Erica CRAIG (16 May 1927 - 5 Mar 2017)

Thank you for all the love and laughter over the years, dear Erica. You were like coming home for me after my mum died and I shall miss you more than words can say. Thank fully you are at rest now.
Sara x

Erica was my teacher at primary school - the PNEU in Nottingham - and I first met her when I was about 6. This was more than 50 years ago so I have probably known Erica for longer than anyone else alive apart from my own relatives. I remember being amazed to find that she could write with both left and right hands! She was my teacher for only a short time as she left PNEU to work in the state sector but she had already become friends with my mother, Joan, and the two families continued to see other on and off during my childhood.

I remember that Erica and Malcolm were always at the forefront of domestic technology - they had a freezer and a dishwasher well before most people - I had never even seen a dishwasher before I was introduced to the one in their house. They also drove Daf cars, with their unusual automatic gear system which was considered to be at the forefront of automotive technology in the early 1970s.

I left Nottingham to go to university and never returned on a permanent basis but Erica and my mother continued to see each other regularly and I saw her from time to time on my visits home. She took a great interest career and, later on, my children and I know my mother, who became rather reclusive in her later years, greatly valued her friendship. Erica was one of the very few people who kept in touch with her right up to the time she was forced to leave Nottingham in 2006 due to advancing dementia which meant that she could no longer cope on her own.

After that we no longer saw Erica but we exchanged Christmas cards regularly until last year. She was a faithful friend and my sister, Jackie, and I remember her with affection.

Auntie Erica in loving memory from Michael,Nicholas,Antony & Marge

Rest In Peace dear Auntie Erica. With love from Jane xx

In memory of a strong, thoughtful, and kind woman. May you rest in peace.

Even though we had not met, through Christ, we have a special bond. We love our Lord Jesus Christ because He first loved us. May God our Savior be with you and your family in this time of grief. Peace be with you and your family.

Miss Lossaso, as I knew her, taught at my school but was not my teacher. I came to know her because she rented a room at my house for a few months in the early 50s. My father had died and my mother had difficulty coping, in consequence my childhood was at that stage not a particularly happy one. I think Miss Lossaso sensed this and for the time she lived with us, treated me with exceptional kindness. She would make time to talk to me, encouraged me with my school work and took me on my first visit to the theatre to see the musical Brigadoon! Erica's care and kindness made such a lasting, positive impact on me that when I retired a few years ago I set out to find her and tell her what she had meant to me. This I did. You were a lovely person, Miss Lossaso, rest in peace.

In loving memory of dear Auntie Erica, may you rest in peace, all our love Sarrah & Chris xx

In memory of a kind loving auntie, may you rest in peace, love Sarrah & Chris x

An amazing, kind generous loving Auntie to us all. Lots of love Ben Clare Oliver Archie and Luca. XXXXX

An amazing, kind generous loving Auntie to us all. Lots of love Ben Clare Oliver Archie and Luca. XXXXX

Erica was a much loved sister in law. RIP John

In loving memory of your strength, thoughtfulness, and kindness. May you rest in peace.

Even though we had not met each other, through Christ we have a special bond. We love our Lord Jesus Christ because He first loved us. May God our Savior be with you and your family to comfort in this time of grief. Peace be with you and your family.

Rest in peace dearest mum, free from pain and in a happier place.

Rest in peace dearest mum, free from pain and in a happier place.