A funeral service was held at St Mary’s Church, Huggate on Thursday, August 2 for Mrs Patricia Mary Hoggard, of Huggate, who died at home on July 27. She was 74.
The service was conducted by the Rev G Hollingsworth & the organist was Mrs S Wright.
Patricia was born in 1937 in Baston, Lincolnshire. She moved to Huggate in 1939 when her father George Cass was appointed Huggate schoolmaster, she grew up there with her brothers Keith & Harry & sister Julie.
She attended secondary school in Stamford, lodging with her grandmother, and later Hull Tech and qualified as a dispensary working for Whitelam chemists in Hull until 1959.
She married Leslie in 1959, a farmer from Huggate and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 2009. She assisted on the farm at lambing and harvest time and was a key member of the village community. She returned to work for Dr Fowler in Wetwang in 1978 before retirement.
She was treasurer of Huggate church council for 30 years and former secretary of the Synod and was an active fund raiser for the church.
She was very interested in genealogy, tracing family history back to the 1600’s, she was a member of the sewing group and was very family orientated and loved spending time with them.
She leaves husband Leslie, four children Graham, Chris, Patrick & Michael, seven grandchildren & brother Keith in New Zealand.
She will be greatly missed.
Chief mourners: Mr Leslie Hoggard, Mr Graham Hoggard, Miss Lesley Jameson, Joshua Hoggard, Elliot Hoggard, Mr Chris Hoggard, Mrs Chloe Hoggard, Tom Hoggard, Jamie Hoggard, Mr Patrick Hoggard, Mrs Kathy Hoggard, Peter Hoggard, Mr Michael Hoggard, Mrs sarah Hoggard, Eileen Rushton.
Others present: Anne & Neville Hilton (niece & husband), Pam Dossor, Dinah Wilson, Lisa Wilson, Mr & Mrs D Dawson, Kathleen Barnett, Ann Herbert, Andrew Cooper, Ute Fowler, Sandy Bolibia, Mr & Mrs I Patterson rep John Patterson, Mr David Batters, Mrs Norah Long, Sue & Richard Hunt, Miss J Boulter, Mr O C Gayle, Mrs Jean Skerrow, Keith Skerrow, John Dunnington, Janet Munby rep Paul Munby, Noel Wright, Barry Snowden & Kathleen Allen rep Sandra & Edward Jackson, Mrs P Pickering rep Fimber Sewing Group, Caroline Scatcherd rep Paul & family, Ivy Stocks, Teresa Purdy & family, Tove McCall rep Vincent McCall, John & Audrey Hoggard, Paul & Marie Hoggard rep BJ & Pippa, Mark & Margo Hoggard, Graham & Joanne Megginson, Mr L Dawson, Mr M Lakes, Pauline Foots rep Malcolm Hara, Alison Dawson rep Mr & Mrs P Dawson, Gertie Kettlewell, Grace Midgley rep Susan Peck, Doreen Munby, Eric Woodward, Malcolm Plewes, Joan Jackson,James Tennyson, Ann & Sarah Tennyson, Alan Tennyson,Gerald & Lesley Whelan, David Garfitt, Rebecca Hoggard & Matthew Sharpless,Michael & Bartek Szpak, Tim Nicholson, Sue Craig, Mrs S Dale, Mr A Suddaby rep Miss A Johnson, Frazer Metcalfe, Craig Chambers, Peter & Jennifer Nicholson, Edward Taylor, Ian Batters, Ailsa Reed, Keith Caley, Mr & Mrs J Leaver rep Daniel & Paul, Phil Duggleby, Mrs Rachel Hobson rep Ken Hobson, Joyce Wells, Julie Roach, George Snowden, Richard Hornby rep Kay Hornby, Judy & John Willink rep Elizabeth Barr, Mrs Jennifer Zarek, Mr & Mrs P Elliott, Pat Jameson, Tony Sutcliffe.