Retired dinner lady Margaret Gingell died in her sleep at the age of 82.
Mrs Gingell (nee Robinson) was born in Calne in Back Road in 1931 and lived in the town all of her life.
She worked as a dinner lady at St Mary’s Girls School in Calne and was also a member of the Royal Navy Association in the town for many years.
She married Brian Gingell, also from Calne, and the couple had a daughter called Debra who died in 2008 at the age of 52.
Mrs Gingell had two grandchildren, Scott and Kirsten, and she spent a great deal of time with her six great grandchildren who all loved her roast dinners.
She was a keen gardener who managed to have flowering geraniums all year round. She continued to tend to her flowerbeds and talk to her flowers right up until she died.
A funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Calne on Thursday, November 27 at 11am.
Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to Cancer Research UK courtesy of Johnson & Daltrey Funeral Service, 1 Beach Terrace, Calne, SN11 0RD, 01249 821200.
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