OBITUARIES 2006
John FENN Died 11th January 2006
Member of Altrincham Branch
Eileen KERMODE Died 17th January 2006
Widow member
Wilfred LAWRENCE Died 18th January 2006 aged 79 yrs
Also known as Wilf Rumball
Served on C & J Divs & MANCRO in Manchester & GMP
Peter WYATT Died 22nd January 2006
Member of Oldham Branch
Arnold REEVES Died 23rd January 2006 aged 82 yrs
Sergeant at Hall Lane and Longsight in Manchester & GMP
George BYRNE Died 24th January 2006
Member of Bolton Branch
Robert Clive BURGESS Died 29th January 2006
Member of Oldham Branch
Maurice HEYES Died 31st January 2006
Member of Wigan Branch
Alf BAILEY Died 1st February 2006 aged 82 yrs
Chief Inspector B Division and Salford
James MCMULLEN Died 29th January 2006 aged 94 yrs.
Served 30 yrs in Manchester, including time at Southmill Street
Then spent 10 yrs as a Civilian looking after the cadets.
Les BUGH Died February 2006. Member of Altrincham Branch
Ex Cheshire (Marple and Hyde) then Inspector in GMP at
Grey Mare Lane.
Terence HOPWOOD Died 16th February 2006
Not a member
Alan ROUGHLEY Died February 2006. Member of Salford Branch.
Force Plan Drawer, worked at Walkden.
William GOLDSMITH Died 21st February 2006
Member of Altrincham Branch
Colin WILLIAMSON Died March 2006
Ex Sgt. Member of Altrincham Branch
Eileen JONES GMP Widow
Not a member
Barbara WILSON Died March 2006
Widow of ex Supt Jack Wilson and member of Salford Branch
Harold KIRKBY Died March 2006
Ex Det Sgt Lancs County and GMP. Member of Bury Branch
Robert W FITZGERALD Died 13th March 2006 aged 83 years.
Ex Manchester and GMP. Retired in 1976 after 30 years
service, 20 of which were in the Mounted Section.
Maurice GRIFFITHS Died March 2006
Ex Manchester
William Joseph COX Died March 2006.
Ex Superintendent GMP. Member of Wigan Branch.
Alan REEVES Died March 2006.
Ex GMP. Not a member.
David McKie SUTHERLAND Died March 2006
Ex PS F4394. Not a Narpo member but still remembered
Thomas SLOAN Died March 2006
Ex PC 6147 GMP Not a member
John SHUMSKY Died 19th March 2006 aged 60
Ex DS & PS GMP. A D J M Divs, Drug Squad, SCS etc.
William (Bill) DAINTY Died 23rd March 2006 aged 69
Ex PC GMP Mobile Patrol, Traffic and Driving School
Letitia HAYES Died 26th March 2006 aged 83
Ex Sgt Salford City and Manchester & Salford Police.
Arthur PEARCE Died 31st March 2006 aged 82
Ex Manchester.
Jack SHAW Died 9th April 2006 aged 81 Member of Bury Branch
Ex PS Lancs County and GMP. Retired from Bury Traffic in 1980
Mo OVENSTONE Died 15th April 2006 aged 79 yrs.
Widow of ex PC Frank Ovenstone.
Member of Altrincham Branch
Joshua SPENCER Died 19th April 2006 aged 84 yrs.
Ex Manchester City.
Moved to the Isle of Man on retirement
William EDWARDS Died April 2006
Member of Tameside Branch
Harold WRIGHT Died April 2006
Not a member
Pauline RIDYARD Died April 2006
Widow member of Bolton Branch
William BLACK Died April 2006
Member of Tameside Branch
Mary WILDE Died April 2006
Widow member
Frank JENKINSON Died May 2006.
Ex B Div and Accident Intelligence Manchester & GMP
Jack PARKINSON Died May 2006
Member of Wigan Branch
Alexander PARK Died May 2006
Not a member
Charles HOLT Died May 2006
Member of Altrincham Branch
Robert PALMER Died 26th May 2006 Ex Manchester. 96 years old.
Moved to Dumfries, Scotland on retirement.
Frank HOLDEN Died 26th May 2006. Ex PC 3713
Served in Lancs County and M Div GMP Not a member
Ronald SHAWCROSS Died 29th May 2006. Stockport Borough, Cheshire & GMP.
Member of Altrincham Branch
Harry DRURY Died 30th May 2006. Ex Lancs County and Supt GMP
Member of Bury Branch
David COWBURN Died May 2006.
Member of Wigan Branch
Kath THOMAS Died May 2006.
Branch member, widow of Peter
Derek BURGESS Died 6th June 2006. Age 62 yrs Ex Manchester & GMP
Ex Det Sgt B Div and Fraud Squad
Harold GODFREY Died 8th June 2006. Age 78 yrs Ex Manchester & GMP
Chief inspector Communications then active volunteer at the Museum
Patrick McALLISTER Died 9th June 2006. Age 63 yrs
Ex GMP
John SCOTT Died 12th June 2006. Age 76 yrs
Ex Lancs County and GMP. Retired as Insp in 1982
Frank HAYDEN Died 13th June 2006. Age 71 yrs Ex BTP, Manchester & GMP
PC on B Div then DC in various CID departments.
