Funerals in August / September 2026
MOREL-ORCHARD, MAUREEN (née KELLY) Aged 96 years
Maureen passed away peacefully on Friday 31st July 2026 at the Jersey General Hospital.
Wife to the late John, and Mother to Nick, Martin and Jeremy.
Maureen will be greatly missed by all her family and many friends.
Funeral Service:
Relatives and friends wishing to attend the funeral service for Maureen are invited to meet at St. Brelade’s Church on Tuesday 25th August 2026 at 11:30 am.
Family flowers only please.
Donations if desired in memory of Maureen to Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
MELLOR, ALISON
Alison sadly passed away aged 65, suddenly but peacefully after a short illness, with her loving partner John by her side at Jersey Hospice on Monday 3th August 2026.
Daughter to Bill and the late Betty Mellor, sister to David, Jan and the late Kerry.
A cherished part in the lives of John’s sons Tim and Steve, their wives Ilona and Marta and a loving Grauntie to Zuzanna, Ella, Herbie.
Adored Aunt to Lianne ,Georgia and Rosie cousin to Mandy and the best of friends to Ange and Lynn.
She will be so sadly missed.
Our thanks go to the fantastic staff at Jersey Hospice who made her last few days so comfortable.
Funeral details to follow.
SIMPSON, Patricia (née Colin) ((Pat))
After a brave battle with Parkinson’s disease, Patricia passed away peacefully on 30th July, aged 74, in the loving care of the staff at Les Charrières Care Home.
A much-loved wife of the late Dave, and a loving Mum to Carol, her late son Owen, Sylvia and Rhea.
A cherished ‘Nanny Pat’ to her grandchildren, and an adored younger sister to Elaine and Maureen.
She will be deeply missed and forever loved by her family and all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Pat will be remembered for her kindness, warmth, and wonderful sense of humour, which brought joy to so many people throughout her life.
Funeral Service.
Relatives and friends wishing to attend Pat’s funeral service are invited to meet at the RJA&HS Crematorium Chapel on Monday 24th August at 11.30am.
Following the service, family and friends are invited to join us for light refreshments at The Savoy Hotel, where we can share memories and celebrate Pat’s life.
Family flowers only please. However, donations, in Pat’s memory, may be sent to Parkinson’s UK – Jersey Branch, 2 Le Pre Cadoret, La Rue de Haut, St Lawrence, JE3 1JQ.
Garner, Beryl Rose (née Deffains)
Passed away peacefully in the tender care of Jersey Hospice on Sunday August 9th, 2026, at the age of 92.
Devoted wife to the late Brian Garner, much loved Mum to Julie and Karen, Grandma to James, Luke and Emily and Great Grandma to Isabelle.
Beryl will be sadly missed by all her family and friends.
Funeral details to follow.
Fauvel Peter Dumaresq
Passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Saturday 8th August 2026.
Beloved Husband of the late Grace, loving Father of Angela and Richard.
Father-in-law to Fiona and the late John, and Grandfather to Matt, Sam and Zoe.
Peter will be deeply missed by all his family and friends.
Funeral Service
Relatives and friends wishing to attend Peter’s funeral service are invited to meet on Tuesday 25th August 2026 at 11:30am at The RJH & AS, Crematorium Chapel, Trinity.
Family flowers only please. Donations may be sent in lieu of flowers, in Peter’s memory to
RNLI Jersey Lifeboat Guild
FAO Mrs E Colyer
St Helier Lifeboat Station
Albert Pier
St Helier JE2 3NE
ADVOCATE MICHAEL M.G. VOISIN
The family of the late Advocate Michael Voisin would like to express heartfelt thanks to everyone for their love, support and kindness following the sad loss of Michael.
Thank you for your comforting messages of condolence, the cards, flowers, donations, and for accompanying us on his final journey.
Every card, every conversation, and every shared memory has shown us how much Michael meant to so many people.
Saying goodbye to him has been very difficult and he leaves a huge void in our lives.
Our heartfelt thanks also to all the staff at St. Joseph’s and to our home carers for their compassionate and tender care for Michael over the past four years, without whom we would have been lost.
Our sincere thanks also to Maillards Funeral Directors, especially Mark and Lalla, whose kindness and sympathy following our loss has given us comfort, and also to Reverend Phil Warren for conducting a beautiful church service to send Michael on his way.
Rest in peace dear Michael, you are deeply missed and will always be in our hearts.
ROMERIL Christopher
It is with deep sadness we announce our dearest Chris passed away unexpectedly at Jersey General Hospital on Friday 31st July with his devoted partner Karen & loving mother Margaret at his side, age 62 years.
Adored partner of Karen, cherished son of Margaret & the late Clive, loving brother of Jenny & brother-in-law to Jab, uncle to Ian & family.
No more pain.
Chris will be deeply missed by all his family & friends.
In our hearts he will always stay.
Special thanks to Dr Kumar & Renal unit staff who took care of Chris for many years.
Funeral details to follow.
BANKS, Beverley Hope
Passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, 5th August, 2026, with her family by her side.
Beloved wife of David, loving father of William, Lucy and Emma.
Cherished sister of Donna.
Beverley will be deeply missed by all her family and friends.
Funeral Service:
Family and friends wishing to attend Beverley’s funeral service are invited to meet on Thursday, 10th of September at 11:00am at Gouray Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be welcome in Beverley’s memory to the Macular Society, Crown Chambers, South Street, Andover SP10 2BN.
https://www.macularsociety.org/get-involved/donate/donate/.
TRUSCOTT Heather Elizabeth
It is with deep sadness, that we announce the sudden passing of Heather on 26th July 2026.
Youngest daughter of Marguerite and the late Patrick.
Loving sister, sister-in-law, aunt and great aunt.
Funeral Service:
Relatives & Friends wishing to attend Heathers service are invited to meet at The RJH & AS, Crematorium Chapel, Trinity on Tuesday 1st September 2026 at 11:30am.
Please wear a hint of blue.
Donations in Heathers memory may be sent to:
Jersey Cancer Relief, 35 Burrard Street, St Helier JE2 4WS
For those unable to attend the service, the livestreaming information is as follows:
Website https://watch.obitus.com
Username: nima4482
Password: 254131
COOPER Harry
Passed away peacefully at home on 8th August surrounded by his loving family: very much-loved husband of Bernadette, beloved dad of Matt , Sarah, Lizzie and Mike, and adored grandad of Daniel.
Funeral Service:
Relatives and friends wishing to attend Harry’s funeral service are invited to meet at the Crematorium Chapel, Royal Jersey Showground, Trinity on Tuesday 1st September at 2.30 p.m.
Smart dress to be worn, family flowers only please.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent in Harry’s memory to:
Renal Unit Jersey General Hospital, cheques to be made out to “The Treasurer of The States” and on the back “Renal Unit in memory of Harry Cooper.”
Or
Jersey Hospice Care,
Clarkson House,
Mont Cochon,
St. Helier,
Jersey
JE2 3JB