family Funerals

Thank you to everyone who has created an online remembrance candle to help honour the memories of your loved ones this Father’s Day. Below, we have the final candles that were submitted.

Thank you so much to everyone who has submitted a remembrance candle so far. The opportunity to create a candle will come to an end today (Sunday 16 June).

Candles submitted before 5pm today will be shared on our page on Monday 17 June.

https://gbnf.online/301225

We’d like to thank everyone who’s created a candle for their loved one so far.

Here are some more memorial candles. If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/301225

We’d like to thank everyone who’s created a candle for their loved one so far. The candles have been very popular, so don’t worry if you’ve not seen your post yet. We’ll share it soon.

Here are some more memorial candles. If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/301225

In Loving Memory of Margaret Ryan

Margaret passed away peacefully on 5th June, aged 69 years.
Beloved wife of the late Peter, treasured auntie of Kelly and Damian, Billie, Alex, Maddison, Millie, Gareth & Luke, a special ‘grandma’ to Harley, and also a dear cousin to Carol and auntie Pat.

Funeral Service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Thursday 20th June at 1.00pm.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be given after the service for Cancer Research UK.

Friends are welcome for refreshments at The Stonebridge Inn afterwards.

In Loving Memory of Mel Chivers
(of Newton Hal)

Mel passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on 7th June, aged 75 years.
Devoted husband of Cathy, treasured dad of Lucy, Paul and Beth, adored grandad, father in law, uncle and friend to many.

Would friends please meet for service at Durham Crematorium on Wednesday 19th June at 10am

Family flowers only please, donations for Team Solan may be given after the service.

All welcome for refreshments at Sacriston Cricket Club afterwards.

In Loving Memory Of
Dawn Kenny
Dawn passed away surrounded by her loving family on 4th June, aged 55 years.
Gone too soon.
A much loved mam of Sammy and Dani, the best nanny to her little Tommy. A sister, mother-in-law, aunty, and friend.
Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Monday 24th June at 11.30am.
Family flowers only please, donations for MIND and Asthma & Lung UK may be given after the service.
The family would kindly ask you to wear colour rather than the usual black attire.
Friends and family welcome to celebrate Dawn's life following the service.
Please contact Dawn's daughters for details.

In Loving Memory Of
Geoff Burns
who passed away 1 year ago
on 8th June 2023.
Its been a long hard year for all of us,
he is forever loved, forever missed
and always in our hearts.

Love you always
Sheila and all his family
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Thank you to everyone who’s submitted a memorial candle so far. We’ve now started to create your personalised digital candle posts, and they’ll begin to appear on our page shortly.

If you don't see your candle, please don't worry, we’ll share it soon. If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/301225

Remember your loved ones this Father’s Day. From 3 until 17 June, we’ll be posting remembrance candles as a special token to those who can’t be with us this Father’s Day.

If you would like to create a virtual candle, please click the link below where you can choose a design and write a short message to a loved one.

Your candles will be posted to our page throughout the period.

https://gbnf.online/301225

In Loving Memory of
Mark Sirrell
Of Kelloe.
Mark, passed away on 19th May, aged 37 years.
A dearly loved partner of Andrea, loving step-dad of Kayla, dear brother of Christopher and a much loved son of Jillian.

Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Monday 10th June at 11.00am.
Family flowers only please. Donations for the PDSA may be given after the service.

In Loving Memory of Jacqueline McManus
(of New Brancepeth)

Jacqueline passed away on 15th May, aged 75 years.
A dearly loved wife of David, a much loved mam of Vicki, grandma of Shaun and Bethany, great-grandma of Jude, sister of Peter and sister-in-law of Rosalind.

Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Tuesday 4th June at 10.30am.

Family flowers only please. Donations for Cancer Research U.K. may be given after the service.

We know how important it is to remember the special people in our lives who are no longer with us.

That’s why we’re pleased to offer you the opportunity to create virtual remembrance candles with our Light a Candle campaign for Father’s Day.

We’ll post the memorials on our page between 3 and 17 June for you to see and share. There is no cost for you or your family to get involved. Look out for updates...

In Loving memory of Vivien Gail Hay

Vivien passed away on 12th May, aged 72 years.
Beloved wife of the late John Huntly-Hay, dearly loved mum of Steven and Sherida also a loving Nana.

Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Monday 3rd June at 11am

Family flowers only please, donations for Barnardo's may be given after the service.

All welcome for refreshments at The Brawns Den afterwards.

In Loving Memory Of
Kathleen Wandless
“Mrs Wandless”
Of Brandon
Kathleen passed away peacefully in Brandon Lodge Nursing Home on 21st May, aged 94 years.
Beloved wife of the late David, dearly loved mam of Bernie, Susan, Dave, Marie, John and Tracey, also a loving mother-in-law, grandma, great-grandma and great-great-grandma.

Funeral service to take place at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Brandon on Tuesday 4th June at 12.45pm followed by interment in Meadowfield Cemetery.

Family flowers only please, donations for Brandon Lodge Residents Fund may be given after the service.
All welcome for refreshments at The Bay Horse afterwards.

In Loving Memory of Joyce Shaw
(of Langley Moor)

On 2nd May, aged 83 years. Loving wife of Richard,
dearly loved mam of Julie, Richard, Stephen, Sandra and Janice
and a dear mother-in-law, nana and great-nana.

