The obituary notice of Valerie DUTCH (Lock)

I first met Val, when I started as an apprentice, age 17 with Mr Brandon in North Rd, Cardiff. Our friendship began when Val became my first model. She was very patient and spent hours sitting having her hair cut and styled by me. She brightened our days at Aztec with here regular visits. We enjoyed her stories of the Clarks pie shop and her visits to lovely Llansteffan.
I was almost young enough to be her grand daughter but age was irrelevant as Val was young at heart. We made a few trips to visit London shows as we both loved musicals. We also shared a love of gardening and a love of West Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. We remained friends until she moved to Llanstephan to be with her son and his family.

Whenever I am reminded of her where ever I am in the world I will blow a kiss to Val my dear friend who was truly a lovely lady. X

Amanda Hutcherson
(Mandy)

So sorry to hear of passing of mrs Dutch I have very fond memories of her when I worked at Brandon’s hair salon where she use to have her hair done and also saw her a few times outside work and I know Mandy (hairdresser)had kept in touch with her , she was such a lvly caring lady and I know will be sadly missed by a lot of people .... she use to bring Mandy and I pies from when she was in Clarks pie shop ! My thoughts are with all the family xx

So sad to hear of Vals passing,such a genuine lovely lady,we share many laughs you had such a wicked sense of humour. R.I.P Val. with love Jane xx