Connie Pellatt (Passed away 13 Nov 2017)

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Location
Peterborough Crematorium Mowbray Road Peterborough PE6 7JE
Date
19th Dec 2017
Time
1pm
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Biography
Connie was born to Bob and Winnie in Chatham just before the start of WW2 and survived the blast from a bomb dropped nearby that blew out the windows of her shelter.
She was a sister to Pat, Bob and Steve and attended Glencoe Road and Fort Pitt Schools, enjoying art and dancing, especially tap and ballet.
She met Derek her former husband at ‘The Vines’ congregational church in Rochester where they later married.
They had four children, Kevin, Graham, Gary and Anita, losing Graham when he was only a few months old.
During the sixties and seventies, she worked as a secretary for a number of companies linked to boats and shipping on the River Medway. Whilst bringing up three children she found time to attend night school to develop her skills as an artist, painting landscapes and creating pottery sculptures.
Kevin, Gary and Anita all moved away from the Medway Towns and in the mid-eighties Connie moved to Derby where she worked for several companies including Qualcast and EPS (European Passenger Services) who were involved with trains for the channel tunnel.
Whilst in Derby Connie initially attended the ‘Community church’ and later was actively involved in the activities of ‘New Life’ church working in the office and with a lunch club for the homeless ‘Jake’ which she found particularly enjoyable and rewarding. During these years many foreign students lodged with her as they came to learn the English language at a local Christian language college.
Just into the new millennium Connie uprooted to Stamford where she was active in a local church, involved on a Sunday and over the years with several midweek house groups.
For many years Connie was frustrated by health challenges, suffering heart issues, cancer and diabetes; these all sapped her energy and her final years saw an increasing decline in her well-being and quality of life.
She peacefully passed away in hospital with Kevin and Anita present.
She leaves behind a sister, Pat; a brother Steve; two sister in laws, Yvonne and Les; three children; two daughter in laws, Sue and Shirley; six grandchildren, Alison, Tim, Hannah, Chris, Phoebe and Amelia; and one great grandchild, Luke.

Pastor Geoff Pickup wrote

Although Connie would never want to be the centre of attention she was well respected by the Christian community in Derby. Always an encourager and a champion of the “under dog”. When Connie made New Life her church we felt we had a real “catch”, she was a great servant for the cause of Christ. Our feeding programme for the homeless and those challenged with life controlling issues was a beneficiary of her time, patience and expertise. A LifeGroup held at her beautiful bungalow on a Thursday evening was a popular habitat for 12 or so people who wanted to be more effective in their discipleship. Several hours every week would find Connie in the General Office, using her significant skills in administration and flair. We had the best notice boards in the City, her creativity was legendary.
The news of Connie’s death brought sadness to many though we praise God for the truth that to be “absent from the body is to be present with the Lord”

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Iris and John Grenfell wrote

Connie could only be described as a lovely lady. We valued her friendship and help with the ministry to prisoners in Zambia at a very crucial time in our lives. She had such a lovely smile and a good sense of humour which was always encouraging.

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Sandra and Richard wrote

We have many happy memories of Connie, especially when we went to Estonia, I can still see how excited she was standing on the frozen Baltic sea and laughing. I expect she will be laughing now with Jesus.

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Yvonne Elvy donated £30 in memory of Connie

To Dear Connie
With fond memories and Love

Yvonne x

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David Elvy donated £30 in memory of Connie

To Auntie Connie,
Rest in Peace

With Love
David, Lee, Craig & Lauren x

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Steve and Les Elvy wrote

To our dear sister Connie love and miss you sleep tight Your brother Steve and Les xxxxxxx

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