OBITUARIES 2007
Geoff TONGE Died 3rd January 2007 Aged 81 yrs
Member of Salford Branch. Ex Coroner's Officer at Bolton
George BROWN Died 5th January 2007
Life member of Altrincham Branch. Ex Stockport Borough
Linda RYAN Died 6th January 2007 Nee Bartlett Married DC Kevin Ryan
Member of Oldham Branch. Ex Q and P Divs GMP
Brian COOP Died 6th January 2007 Aged 71 yrs
Member of Tameside Branch Ex Manchester City, Stockport
Borough & Cheshire. Retired from GMP as Ch Insp.
William JONES Died 16th January 2007 Aged 82 yrs
Ex Lancs County and GMP. retired as Ch. Insp
Frank PICKLES Died 17th January 2007 Aged 79 yrs
Member of Oldham Branch
Thomas RYAN Died 18th January 2007 Aged 73 yrs
Member of Bury Branch. Retired as Supt from GMP
Wilfred CUNLIFFE Died 20th January 2007 Aged 93 yrs
Member of Salford Branch. Ex Salford City
John NUGENT Died 24th January 2007 Aged 75 yrs
Member of Rochdale Branch. Retired as Supt from GMP
Margaret NOLAN Died 4th February 2007 Aged 82 yrs
Widow member
Norma BARROW Died 9th February 2007
GMP Widow
Helen WATKIN Died 14th February 2007
Widow member
Frank GRIMSDITCH Died 20th February 2007 Aged 89 yrs
Ex Manchester
Violet GODFREY Died 23rd February 2007
Widow member
Roy FURNIVAL Died 27th February 2007 Aged 82 yrs
Member of Oldham Branch
Marie STOTT Died 2nd March 2007 Aged 74 yrs
Widow member
Dorothy HUBBARD Died 2nd March 2007
Police widow
George Henry GIBSON Died 7th March 2007 Aged 80 yrs
Ex Lancs County and GMP Member of Bury Branch
Michael STEPHENSON Died 6th March 2007 Not a member but known to many.
Ex GMP P Div, V Dept and SCS
John Leslie ASKEW Died 16th March 2007 Aged 77 yrs.
Ex GMP Moved to the Lake District after retirement.
William (Bill) MILLER Died 27th March 2007 Aged 70 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP CID
Pamela BEALES Died 31st March 2007 Aged 48 yrs.
(nee HOWARD) Ex GMP J Div 1977 - 1987.
Jack ROGERS Died 5th April 2007 Member of Salford Branch
Ex Salford City
Arthur HARDY Died 6th April 2007
Ex Ch Supt GMP and formerly of Cheshire
Winifred TAYLOR Died 13th April 2007
GMP Widow
Norman FLOWER Died 24th April 2007 Aged 85 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP C and D Divs etc
Nigel BUTTERWORTH Died 26th April 2007 Aged early 50's Member of Salford Branch
Ex Salford Traffic and GMP Motorway Unit
Harold ATKIN Died 29th April 2007 Aged 85 yrs Member of Salford Branch
Ex Salford City Police
Stanley DODD Died 30th April 2007 Member of Altrincham Branch
Ex Cheshire and GMP Sergeant at Bredbury
Stella NUTTALL Died 5th May 2007 Aged 87 yrs.
Widow member
William ACHESON Died 14th May 2007 Aged 87 yrs
Ex B Div etc Manchester.
Stanley PICTON Died 15th May 2007
Ex Manchester & GMP Not a member.
Mike McCONNELL Died 17th May 2007 Aged 58yrs.
