Dearly missed people whose deaths and funerals were announced in the Manchester Evening News this week

Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements.

Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk - the UK’s number one site for death notices and memoriams. Every notice remains online forever providing friends and families with a lifelong tribute to their loved one, a safe place online to share memories, add tributes, photographs and make donations in memory.

Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page. To read the latest announcements and add tributes to those from our area who have passed away, click here .

Here are a selection of notices published earlier this week.

John ASHWORTH

Peacefully passed away on 26th September 2022, at home with his loving family by his side, aged 84 years.

The dearly loved Husband of Margaret, devoted Father to Mark, Linda and Donna, a wonderful Father-in-Law to Janine, Paul and John, cherished Grandfather to Alexandria, Victoria, Nicholas and Andrew and a treasured Great Grandfather to Xavier, Evelyn and Cora.

Beloved son of the late Florance and Richard. May your final sleep be filled with dreams of happiness, peace and eternal joy. The Funeral service will be held at Blackley Crematorium on Monday 10th October at 1 pm. All enquiries to Co-operative Funeralcare, Blackley. Tel: 0161 795 3400.

Richard (Rick) ATHERTON

Peacefully at home on the 27th September 2022 aged 75 years. Loving partner, father, grandfather and brother. Family flowers only. Donations if desired to Willow Wood Hospice. For all enquiries, please contact: Oldham Co-op Funeralcare