In Memoriam: Death notices in the Colchester Gazette this week maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Funeral director David Button, right, with employee Gary Fry in Felixstowe
- Credit: Tim Ward
Funeral directors in Suffolk have told of the pressure and emotional strain caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, saying: We have never known anything like this.
As well as having to organise high numbers of funerals, staff are having to explain government restrictions on numbers to grieving families, often via videolink rather than in person.
David Button, owner of David Button Independent Funeral Directors in Walton, Felixstowe, put a heartfelt post on his Facebook page, following an extremely busy week which was very demanding for his staff.
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HERE are the death notices published in the Gazette this week:
WILLIAM JOHN BILL BRAITHWAITE: Braithwaite William John Bill Gone to Sleep after a long illness 15th Jan 2021 aged 77 years. Much loved and loving Husband, Dad and Grandad. Private funeral will take place due to current restrictions. Donations to the RNLI may sent c/o John J Smith Funeral Service, St Mary s Chapel, Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8RT Tel: 01206 761800.
PETER JOHN TOWNDROW: Towndrow Peter John Passed away at The Oaks Care Home on 23rd December 2020 aged 89 years. Much loved Dad to Steve and Brian and devoted Grandad. A private service will be held at Colchester Cemetery on Thursday 28th January 2021 at 11:45 a.m. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to The Stroke Association may be made via www.hunnaball.co.uk All enquiries to Hunnaball of Colchester, York House, 41 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 7QT Tel: 01206 760049.