In memory of
Hazel Marrin
14 March 1941 to 2 August 2026
She taught half of Ashby Fold to read, ran its library for twenty-five years and never lost at cards on a Thursday. This page holds the service, her life story and the memories people have sent us.
Friday, 23 October
A short service of thanksgiving at The Larches, then tea and cake at Lindens Hall. Come as you are.
11:00 at The Larches
- Reception
- 1:00 to 3:30pm, Lindens Hall
- Place
- The Larches, Larch Road, Ashby Fold, AF4 9QL
- Donations
- In place of flowers, to Ashby Fold Hospice Friends
Four moments
Eighty-five years, nearly all of them within a short walk of Mill Street.
- 1941
Born above the bakery on Mill Street, the middle of three children. She could read before she started school.
- 1972
Married Peter Marrin, a joiner who made every shelf in the house on Orchard Row. They had two children and five grandchildren.
- 1979
Took charge of the Ashby Fold library after years as an assistant, and ran it until she retired in 2004.
- 2026
Spent her last summer in the garden with the radio on. She died at home on 2 August, with Anne and Tom beside her.
What people remember
“She lent me a library book when I was nine and asked what I thought of it when I was thirty. I still owe her the answer.”
Come on 23 October, or send a memory.
Tell us how many of you are coming. If you cannot be there, write to us and we will read your memory out at the reception.