VanessaLIVESEYPassed away peacefully at East Lancashire Hospice on Tuesday, August 22, after a short battle with cancer, aged 71. An inspirational teacher, who began her career at St Patrick’s School Salford. Spending 17 years there before moving to teach at Rossendale School up until her retirement after a further 25 years in the teaching profession. Vanessa loved working with young people so much, she returned part-time as an Education Support worker at Accrington College before taking full retirement in 2019. Vanessa was a keen dart and domino player for the A team at The Green Squirrel Haslinden, where she will be sadly missed. Her other passion was keeping fit, spending time at the gym and taking long walks in the country. Vanessa was a loving and caring partner to Graham (deceased) and a devoted daughter to her mother Muriel and father James (both deceased.) She leaves behind a brother James, a sister Margaret, a half-brother Michael and two half sisters Kathleen and Marion. Vanessa was a loving auntie to Michael and great auntie to Tara and Quinn. Having no children of her own, Vanessa felt blessed and honoured to be adopted as the ‘English mother’ to Shindy and grandmother to Safa. Both of whom brought joy to her life. The funeral will take place at Accrington Crematorium on Friday, September 13 at 11.40am. Family flowers only please. Donations if desired can be made to Save the Children c/o Dawn Winfield for Fred Hamer Funeral Services Rawtenstall.
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