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The obituary notice of Irene LARSEN (nee Dunn)

Thornaby-on-Tees | Published in: Evening Gazette Middlesbrough.

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IreneLARSENAged 78 years, of Thornaby-on-Tees.

Passed away after a short illness, peacefully in Woodside Care Home, Thornaby, on 11th January 2025.

Beloved wife of Ronald (Ronnie) Larsen, devoted, only daughter and youngest child of the late James (Jim) and Mary Dunn, mother to Glynis, grandmother to Jack James, Samuel (Sam) Joseph and Eve Cabrini Isabelle. Younger sister to both the late James (Jimmy) Dunn and Raymond, sister-in-law to the late Mary Dunn and Margaret Dunn. Aunt to James (Jimmy), Peter, Karen, Terence (Terry), Gillian and Michael.

A funeral service will take place on Wednesday 19th February in St Patrick's RC Church Thornaby at 11am prior to interment in Thornaby Cemetery. Family and friends and wider acquaintances of Irene please meet at the Church prior to the service commencing. After the church service, the cortege will travel past and pause at Irene's prior homes at Cromwell Terrace, Havelock Street and what was her most recent home in Stranton Street, all enroute to the Cemetery and for those known to Irene to be present if they wish to be and who lived alongside her all of her adult life in Thornaby and whom are not able to attend the Church service. No flowers other than those already arranged by close family and friends, by request please.

Donations in lieu if so desired are instead welcomed and invited perhaps to a local charity in memory of Irene.

Additionally, a condolence/book of memorial will be available to leave or note a message within it, up until 19th February it is available care of the Funeral Director's at their Middlesbrough address. Arrangements will be made (if the Church can accommodate them) for the book to be at the back of the Church for a time prior to the service commencing at 11am, it will then travel with Glynis and Irene's grandson Samuel (Sam) to be still open at the close friends and family post interment gathering in memory of Irene.

Any other enquiries prior to the service and interment date should please be made via and courtesy of the Funeral Director at their Middlesbrough address. Colin McGinley Funeral Service 235a Acklam Road Middlesbrough TS5 7AB Tel. 01642 826 222
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It's Been A year Irene since you passed
Thinking of you today.🌹 Your Cousin Doreen. R I P 🌹
Doreen Spiro nee Quigley Irene's Cousin NZ
20/02/2026
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This is the poem that will be read at my Mother's service on Wednesday this week;
What Me Mam Taught Me, a poem by Mancunian poet Mike Garry & which he wrote for his mother’s eulogy.
Adapted by Glynis and Sam.

What Me Mam Taught Me
How to dream
That God is free
That love isn’t all you need
What Me Mam Taught Me
She taught me
That I lived in the greatest town
How to show my value as well as my worth
Success only comes through hard work
What Me Mam Taught Me
She taught me, that my family will see me through
What Me Mam Taught Me
She taught me; that charity begins at home
That it’s good to spend some time alone
Say something positive, don’t just moan
What Me Mam Taught Me
To Travel, to sail eight of the seven seas. That solitude is a dead good beach
That a caravan in Whitby might be all you need

What Me Mam Taught Me
To find beauty in the angry young man
To have as many kids as you can
To only have a Silver Cross Pram
What Me Mam Taught Me
She said that; through reading & writing I would escape
That I could always have my say, to say a prayer every single day
What Me Mam Taught Me
She taught me; drink too much & I’ll be depressed
If I take drugs I’ll be a mess
Eat too much food I’ll be obessed (she really said obese but that wouldn’t have rhymed)

What Me Mam Taught Me
To swim, to march & dance. To show true precision, t have confidence in all my decisions. For everyday to be a mission
What Me Mam Taught Me
Don’t want to be in, it’s better to be out
A whisper can be louder than a shout
To put my brain in gear before I use my mouth (I’m still working on this one)
What Me Mam Taught Me
To take life slow don’t live too fast
To live each day as if your last
Abstain from meat and on Friday fast
What Me Mam Taught Me
If someone’s down, pick them up
If someone’s thirsty, give them your cup
If someone’s bored, give them a book
What Me Mam Taught Me
If someone’s homeless, take them in
That God will always forgive a sin
To put my litter in the bin
What Me Mam Taught Me......
Glynis Duffy
17/02/2025
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Glynis Duffy
17/02/2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lku1fP-LszI
Glynis Duffy
16/02/2025
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Glynis Duffy
16/02/2025
To our special friend Irene. We will miss your smiling face. With much love. From Eileen and Lesley. R.I.P xxx
Eileen Taylor
08/02/2025
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Eileen Taylor
08/02/2025
R i P Irene ❤️ so glad I got to catch up with you.talked about old times.you will be missed Irene I know by family and friends
Doreen Spiro nee Quigley Irene's Cousin NZ
07/02/2025
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Doreen Spiro nee Quigley Irene's Cousin NZ
07/02/2025
Tribute photo for Irene LARSEN
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07/02/2025
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