Ex J & E Divs & CID GMP Member of Altrincham Branch
Thomas SMITH Died 18th May 2007
Ex GMP Member of Tameside Branch
Bernard LONGDEN Died 18th May 2007 Aged 73 yrs
Ex B and C Divs GMP
Rick BROWN Died 19th May 2007 Member of Salford Branch
Ex Salford & GMP (inc 5 yrs in Salford Comms)
Joan Mary POLLITT Died 26th May 2007
GMP Widow
Audrey WILES Died 26th May 2007
Widow member of Salford Branch
Edward FAIRCLOUGH Died 31st May 2007
Ex GMP
John BARLOW Died 31st May 2007
Ex Manchester & GMP
John RICHARDSON Died 1st June 2007 aged 77yrs Known as "Jack"
Ex A112 then DS in SVS and RCS.
George HETHERINGTON Died 4th June 2007 Member of Tameside Branch
Ex GMP
Norman MATTIN Died 7th June 2007 Aged 80 yrs. Holder of MBE
Ex Det Supt CID Manchester, RCS & GMP.
Then to Hong Kong as part of the Anti-Corruption Force.
Leonard SHAW Died 10th June 2007 Member of Rochdale Branch
Ex GMP
Danny MILLWARD Died 12th June 2007 Member of Oldham Branch
Ex Cheshire & GMP Det Supt. CID, Eastern Crime Area
Stanley WADDELL Died 13th June 2007 Aged 73 yrs
Ex Lancs and GMP CID G Div
Mark BLACKWELL Died 13th June 2007
Ex J DIV Cheadle Hulme
Edith Mary PYGOTT Died 21st June 2007 Aged 90 yrs
Widow member
Edna HALL Died 21st June 2007
GMP Widow Lived in Canada
James FARNIE Died 23rd June 2007 Aged 84 yrs.
Ex Manchester & GMP
Michael HALLIWELL Died 26th June 2007 Aged 46 yrs.
Ex GMP
Frederick LEIGH Died 28th June 2007 Aged 86 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP Moved to Lincolnshire after retirement
Vic BEVAN Died 29th June 2007 Aged 78 yrs. Life Member of Oldham Branch
Ex Oldham Borough, Lancs County and GMP
Colin CARTER Died July 2007
Ex DS Cheshire and GMP.
John DAVIES Died July 2007 Aged 68 yrs
Ex PC Lancs County and GMP
John STEWART Died July 2007 Aged 81 yrs
Ex Lancs County and retired as Insp in GMP
Ida BROWNING Died 2nd July 2007 Aged 85 yrs
Widow member of Salford Branch
Robert RUDD Died 2nd July 2007 Aged 61 yrs
Ex DC Salford, Manchester & Salford & GMP
Dorothy SHAW Died 2nd July 2007 Aged 83 yrs
GMP Widow
Brian PLEVEY Died 5th July 2007 Aged 77 yrs Member of Salford Branch
Ex Insp, Lancs County and GMP. Retired from Prosecutions at
the Crescent and returned there as a Civilian after retirement
Gwen CHERRINGTON Died 18th July 2007 Aged 91 yrs
Widow member
William JONES Died 26th July 2007 Aged 47yrs
Ex PC GMP retired unfit from Leigh in 1992
Norman HOWARD Died 3rd August 2007 Aged 77 yrs.
Ex Det Sgt Cheshire, Manchester & Salford and No 1 RCS
Garrett MULLINS Died 6th August 2007 Aged 57 yrs Member of Tameside Branch
Ex Inspector GMP retired from G Div then went back as support staff.
David BROWN Died 13th August 2007 Aged 65 yrs Member of Tameside Branch
Ex PC Cheshire, Fife and GMP
Jessie DAILEY Died 18th August 2007 Aged 78 yrs
Widow member of Altrincham Branch
Arthur SMITH Died 23rd August 2007 Aged 91 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP
Caroline LAYCOCK Died 24th August 2007 Aged 97 yrs
Widow member.
