BATES Maureen (17 Apr 1953 – 6 Oct 2026) Died 6th October 2026 late of 99 Twaddell Avenue. Beloved wife of Edward, much loved mother of Edward, Darren and Arlene, loving mother-in-law of Kelly and Ryan and devoted grandmother of Taylor, Reece, Katlyn, Curtis, Elsa, Apollo and Phoenix.

Funeral service to be held from her home (address above) on Tuesday 13th at 1.45pm and afterwards to Roselawn Crematorium for 3.20pm. Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu if desired to Friends of the Cancer Centre c/o Stephen McCosh Funeral Directors, 117-121 Shankill Road, Belfast, BT13 1FD.

Will be sadly missed by her loving family circle. To have you as our mother was cause enough for pride, no-one could be your equal however hard they tried. We lost a mum in a million, we loved her to the end ,we lost two precious things that day, our mum and our best friend.