Recent Obituaries

Peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday 14th May, Hilda of Shap. Beloved wife of the late Bernard, much loved mam of Trevor, Julie, Pauline and Diane, a cherished nana and great nana to her 21 grandchildren, sister to Marjorie and Ben, aunty to Pat and Joyce, and a friend to many. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at 10.00am on Friday 23rd May at St Michael's Church, Shap, followed by interment at Shap Cemetery. Refreshments will be provided at Shap Village hall after the interment where memories of Hilda can be shared. Donations, if so desired, for The Stroke Association may be left at the service or sent c/o Richardson's Funeral Directors, Victoria Road, Penrith, CA11 8HR

Peacefully, at home, with her loving husband by her side, on Tuesday, 6^th May, Carmen of Hackthorpe, Penrith, beloved wife and soulmate of Paul, much loved mum of Greg, Harlan and Ed, adored daughter of John and Fran, special nana of Indie, Lily and Jackson, sister of Tim and a sadly missed mother in law and daughter in law. Aged 55 years. Service and cremation at Eden Valley Crematorium on Wednesday, 21^st May at 11.00am. Family flowers only, but if desired donations in memory of Carmen, which will be divided between, Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland and Cancer Research UK, may be made at the Service, or sent c/o Richardsons Funeral Directors, Victoria Road, Penrith, CA11 8HR

Peacefully, at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle on Tuesday, 6^th May, Theo of Shap, beloved husband of Ethel, much loved dad of Simon and Diane, father-in-law of Joy and David and a sadly missed grandad of Lewis, Oliver and Emily. Aged 91 years. Service at St. Michael’s Church, Shap, followed by interment at Shap Cemetery on Tuesday, 20^th May at 1.30pm. Family flowers only, but if desired donations in memory of Theo for PCC of St. Michael’s Shap, may be made at the Service, or sent c/o Richardsons Funeral Directors, Victoria Road, Penrith, CA11 8HR.

Peacefully, at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle on Wednesday, 30^th April, Thomas of Penrith, beloved son of the late Pat and Tommy, loving brother of Jennifer, Fiona and the late Keith and Sonia and a much loved uncle. Aged 70 years. Service and cremation at Eden Valley Crematorium on Friday, 16^th May at 11.00 am. Family flowers only, but if desired, donations in memory of Thomas for British Heart Foundation may be left at the Service or sent c/o Richardsons Funeral Directors, Victoria Road, Penrith, CA11 8HR.

Peacefully in the presence of his loving wife at Eden Valley Hospice on Saturday 26th April 2025, Andy of Melkinthorpe, Penrith. Beloved and cherished husband and best friend of Cath and a friend to many, aged 70 years. A service to celebrate Andy's full and wonderful life will be held at Eden Valley Crematorium on Friday 16th May at 2pm. As this will be a celebration of Andy, please feel free to wear what you are comfortable in and if you can, wear something blue in memory of Andy. Family flowers only please, but, donations, if so desired for Eden Valley Hospice may be left at the service or sent c/o Richardson's Funeral Directors, Victoria Road, Penrith.

Peacefully, at home, in the presence of his loving family, on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025, Gordon, of Brougham, Penrith, beloved husband of Yvonne, cherished dad of Rachel and Richard, much loved brother of Elisabeth, a loving uncle and a friend to many. Aged 76 years. A service of thanksgiving and celebration of Gordon's life will be held at St Andrew's Church Penrith, on Thursday, 15th May, 2025, at 12 noon followed by a private committal at Eden Valley Crematorium. Please feel free to wear what you are comfortable in. Family flowers only please but, donations, if so desired, for Cancer Research UK and the Great North Air Ambulance Service may be left at the service or sent c/o Richardsons Funeral Directors Penrith CA11 8HR