Popular Devizes woman Jo Niemeyer has died suddenly, aged 51.

Mrs Niemeyer, whose maiden name was Jo Lee, died at home in Moyne Close, Devizes, on March 26.

She had been a dress maker for about 30 years and had an office at Wharfside, Devizes, for some years and latterly worked from home.

Her husband, Martin Niemeyer, 47, said: “Jo was lively, vibrant, fun loving; a caring kind of soul.

“She had a lot of friends and a lot of people in Devizes will know her. She had a flair for dress making.”

She and Martin were married at St John’s Church, Devizes, on July 13 last year.

The music included unconventional tracks including The Right to Party by The Beastie Boys and by Rammstein, a heavy metal rock band.

They became a couple three years earlier with their first date on The Green in Devizes and Mrs Niemeyer joked that they both had damp patches on their clothes due to the ground being wet.

They both knew each other from when they were at Lavington School as teenagers.

Mrs Niemeyer had two sons, Max, and Ryan, both in their twenties, from previous relationships.

Her hobbies included working on her allotment at Quakers Walk wearing her pink wellies.

She was also an avid reader and her bookcases at home were full of books, although she gave many to charity shops once she had finished reading them.

She was a regular at The Three Crowns pub in Maryport Street and was also a customer at The Pelican in the Market Place.

Her funeral service is tomorrow at West Wiltshire Crematorium, Semington, at 9.30am.