The obituary notice of Helen Patricia RENSHAW

Hi beautiful, I hope heaven is treating you and Dai well. I still talk to you, in hopes you can hear me. I still remember the way you’d call out to dad to make sure the door was locked, or to stop winding me up :) always remember cutting out pictures and gluing them to things on your coffee table, all the board games <3

I moved to Bridgend Nan, got a little bungalow. Luke and I have been doing the garden together, we even have a little angel looking over the garden, I like to think it’s you <3 I got your handwriting tattooed too, and I still wear your ring. I think you’d laugh but the only time I take it off is for airport security haha.

I still dream about you, holding you, hearing your voice. I miss you everyday, more than words could ever say.

I hope you’re looking after my Joey, Amethyst, Celia, Kiwi and Stoney up there!

Daisy is up there with you and Dai now too Nan, Nan made sure she had a long, happy and content life, and she was such a beautiful cat even if she didn’t appreciate when I brought home Luna all those years ago haha.

Oh nan, we love and miss you so much <3 but you’re here in your ways, and I’ll hold onto that until I can meet you at heavens gates.

I’ll make sure to have a Joes for you soon, raspberry sauce and all.

I love you nan, until we meet again <3

~ Soph xx

Hey nan, I hope you like the flowers I brought you <3. I’ve had an amazing year, and made so many memories I wish I could share with you. Luke and I went to Dubai in May together and it was incredible! We had daiquiris in the pool and shared beautiful memories of our loved ones. I’ll be up to see you soon nan, I’ll bring you some beautiful flowers before our summer ends. You are such a beautiful, incredible woman and I miss you so much. I’d give anything for a cuddle, or a game of our snakes and ladders. Can’t believe it’s been almost 9 years since our last board game, but they’re memories I’ll never forget. You’ll never believe me nan, but I’m going to start my life in Cardiff next month.. it was a long and tough decision but I think it will be the right one, Luke’s nan needs more help and I want to help her alongside Luke to show her how caring you made the family. Thank you for everything Nan, I love and miss you more than anything

Love from Soph and Luke xxx


You raise me up <3

Hiya nan, it’s been 7 years next month :(. I truly miss you more than words can describe. I remember how you used to tell me you would still be around for my wedding and how I wish you could be <3 you’re the most amazing nana Pat and I’m so sad you had to miss my big 18th but I know you are watching down (promise I was good and didn’t get too drunk!!). I live on my own now nan, it’s quite a nice flat but nothing comparable to yours where we would play snakes and ladders together <3 and even since the last time I left you a message, I still have your ring on my finger and there is NO time soon it’ll come off, it’s part of me. I’d give anything to have a joes ice cream with you, or a double cheese burger. And I wish I could let you meet the geckos so you could ask me “what on earth is that!!!” And then love on my cat Oscar <3 you truly are and were the most amazing and you have left a massive imprint in my mind. Take care of dai up there nan, I love you both, always and forever <3 xxx

Nobody has forgotten about you nan, we all love and miss you so much. We hope you’re okay up there, I love you. I can’t believe you’ve been gone 5 years.

Hey Nan! It's already been a year and 3 months and my heart has never been more broken, I remember everything so clear and I've never been right since.. but that's not your fault and I'll never blame you for it, the day you died was the day my world came crumbling down, I felt so sad, useless, worthless yet so empty but I knew you'd hate me being sad so I forced myself to stay strong. I always remember you use to shout at my dad saying "David stop winding her up!" And honestly Nan that's been stuck in my head since you've been gone. I know your watching down on me and your not proud with what I'm doing to myself but I promise I'll change, I'll do it for you! ? I never thanked you enough and I'm so sorry I didn't you were such a beautiful, great woman and I love you so much. I'm sorry I haven't visited your grave it just hurts too much, I promise I'll visit one day. I'm gonna try and write here every month just so you know I haven't forgotten you. You helped me through everything nan and I'm so grateful for that but now your gone, there's a boy called Shane and he's really great and since you died he helped me with all my problems and he said "your nan was a great person". Nan everyone thinks your amazing. You helped everyone, you were such an amazing person and my life goal is to be like you ?? Time is flying so fast, I remember you said you'd be here till I'm at least 35 and it just makes me chuckle because you were so sure of it, all of us were. It's almost 1:30am and I'm laying in bed crying because I miss you so so much. Knowing you won't be able to come to my wedding or meet my children hurts, I thought you'd be around for a life time but god wanted you for himself, I can't blame heaven for wanting you, you're an angel. I could write forever there's so many things I want to say, sometimes o just wish you could come back and hug me whilst telling me everything's gonna be okay. We'll be together soon nan I promise. Goodnight nan, I love you so much. Sleep well ?

Hey Nan! It's already been a year and 3 months and my heart has never been more broken, I remember everything so clear and I've never been right since.. but that's not your fault and I'll never blame you for it, the day you died was the day my world came crumbling down, I felt so sad, useless, worthless yet so empty but I knew you'd hate me being sad so I forced myself to stay strong. I always remember you use to shout at my dad saying "David stop winding her up!" And honestly Nan that's been stuck in my head since you've been gone. I know your watching down on me and your not proud with what I'm doing to myself but I promise I'll change, I'll do it for you! ? I never thanked you enough and I'm so sorry I didn't you were such a beautiful, great woman and I love you so much. I'm sorry I haven't visited your grave it just hurts too much, I promise I'll visit one day. I'm gonna try and write here every month just so you know I haven't forgotten you. You helped me through everything nan and I'm so grateful for that but now your gone, there's a boy called Shane and he's really great and since you died he helped me with all my problems and he said "your nan was a great person". Nan everyone thinks your amazing. You helped everyone, you were such an amazing person and my life goal is to be like you ?? Time is flying so fast, I remember you said you'd be here till I'm at least 35 and it just makes me chuckle because you were so sure of it, all of us were. It's almost 1:30am and I'm laying in bed crying because I miss you so so much. Knowing you won't be able to come to my wedding or meet my children hurts, I thought you'd be around for a life time but god wanted you for himself, I can't blame heaven for wanting you, you're an angel. I could write forever there's so many things I want to say, sometimes o just wish you could come back and hug me whilst telling me everything's gonna be okay. We'll be together soon nan I promise. Goodnight nan, I love you so much. Sleep well ?