Gwendoline Margarete Rooke (14 Oct 1937 - 5 Feb 2016)

In loving memory of Gwendoline Margarete Rooke who sadly passed away on 5th February 2016. (My Nan).
I don't really know much about Nans up bringing to write her life story. But one thing I do know is she loved her family dearly. Whenever one of her family was in the local paper (the dispatch) it could be a pool league mentioning one of her sons, or a photo of a son in law in a cricket match, to a photo of a Great grand daughter wining baby of the year, or even a photo of my mum when we had a bad winds and it destroyed her garden. She would cut it out and laminate them for safe keepings.
In the last few weeks before she passed away, nan would tell me little bits about her children, and smile with fond memories. I loved hearing these. She even mentioned that when I was younger and we went to the caravan, everything I ate I had mayonnaise on. My reply was ...I still do nan lol.
What I'm trying to say on many occasions you may of sat with nan at some point and she wasn't one for talking much, but she was taking in everything about what happening around her because she loved her family. Because you mattered to her. Whether you live near or far.
She was an amazing women and I'm so thankful that I was able to call her my nan. And will be sorely missed by all.