George ARNOLD Died 17th June 2006 Age 77 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP Not a member
Ian MOLYNEUX Died 22nd June 2006 Age 68 yrs
Ex GMP Member of Salford Branch
Ernest ("Ernie") STORR Died 25th June 2006 Aged 73 yrs Holder of the B.E.M.
Ex GMP and well known PTI at Bruche. Member of Salford Branch
Michael GALLAGHER Died 26th June 2006 Age 59 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP A Div all his service - Chinatown Area Man
Michael Ben SLATE Died June 2006 Age 58 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP Not a Member
Doris BERRY Died July 3rd 2006 Age 96 yrs.
Widow Member
Christopher BERRY Died July 4th 2006 Age 63 yrs
Ex GMP Retired as Ch Insp at Rochdale. Member of Rochdale Branch
Stephen GIBBONS Died July 9th 2006 Age 62 yrs
Ex GMP Retired as Det. Insp
Maxine KNOX Died July 12th 2006
GMP Widow - not a member
Enid ORMEROD Died 12th July 2006 Age 75 yrs.
GMP Widow Not a member
Alan CORNS Died 1th July 2006
Sgt & Insp in Traffic at Oldham. Not a member
Stan CLARKE Died 17th July 2006 Age 78 yrs
Ex Manchester & GMP
Irene IRONSIDE Died 19th July 2006 Age 92 yrs
Widow member
Don YATES Died 23rd July 2006 Age 62 yrs
Ex PC B Div Manchester & GMP. Not a member
Chris CROPPER Died 23rd July 2006 Age 50 yrs
Ex Insp GMP Not a member
Sam STOPFORD Died 26th July 2006 Age 89 yrs
Ex Manchester
Allan WARBURTON Died 31st July 2006 Age 61 yrs
Ex A Div Manchester & GMP. Member of Salford Branch
Derek ELSEY Died August 2006 in Spain. Age 68 yrs
Ex Sgt A, H, P, T and X Divs Manchester & GMP
Eric Phillip TOFT Died 13th August 2006
Ex GMP. Member of Altrincham Branch
Sybil PEMBERTON Died August 13th 2006
GMP Widow not a member
Frederick WALLACE Died August 16th 2006
Ex GMP. Member of Rochdale Branch
James WEIGHTMAN Died August 21st 2006
Ex GMP. Member of Wigan Branch
Frank POWELL Died 27th August 2006. Member of Altrincham Branch
Ex Sgt from Stockport in the old Cheshire days.
Gladys COOKSON Died August 2006
Widow member.
Gladys WILSON Died September 7th 2006
GMP Widow not a member
Lilian ALLCOCK Died September 9th 2006
GMP Widow not a member
Francis EVANS Died September 10th 2006 Aged 93 yrs
Ex GMP
Laurence LAMBERT Died September 11th 2006 Aged 74 yrs
Ex PC Stretford (Lancs) then M and E Divs GMP
Barbara READ Died September 11th 2006
GMP Widow not a member
Richard ROGERS Died 4th October 2006
Member of Altrincham Branch
John REED Died 12th October 2006 Aged 88yrs.
Ex DS Manchester. Prosecutions at G & J after retirement.
Ken STEWARD Died 13th October 2006 Aged 75yrs
Ex B Div and Traffic in Manchester. Road safety Officer for Schools.
Not a member but known to and respected by many.
Irene LITTLER Died on 19th October 2006
GMP Widow
W G WALLER Died 19th October 2006
Ex GMP. Not a member
Herbert FELL Died 19th October 2006
Member of Altrincham Branch
Peter DAWSON Died 29th October 2006 Aged 69 yrs
Ex Sgt E Div Manchester & GMP
Helga BUCKEL Died 29th October 2006
Widow member
Phil COOPER Died 31st October 2006. Aged 57yrs
Ex Sgt GMP Traffic and Motorway
Dave DEWHURST Died 1st November 2006 Aged 57 yrs
Ex E and J Divs CID Manchester & GMP
William HARDY Died 8th November 2006
Member of Rochdale Branch
Arthur GARLICK
Died 12th
November 2006 Aged 73 yrs.
Ex Bolton Borough, Lancs County, and GMP.
CID at Bury, Regional Crime Squad and
Antecedents
Nora SUMMERSBY Died 15th November 2006
GMP Widow Not a member
Chris DAVIES Died 15th November 2006 Aged 51 yrs
Ex GMP, N and B Divisions, mainly in the CID
Martin ASHTON Died 4th December 2006 Aged 67 yrs.
Ex D and E Divs Manchester, and Scenes of Crime.
Joyce SCHOFIELD Died 13th December 2006 Aged 80 yrs
GMP Widow