Dorothy May MASON Died 25th August 2007 Aged 64 yrs
Widow member of the Branch
Frank WILSON Died 30th August 2007 Aged 75 yrs
("BTF") Ex Chief Insp Manchester & GMP
Jackie ELLIOTT Died 31st August 2007 aged 45 yrs. Member of Bury Branch
Formerly Houston, nee Birchenough
Cyril DALE Died 8th September 2007 Aged 93 yrs Life member of Altrincham Branch
Ex Cheshire Constabulary
Wilson WINTER Died 9th September 2007 Member of Bolton Branch
Ex Lancs County & GMP
Ronald LOCKTON Died 10th September 2007 Aged 87 yrs.
Ex Det Insp Manchester & GMP.
Sidney CUMPSTY Died 10th September 2007 Aged 80 yrs. Member of Rochdale Branch
Ex Lancs County and GMP
Lillian WRIGHT Died 11th September 2007 Aged 88 yrs
Widow member
Alec BENNETT Died 15th September 2007 Aged 69 yrs. Member of Salford Branch
Ex Sgt Salford City, Manchester & Salford & GMP
Jack KENT Died 23rd September 2007 Aged 74 yrs Ex PC Manchester & GMP.
Greatly respected Federation stalwart who will be long remembered
for his contributions at local and National level.
Member of Constables' Central Committee and the Joint Branch Board.
Clifford HURST Died 3rd October 2007 Member of Wigan Branch
Ex GMP
Harry MACHIN Died 13th October 2007 Aged 71 yrs
Ex Cheshire and GMP
Douglas SEVERS Died 25 October 2007 Aged 82 yrs.
Ex Insp Manchester & GMP. Finished at Collyhurst
Keith TAYLOR Died 26th October 2007
EX GMP
Kevin HAMPSON Died 1st November 2007 Member of Bury Branch
Ex GMP
John WHEATER Died 3rd November 2007 Member of Rochdale Branch
Ex GMP
Sheila DODD Died 6th November 2007 Aged 74 yrs
Widow of Stan Dodd from the Altrincham Branch
David WARREN Died 6th November 2007
Ex GMP
Bernard BUTLER Died 10th November 2007 Aged 81 yrs
Ex Sergeant Manchester & GMP
Elizabeth HOGG-PARKER Died 11th November 2007 Aged 77 yrs
Ex Inspector Manchester & GMP
Lucy ASHBURNER Died 12th November 2007 Aged 71 yrs
GMP Widow
Alice FISHER Died 12th November 2007 Aged 98 yrs
Widow member who lived in Canada
Nigel MARKLAND Died 17th November 2007 Member of Bolton Branch
Ex Bolton, Lancs and GMP
George LAWTHER Died 18th November 2007 Member of Altrincham Branch
Ex Sgt Cheshire and M Div GMP
John "Jack" SIMPSON Died 21st November 2007 Aged 90 yrs
Ex PC A197 Manchester. Member of the swimming team.
Brian BOARDMAN Died 23rd November 2007 Aged 78yrs
Ex GMP
Kevin BAGNALL Died 25th November 2007 Aged 59 yrs
Ex GMP
Mary JOHNSON Died 27th November 2007 Aged 88 yrs
Widow member
Derek BISHOP Died 27th November 2007 Aged 61 yrs
Ex Insp GMP
David HIGGIN Died 28th November 2007 Aged 58 yrs
Ex Sgt N, B and F Divisions GMP
Alan "Phil" SMITH Died 3rd December 2007
Ex D & G Divs GMP
Bernard DUNLEAVY Died 17th December 2007 Aged 68 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP. Retired as Supt from Swinton.
Thomas CONCHAR Died 22nd December 2007 Aged 80 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP. Transferred to Cheshire and retired as
Ch Supt at Macclesfield.
Vivienne EDWARDS Died 24th December 2007 Aged 50 yrs
Ex GMP Moss Side and Longsight
Brian COWARD Died 27th December 2007 Aged 75 yrs
Ex DS Lancs Co and GMP. 5DTF and No 1 RCS
William COUNSEL Died 31st December 2007
Ex Manchester C56