THE funeral service took place at St Mark's Church, Oulton Broad, on Wednesday, April 7, followed by committal at Gorleston Crematorium, for Walter Frederick (Fred) Stock of Oulton Broad, who died on March 26, aged 81.

THE funeral service took place at St Mark's Church, Oulton Broad, on Wednesday, April 7, followed by committal at Gorleston Crematorium, for Walter Frederick (Fred) Stock of Oulton Broad, who died on March 26, aged 81.

The Rev Helen Jary officiated.

Mourners were: Mrs Valda Stock (wife), Vanessa and Keith Clough (daughter and son-in-law), Carol and Mike Jeffery (daughter and son-in-law), Peter and Ingrid Stock (son and daughter-in-law), Jayne Stock (daughter), Sarah and Christian Libralato (grandddaughter and husband), Emma and Tim Powell (granddaughter and husband), Jonathon Clough (grandson), Alex Clough (grandson).Mr and Mrs Leonard Clough, Mrs Pamela Benns (niece), Mrs Marie Elmstrom (niece), Carla Gardiner, Mr and Mrs Robert Howes, Mr Ron Howes, Mr and Mrs Doug Begbie, Mr Bill Jeffery, Mr Ken Ellis, Mr and Mrs Allan Bland, Mr Keith Allan, Mrs Mel Carter, Margaret Soloman (also representing Nikki and Richard Longthorne), Mrs Martine Longthorne, Mr Stephen Longthorne, Mr and Mrs Marshall Manthorpe, Mr and Mrs Richard Garrod, Dorothy Kemp, Mr and Mrs Richard Swift, Mrs Eileen Buck, Mr Trevor Crisp, Mr Michael Turner, Mr and Mrs Alan Moore, Mr Tony Alger, Mrs Julia Pelham, Mr Richard Knights, Mr and Mrs David Forster, Tricia Newbold (Mrs Doreen Bradley), Mr M Hunt. Apologies for any names which may have been omitted.

The family wishes to thank all relatives and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy, beautiful floral tributes, including those from Australia and New Zealand, and donations for the British Heart Foundation, which are still being accepted c/o Critoph & Crowe, 49-55 Lorne Park Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RB. Special thanks to Rev Helen Jary for a lovely service, staff of ward 15, James Paget Hospital and Bridge Road surgery.

Will all please accept this as the only but most sincere acknowledgement.

Funeral arrangements were by Critoph & Crowe, 49-55 Lorne Park Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RB (01502 564285).