Coffs’ Daily Catch-Up: July 13, 202

Today’s weather, funeral notices and more in the one place.

Sean Bourke with the sunrise shot.

It is during our darkest moments (usually on a Tuesday) that we must focus to see the light.- Aristotle

Weather

Mostly sunny with a top of 21. Light winds.

Funeral notices

Betty Hobbs

July 7, 2021. Late of Sawtell. Much loved wife of Allan (dec’d). Loving mother and mother-in-law of Bill, John and Suzanne and Allan (dec’d). Aged 94 years.

Betty’s funeral service will be held in St. Nicholas’ Anglican Church Sawtell on Friday July 23, at 2.30 pm. Betty’s funeral services will be live streamed on the Keith Logue and Sons Facebook page.

Gladys Lillian Bidner

July 10 2021, late of Coffs Harbour. Much loved wife of Phillip (dec’d). Aged 100 years. Gladys’ funeral service will be held om the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium and Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Friday July 16 at 1pm.

Gladys’ Funeral service will be live streamed on Keith Logue and Sons Facebook page.

Shane Della

July 7, 2021. Passed peacefully at home. Loved husband of Kelly (dec) and cherished by Kira. Adoring father of Charley and Samuel. Beloved son of Peter (dec) & Yvonne, brother and brother-in-law of Nigel & Diane. Loved and sadly missed by all of his extended family and friends.

Aged 60 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Shane‘s funeral service on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 at 11am at the Coffs Harbour Crematorium Chapel, Coramba Road, Karangi. Thence for interment within the Coffs Harbour Lawn Cemetery.

Please join us via livestream at the following link: https://youtu.be/rqxlclF_7nA

Timothy James ‘Jim’ Fanning

July 8, 2021. Peacefully at St. Joseph’s Aged Care, late of Coffs Harbour. Much loved husband of Marie. Aged 71 years.

Jim’s funeral prayers will be celebrated in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive crematorium and memorial gardens, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday July 14 at 10.00am. Jim’s funeral prayers will be live streamed on Keith Logue and Sons Facebook page.

Elsie May Hewitt

July 6, 2021. Peacefully at Bellinger River District Hospital, late of Coffs Harbour. Dearly beloved wife of Walter (de’d). Loving mother of Carol and Norman (both Dec’d) Dear friend of Elaine. Aged 99 years.

A private cremation was held for Elsie.

Jean Margaret Whitworth

July 6, 2021. Peacefully at St. Joseph’s Aged Care. Late of Coffs Harbour. Much loved wife of Crossley (dec’d) and former wife of Edward (dec’d). Loving mother and mother-in-law of David and Sally & John. Aged 88 years.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Jean’s funeral service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium and Memorial Gardens, Coffs Harbour on Monday July 19 at 11.30am. Jean’s funeral service will be live streamed on the Keith Logue and Sons Facebook page.

Gordon Colin Grant

July 3, 2021. Taken too soon, late of Coffs Harbour. Much loved partner of Kelly. Devoted father of Charlie, Hannah and Aurora. Loving son of Colin and Gail. Cherished brother of Kate and uncle of Isla. Aged 42.

Relatives and friends are invited to Gordon’s memorial to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium and Memorial Gardens, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday July 14 at 11.30am.

Gordon‘s memorial will be livestreamed on the Keith Logue and Sons Facebook page.

Edward ‘ Ted’ Rixon

July 7, 2021, peacefully at home in Taree surrounded by family. Formerly of Bellingen. Loving husband of Marie (dec’d). Dearly loved father of Trish and Kerrie. Aged 92 years.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Ted’s Requiem Mass to be held in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bellingen on Tuesday July 13 at 10am.

Ted’s mass will be livestreamed on the Keith Logue and Sons Facebook page.

Cynthia Goundry

2 July 2021, after a short illness at the Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Late of Coffs Harbour. Aged 86 years.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Cynthia’s funeral service to be held in the chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour, on Friday, July 16 commencing at 11.30am.

In case you missed it

$10m plan to house Shoreline workers: “The main driver for this project is the rental crisis in Coffs Harbour and the need to ensure a supply of housing for Shoreline frontline workers.”

Cop’s appeal hits a snag at busy Coffs Harbour courthouse: The Coffs Harbour police officer was found guilty of six charges of unlawfully distributing intimate images of a woman without her consent.

That’s what friends are for: fundraiser raises thousands: Coffs mothers Hannah Rowe and Sophie Bird first bonded over vintage clothes.

Woman pulled out of car, robbed at knifepoint at Coffs jetty: In another incident a man managed to kick the same perpetrator out of his vehicle before locking the door.

Council confirms gigantic Jetty maintenance bill: As the much loved structure approaches its 130th birthday, the former wooden workhorse needs a little more than a nip and tuck – and it’s going to cost a pretty penny.

Dead body retrieved in ‘challenging’ 12-hour cliff rescue: A crime scene was established and the body was retrieved about 4am. It was a challenging retrieval for Coffs Harbour SES volunteers.

Man caught riding quad bike ‘five times over’: The man’s solicitor agreed the reading was a “worry” but said he only travelled 100m and couldn‘t drive very fast due to an ankle injury.

Crime-fighting kids produce charming wanted posters: Kids on the Mid North Coast have gone to great lengths to catch a crim, creating detailed drawings of a potential suspect after the theft of a bike.