Category: Obituaries
Page 3 of 4Miss Marjorie Wise
4th June 2021 | Obituaries
Well known Leicester ballet mistress and choreographer, Miss Marjorie Wise (Marjorie Holyoake) has died peacefully at home in Kibworth, aged 91 years. She was the original principal of the Marjorie Wise School of Dancing. Miss Wise was also choreographer and ballet mistress for many local Operatic Societies, including The Leicester Amateur Operatic Society, KRR Operatic Society and the IDOLS to name a few.
Read moreDying Matters
28th May 2021 | Charity, Obituaries
Local people facing end of life or bereavement can now turn to online support. This is thanks to a new website launched to coincide with Dying Matters Week (10-16 May 2021).
Read moreEllis Kieran White
28th April 2021 | Obituaries
28 March 1996 …. Our lives changed forever!
Read moreJohn Willcocks 1934 - 2021
28th April 2021 | Obituaries
John Willcocks, a former resident of Kibworth Harcourt, has died at the age of 86.
Read moreBryan Porteous - A Tribute
23rd February 2021 | Churches, Community, Councils, Obituaries
No tribute to Bryan Porteous can cover all the community initiatives which gained from his input. He was a very compassionate man who actively supported a great many clubs and charities.
Read moreHarold Norman Bromley, ‘known as Norman’
30th January 2021 | Obituaries
Died November 15 2020 aged 93 years
Read moreJohn Collins
30th January 2021 | Clubs and Societies, Obituaries
8 September 1942 - 14 December 2020.
Read moreAlan ‘Chip’ Butcher 1949-2020.
27th December 2020 | Obituaries
We are very sad to report that Alan Butcher, known as Chip, passed away on the 7th of November. He was a postman for ten years and then landlord of the Railway Arms and the Kings Head in Smeeton Westerby.
Read morePete Bacchus 1939 – 2020.
27th December 2020 | Obituaries
My Dad was friends with Geoff Crowther and having had years of experience as a printer, starting as an apprentice in Leicester, working in a poster printers and also setting up his own printing business at home, Dad was keen to become one of the team. He joined in the very early days and attended most, if not all of the Sunday morning lay-ups.
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