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The obituary notice of Catherine Mary (Cathie) CARVER

Brownhills, 06/07/1953 - 07/06/2024 (Age 70) | Published in: funeral-notices.co.uk.

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Catherine MaryCARVERPassed away on 7th June 2024 aged 70 years.

Beloved wife of John, devoted Mum to Matthew, Lynette and Heather and Granny to James, Elsie and Tommy. Cathie will be missed by all her family and friends.

Cathie will be received into St. Bernadette's Catholic Church, Brownhills on Thursday 4th July 2024 at 4:30pm. Her Requiem Mass will be held on Friday 5th July 2024 at 11:00am, followed by committal at Cannock Chase Crematorium.

Family flowers only, donations will be split between CAFOD & Woodland House.
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CAFOD (Catholic Agency For Overseas Development)
Birmingham Women's Hospital (Birmingham Women's And Children's Hospital Charity), Woodland House
For all the donations given
24/07/2024
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11/07/2024
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11/07/2024
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With love from the Chadwicks xx
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08/07/2024
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With love from the Chadwicks xx
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08/07/2024
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Dear John and family,

I was incredibly saddened to hear about Cathie passing. Over the years we have grown apart, but the love I feel for you all has never diminished. Cathie was an incredible woman and my lasting memories are not of specific moments, but of her spirit, determination, love and kindness. All of these qualities live on through Matt, Lynette and Heather and I'm sending all my love to you. X
Liam Lee-Hynes
08/07/2024
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This has been the most difficult piece of writing I’ve ever had to compose. I have started many times, but each time it threatened to become a biography of biblical proportions. Not that Cathie doesn't deserve it.

It's been an enormous help to receive condolences from so many people, and we have loved to hear all the anecdotes and experiences, but especially those from all the friends of our children who seem to have such great memories of her.

It seems Cathie has had such a positive effect, on our own family, but also on our friends not forgetting all the children she taught as a teacher, childminder, and a classroom assistant. I now realise she was investing for everyone's future. It was her nature to want to spread a nurturing love, and to help whenever she could. This was a reflection of her own parents, and the same attributes can be seen in all of her siblings.and that of our own children.

We are so proud of our own children’s success and where their studies and experience are leading them. It was one of Cathies ambitions to see them all settled and making their own positive contributions in society. She was of course so pleased to see them all get married, and to gain such great sons and daughter in law.

We hoped to have grandchildren and we were so saddened when Lynette and Dr.Matthew first born James was stillborn. I am sure our own experience of an ectopic pregnancy many years earlier helped us support them through their mourning. But we were both so pleased when Elsie and Tommy came along. James will never be forgotten.

In memory of James, his parents are closely involved with the Woodland House project to build specialist accommodation to support other parents who suffer baby loss at the Birmingham Women's Hospital.
The project was a first in the UK and is likely to be copied by other health trusts.
John Carver
08/07/2024
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John Carver
08/07/2024
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We are pleased to be able to offer you online donation facilities for the project and for Cafod which was one of the RC charities to which Cathie regularly made donations.

Early in 2024 we were sworn to secrecy by Heather and Mark when they discovered they were a few weeks pregnant. Cathie was so excited by the prospect of another grandchild and she could barely stop herself from announcing it to everyone, but we did keep the secret until they were ready to tell everyone.

So sadly, Cathie couldn't hold on long enough to welcome this new life into the world. She left us so suddenly. It has devastated us. But because of the strong family bond she nurtured between all of us, we have pulled together and I hope you can agree we have honoured her and given her a funeral with the right balance of solemnity and joy of life that reflects how she lived.

For so long Cathie always stepped out of the spotlight, and put others first, I know she would have encouraged Matthew’s wife Andrea to go to Australia to complete her specialism examinations, but now it’s Cathie’s time to be fully honoured and acknowledged for her selfless humility which was one of her many strengths.

We have been bowled over by how many of you were able to come to the funeral. It is so heartening to know how much you thought of Cathie and how she touched your lives.

I still don’t know how to completely deal with losing her, but your supportive messages have removed any doubts about her being an angel. Please add your thoughts and memories to the website, and if you wish make a donation to one or both charities.

As Cathie would say “God bless. Safe journey, and hope see you soon”

John Carver
John Carver
08/07/2024
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08/07/2024
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