Share ‘She loves the shop, and the residence. It’s been a big part of her life, obviously, and out of respect for that we’ve been doing everything we can [to save it],’ George’s nephew Owen Dixon told 3AW. Despite the property’s high market value, Ms Russell’s family have tried to save it but said they now need to sell the building to pay her expensive care needs. ‘Her only source of finance is this [and] it hasn’t been an option to make her penniless,’ said Mr Dixon. The building was once home to a popular café called Russell’s Old Corner Shop (pictured)