24 names released as Preston remembers those given public health funerals in the past year

Under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, councils have a legal duty to arrange a funeral when a person dies within their boundary and no other arrangements are being made.

The council said it has created the publicly available list in response to a growing number of Freedom of Information requests, particularly from companies seeking to trace next of kin.

Some information, including addresses, has been withheld in line with the Freedom of Information Act to protect unoccupied properties and prevent the risk of crime.

The list below includes details of 24 cases recorded by Preston City Council over the past year:

• Anthony Craig Bateman

Born September 3, 1966. Died November 19, 2025, aged 59.Single. Place of birth not known. Funeral held December 5, 2025.

• Eric Eastham

Born July 11, 1940. Died October 22, 2025, aged 85.Single. Place of birth not known. Funeral held December 9, 2025.

• Desmond William Elmer

Born March 18, 1931. Died September 21, 2025, aged 94.Marital status unknown. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held November 4, 2025.

• Paul Kimberley

Born August 21, 1958. Died September 3, 2025, aged 67.Single. Born in Stoke. Funeral held October 2, 2025.

• Francis Macias

Born March 11, 1953. Died August 9, 2025, aged 72.Single. Place of birth not known. Funeral held October 2, 2025.

• Christopher O’Connor

Born October 4, 1963. Died August 1, 2025, aged 61.Single. Born in Lancashire. Funeral held September 9, 2025.

• Karl Shoreman

Born January 27, 1975. Died July 25, 2025, aged 50.Single. Place of birth not known. Funeral held August 14, 2025.

• Milos Trella

Born January 23, 1961. Died June 16, 2025, aged 64.Marital status unknown. Born in Slovakia. Funeral held July 15, 2025.

• Maureen Chelton

Born April 25, 1958. Died June 7, 2025, aged 67.Marital status unknown. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held August 21, 2025.

• John Grundy

Born September 12, 1949. Died June 3, 2025, aged 75.Single. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held July 29, 2025.

• David Sinclair

Born May 8, 1932. Died May 9, 2025, aged 93.Single. Place of birth not known. Funeral held June 10, 2025.

• Graham Pickering

Born June 2, 1961. Died May 2, 2025, aged 63.Single. Born in Coventry. Funeral held May 28, 2025.

• Philip Forde

Born November 14, 1948. Died April 20, 2025, aged 76.Single. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held June 10, 2025.

• Allan Jones

Born August 14, 1948. Died April 15, 2025, aged 76.Marital status unknown. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held May 28, 2025.

• Stephen James Joseph Frawley

Born September 3, 1965. Died March 26, 2025, aged 59.Marital status unknown. Born in Preston, Lancashire. Funeral held May 9, 2025.

• Freya Cameron

Born February 7, 1948. Died March 25, 2025, aged 77.Marital status unknown. Born in Bootle, Merseyside. Funeral held May 9, 2025.

• Robert Cross

Born May 29, 1969. Died March 18, 2025, aged 55.Single. Born in Preston. Funeral held April 30, 2025.

• James Breakell

Born October 1, 1936. Died March 9, 2025, aged 88.Marital status unknown. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held April 29, 2025.

• Bastian Hunter

Born March 1, 1981. Died February 26, 2025, aged 43.Single. Place of birth not known. Funeral held March 18, 2025.

• Anthony Myerscough

Born August 13, 1950. Died February 24, 2025, aged 74.Marital status unknown. Born in Preston, Lancashire. Funeral held April 9, 2025.

• Olive Peacock

Born March 28, 1939. Died February 21, 2025, aged 85.Marital status unknown. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held April 11, 2025.

• Arlette Dickinson

Born December 6, 1952. Died February 18, 2025, aged 72.Divorced. Place of birth not known. Funeral held April 30, 2025.

• Janet Hindle

Born January 19, 1936. Died January 25, 2025, aged 89.Marital status unknown. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held May 22, 2025.

• Harold Thompson

Born February 27, 1944. Died December 19, 2024, aged 80.Marital status unknown. Place of birth unknown. Funeral held January 28, 2025.