Funeral for ex-Stoke-on-Trent teacher who 'inspired so many students'

Rob Andrews

6 November 2024 at 5:20 pm·1-min read

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Family and friends of an 'inspiring' former teacher are preparing to pay their final respects. The funeral of Rosemary Gresty takes place on Tuesday 5 November.

The 64-year-old died at home on 25 September. She had taught at St Joseph's College, in Trent Vale, for more than a decade.

Her bereavement notice states: "She inspired so many students at St Joseph's from 1988 to the early 2000s and her school shows will never be forgotten."

Rosemary was also a member of Stoke Repertory Theatre and North Staffs Operatic Society.

The bereavement notice added: "She was a glorious actress, gracing stages across Staffordshire and Cheshire, appearing as Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious, Mother Superior in Sister Act, Marmee in Little Women, and Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Rosemary will be sadly missed but lovingly remembered by her family, friends and everyone's lives that she touched and inspired."

The funeral service takes place at St Michael's Church, in Hulme Walfield, Congleton, at 1pm on 5 November.

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