Vera Boote obituary
My mother, Vera Boote, who has died aged 94, was an accomplished nurse, teacher, volunteer and cook, and a beloved wife and mother.She was born in Vienna, where her parents, Ethel and Sucher Badian,...
View ArticleKeith Walker obituary
Our friend and colleague Keith Walker, who has died of cancer aged 67, was an art teacher, university lecturer and exam-board administrator. In the course of his professional life – through his...
View ArticleNadia Chomyn obituary
Autistic artist who had an extraordinary ability at a very young age to draw realistic depictions of animals and horsemenNadia Chomyn, who has died aged 48 after a short illness, was autistic with...
View ArticleShirley Stelfox obituary
Actor best known for her role as Edna Birch in ITV’s popular rural soap opera EmmerdaleFor 15 years, Shirley Stelfox, who has died of cancer aged 74, played the television soap Emmerdale’s preacher of...
View ArticleAlex Balfour obituary
My father, Alex Balfour, who has died aged 87, started with the co-operative movement as a grocery apprentice at the age of 15 and retired as chief executive of the South Mid region after 52 years’...
View ArticleRoger Partridge obituary
My friend Roger Partridge, who has died aged 56 of cancer, was a sculptor who compared his experience of carving stone to “the joy of unwrapping a Christmas present as a child”. The pleasure he took in...
View ArticleDouglas Walker obituary
Douglas Walker, who has died aged 87, was the longest-serving managing director of the agricultural and grounds care equipment company John Deere.Doug, as he was known, was a key figure in the...
View ArticleGeorge Foster obituary
My father, George Foster, who has died aged 64 from cirrhosis of the liver, was an artist and teacher who built assemblages – works that merge sculpture with painting.Born in Liverpool, George was the...
View ArticleMelville Ryan obituary
My uncle, Melville Ryan, who has died aged 82, was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire between 1954 and 1965. A willing and hard-working paceman, Mel shared the new ball with his friend Fred Trueman...
View ArticleJoan Ravenscroft obituary
Our aunt, Joan Ravenscroft, who has died aged 97, devoted her early life to ballet, dancing with various prominent companies in the 1930s before deciding to end her career in order to raise a...
View ArticleBarbro Loader obituary
My friend Barbro Loader, who has died of cancer aged 67, had a long and distinguished career in social work.She was the daughter of farmers, Anna and Sven Eskilsson, and grew up in Vastanavagen, a...
View ArticleBryony Brind obituary
Unconventional ballet dancer and a favourite of choreographers trying out new worksWhen she was still a pupil at the Royal Ballet school, it was clear that Bryony Brind, who has died from a heart...
View ArticleIan Bell obituary
A star columnist for 35 years, he won the Orwell prize for political journalismThe death of Ian Bell at the age of 59 has deprived Scotland and the UK of one of their finest journalists and literary...
View ArticleMariuccia Mandelli obituary
Designer and head of the Italian fashion house Krizia, she created one of the first prototypes for hot pantsThe godmother of Italian fashion, Mariuccia Mandelli, who has died aged 90, ran her...
View ArticleDerek Hyatt obituary
Landscape painter inspired by the rugged beauty of his native YorkshireThe painter Derek Hyatt, who has died aged 84, found in the landscapes of Yorkshire a subject of unending variety. Turning his...
View ArticleChris Nawrat obituary
Film, food and football were constant themes in the life of my friend Chris Nawrat, the former Sunday Times sports editor, who has died of cancer aged 66.As a student in the 1970s, he fought to form a...
View ArticleNorman Harris obituary
Norman Harris, who has died aged 75, was more than just a noted sportswriter – he was a sporting activist who gave momentum to the jogging boom in the 1970s. He even claimed to have coined the word...
View ArticleEva Sommerfreund obituary
My mother-in-law, Eva Sommerfreund, who has died aged 98, had a hazardous early life until she settled in London and enjoyed, with others who had escaped Nazi Germany, the music, art and literature...
View ArticleIan Bell obituary
Award-winning political columnist admired as much for his integrity as for his fluent, stylish writingOne of the last pieces written by Ian Bell, who has died aged 59 of unknown causes, was a tribute...
View ArticleAntoaneta Ralian obituary
Romanian translator who achieved celebrity status in her native countryAntoaneta Ralian, who has died aged 91, achieved in her native Romania something difficult to imagine in almost any other country:...
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