Funeral service to take place at
St. John’s Church, Meadowfield
on Wednesday 29th May at 12.45 pm
followed by cremation at Durham.

Donations for Myelofibrosis may be given after the service.

All welcome for refreshments at The Bay Horse afterwards.

In Loving Memory of
David Lowes
( formerly of Hedley Hill )
Peacefully on May 14th, of Esh Winning. David, aged 86 years. Dearly loved husband of Sheila, much loved dad of Christine and Evelyn and a dear grandad and great grandad.
Friends please meet for service and cremation at Durham Crematorium on Thursday 30th May at 10.30am.
Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be given after the service for CDDFT Charity.

In Loving Memory Of
June Richardson
of Langley Park
June, passed away on 13th May, aged 79 years.
Adored wife of the late Jack, dearly loved mam of Julie, John, Nicola and Carly and a dear gran, great-gran & sister.
Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Tuesday 28th May at 9.30am.
Family flowers only please, donations for Langley Park Nursing Home.
may be given after the service.

In Loving Memory Of
Monica Curry
of Meadowfield
On 2nd May, aged 93 years.
A beloved wife of the late Gordon, dearly loved mam of Denise, June, Trevor, Michael & David, and a dear mother-in-law, grandma and great-grandma.
Funeral service to take place at St. John’s Church, Meadowfield on Tuesday 14th May at 12.30 pm followed by cremation at Durham.
Donations for St. John’s Church Funds may be given after the service.
All welcome for refreshments at Meadowfield Club afterwards.

In Loving Memory Of
Marion Chapman
of Langley Park
on 20th April, aged 94 years.
Marion will be sadly missed by all of her family and friends.
Funeral Service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Monday 13th May at 11.00am.
Family flowers only please.
Donations for St. Cuthbert’s Hospice may be given after the service.
All welcome for refreshments at The Board Inn afterwards.

In Loving Memory of Michael Donnelly
who passed away at home on 21st April, aged 53 years.

A devoted and much loved husband of Pamela, loving dad, granda, son and brother who will be sadly missed by all of his family and friends.

Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Thursday 16th May at 12.00 noon.

In Loving Memory of Kenneth Edward Colwell
(of New Brancepeth)

On 14th April, at Rushyfields Care Home, aged 98 years.

A dearly loved uncle, great-uncle and great-great-uncle.

Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Wednesday 8th May at 11.00am.

Family flowers only please. Donations for The R.N.L.I. and The R.N.I.B. may be given after the service.

All welcome for refreshments at The Bay Horse afterwards.

In Loving Memory of Tom Dickinson

Peacefully on 18th April, at Rushyfields Care Home, aged 86 years.
A dearly loved brother of Betty and the late Sidney and Dennis. Much loved uncle of Heather, Michael, Lynn, Janice, Jill and Stella.

Tom will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.

Funeral service to take place at
Durham Crematorium on Tuesday 7th May at 11.00am.

Donations, in memory of Tom, may be given after the service for The Residents Fund at Rushyfields Care Home.

All welcome for refreshments at The Stonebridge afterwards.

In Loving Memory Of
Alison Mary Wilson
of Meadowfield
on 16th April, aged 73 years.
Dearly loved wife of George, loving mam of Nicola, Gareth and Jenessa, a dear nan of Kate, Callie and Harper & sister of James and Heather.
Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Thursday 2nd May at 2.00pm.
Family flowers only please. Donations for Guts U.K may be given after the service.
All welcome for refreshments at Meadowfield Club afterwards.

In Loving Memory Of
Donna Michelle Traynor
Of Brandon
Donna passed away on 12th April, aged 53 years.
A dearly loved partner of Scott, loving mam of Lisa, McCauley, Katie, Cody and the late Brad, mother-in-law of April, a dear sister of Bernadette, Anthony, Michael, Claire, Lyndsay and the late Brian and a much loved nana to her seven grandchildren.
Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Thursday 2nd May at 10.30am.

Family flowers only please, donations for Olivia Anthony may be given after the service.
All welcome for refreshments at The Cross Keys, Esh afterwards.

In Loving Memory of
Sheila Hunter
of Ushaw Moor, passed away on 12th April, aged 85 years.
Dearly loved mam of Steven, Michael, Owen & Caroline, mother-in-law of Tracey, Anita, Michelle and Alan, loving gran of Ashleigh, Charlotte, Caitlin, Alisha and sister of Sue.
Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Friday 3rd May at 11.00am.
Family flowers only please, donations for Willowburn Hospice may be given after the service.
All welcome for refreshments at Beaurepaire Community Hub afterwards.

In Loving Memory Of
John Robert Lowery
of Brandon
passed away on 28th March, aged 69 years.
(Formerly of The Royal Navy and Durham Prison Service)
John was a dearly loved brother of Sandra and the late Rose and a dearly loved brother-in-law of Robert.
Funeral service to take place at Durham Crematorium on Wednesday 1st May at 1.00pm.
Family flowers only please, donations for Cancer Research U.K. may be given after the service.
All welcome for refreshments at Meadowfield Club afterwards.

‼️IMPORTANT NOTICE‼️

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We can confirm there is no live stream of Vickie's funeral today.

If you do receive any friends requests please ensure you report the page and then block. Please do not click on any links.

Thank you.

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