Obituary Page for 2025


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Alan STOTT

Branch member.
Peter RAWCLIFFE

Served on Q, A and P Divisions.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Juan SANCHEZ-PAN
09.01.2025
PC 1883 of Oldham Division.
Roy SCHOFIELD
13.01.2025
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, serving in inner city divisions and retiring as Inspector on 'M' Division.
Joe RUSHTON
81yrs
Member of Bolton Branch.
Glenn WOOD
78 yrs
Served mainly on Traffic, TASS and Motorway.  After retiring was involved with Bolton Victim Support.  Member of Bolton Branch.
Ewan KELLY
87yrs
Member of Bolton Branch.
Valerie Ann HUGHES
19.01.2025 Aged 83yrs
Branch widow member.
Teresa DUNCAN (née COSTELLO)
14.02.2025 Aged 65yrs
Retired as Sergeant.  Not a member.
Barbara Anne CLIFF
21.02.2025 Aged 83yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, serving in CID and SB.
Harry KITCHEN
??.??.2025 Aged 95yrs
Retired as Sergeant at Prestwich in 1976, later returning as a driving instructor at Longsight.  Member of Bury Branch, where he served as Secretary.
Michael "Mike" Robert FLEMING
24.02.2025 Aged 68yrs
Formerly of GMP.  After service in the Household Cavalry, initially at Heywood, worked mainly in PTU, Motorway and Contingency Planning.and ultimately Pendleton Custody Suite.  After retiring was a Community Safety Officer at Oldham.MBC.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Gary GRENNAN
25.02.2025
Formerly of GMP, serving at Rochdale and Littleborough.  Member of Rochdale Branch.
Thomas William Ivan MONTGOMERY
07.03.2025 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP.  Served for nearly forty years, retiring as Detective Chief Superintendent of Special Branch.in 2002.
Peter LILLYWHITE

Formerly of Lancashire and GMP.  Member of Bury Branch.
John MORRIS
31.03.2025 Aged 89yrs
Formerly of Manchester Dock Police, retiring as Sergeant.
Jeffrey (Jeff) RIDING
07.04.2025
Formerly of Lancashire and GMP, retiring as Chief Superintendent, Director of Training.  Member of Bolton Branch.
Alan HOLMES
79yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, working at Moss Side and retiring to be a Counter Clerk at Trafford.
Geoff HUNT
08.04.2025 Aged 73yrs
Formerly of Lancashire, Cumbria and GMP, retiring as Sergeant in Force Operations Room.  Member of Bury Branch.
Anthony (Tony) WILDE
08.04.2025 Aged 76yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP, posted to Cheadle Hulme, JTU, 5TASS and CID.
Brian MARCROFT
09.04.2025
Member of Salford Branch.
Ronald Herbert ASTLES
09.04.2025 Aged 81yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP, retiring as Detective Chief Superintendent.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Stanley (Stan) GEE
11.04.2025 Aged 93yrs
Formerly of GMP, retiring as Sergeant.  Member of Salford Branch.
David John THORNTON
13.05.2025 Aged 79yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, becoming Detective Chief Superintendent and Regional Co-ordinator of NW RCS.
Gordon Steele (Ringo) RITCHIE

Bolton dog handler; member of Bolton Branch.
Michael Ranleigh PARR
24.05.2025 Aged 87yrs
Formerly of Manchester and GMP, working in Traffic, Training and Community Relations.  Holder of British Empire Medal.
Jack LANCASHIRE
16.06.2025
Member of Oldham Branch.
Derek ANKERS
20.06.2025 Aged 91yrs
Formerly of Cheshire and GMP, retiring as Chief Superintendent 'Y'.  Member of Altrincham Branch.
Gerard ('Ged') DARGAN
25.06.2025 Aged 85yrs
Formerly of Stockport, Cheshire and GMP.  Motorcyclist in Stockport, later JTU, retiring as Sergeant from 'D' Division.  Member of Altrincham Branch.  Funeral Friday 25th July, 1345, Stockport Crematorium (Rowan Chapel), SK2 6LS, then at Dog and Partridge, SK2 7AN.
Alexander STRACHAN
06.07.2025 Aged 86yrs
Branch member.  Funeral Thursday 31st July, 13.00, Stockport Crematorium (Rowan Chapel), SK2 6LS.

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