Mary Leoeen Clare (17 Nov 1935 - 25 Jun 2025)

We would like to convey our thanks to everyone for donating in memory of Mary Leoeen Clare to aid us in our work at The Donkey Sanctuary. We hope it will bring some comfort that the memory of Mary will live on through these donations. This support today helps us to look after donkeys in our care at sanctuaries across the UK and Europe and reach out to donkeys in desperate need around the world. On behalf of donkeys everywhere, thank you. Our thoughts are with you.

God bless you 'aunt' Mary. May you forever rest in peace. Our father, David, always spoke fondly of you, his favourite
'aunt'.
Happy to donate to The Donkey Sanctuary in your memoryxx

My Mum & Mary’s sister Mena were lifelong friends as I am with Mena’s daughter Carole, Mary’s niece. I met ‘Aunty Mary’ during her visits to Perth, Western Australia. She was always great fun and a loving and staunch supporter of her extended family. She meant the world to my dearest friend Carole, who was my bridesmaid and she bridesmaid to me. RIP Aunty Mary; a life, gracefully lived.

Aunty Mary has always been a major figure in my life. My mother's only sister she helped take care of me in my early days from 18 months of age when I lived at Grandma's. She often told me she used to pretend she was my mother.
This close bond continued over the years after my family moved to Australia.
Aunty kept in touch faithfully with letters phone calls and cards at important times
She and her husband Uncle Viv visited Australia and stayed with us and Aunty also came to help look after my mother when she was dying . She came again on her own after Uncle Viv passed away . We all begged her to stay as we loved her very much. However she would never leave her home as she felt close to Uncle Viv there.
Aunty was a very strong and capable woman having a long career as secretary to the Chief of Police in Nottingham and then Private Secretary to the Sherrif of Nottingham until her retirement.
She also enjoyed opera singing and had a wonderful soprano voice in her earlier years.
I will always miss her voice in our long phone conversations. Its very hard to accept she is no longer here.She always told me to remember she loved me very much and always prayed for me and my dogs. Aunty adored animals as much as people.
Dear Aunty Mary rest in peace with Uncle Viv. You are now where you wanted to be.
You will never be forgotten.
Your neice
Carole
Perth Western Australia

Mary Clare, dearly loved aunt, great aunt and great great aunt. Always a part of our lives despite the many miles between us. Forever in our thoughts. God bless and keep you, Aunty Mary.

Sincere condolences to relations and friends, especially the Alvi family.

Graham and Rita, Jamie Josaine and Iris. Perth, Western Australia.

I shall always treasure the memories of Aunty Mary and her beloved, late husband (and my godfather) Uncle Viv. They were an indelible connection to my late parents and Aunty Mary’s death severs the last, physical link. While her family in Australia were not with her in the last years, our gratitude is extended her amazing neighbours, the Alvi Family, who delivered so much care and love to Aunty Mary and allowed her to remain in her home until the end. My condolences to them and especially to my brother, Graham, whose connection with Aunty Mary was so strong and deep. She will be missed by those who knew and loved her. Nick.

In loving memory of a lovely lady, Deepest Sympathy, from her cousins from Milton Keynes, Val, Bob, Joan, Jill and Jo