Acknowledgements

POLSON -The family of the late Anne Polson (Halkirk) would like to sincerely thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy received personally by the way of cards, flowers and telephone calls following their recent sad loss. Special thanks to all the staff at Dunbar Hospital Palliative Unit for mum's gentle attentive care. Grateful thanks to Rev. Ian McCree for his comforting service both in church and at the graveside and to all at Dunnett's Funeral Directors, Thurso for their efficient and caring funeral arrangements. Finally, thanks to all those who paid their last respects at the church and graveside and who kindly donated £600 for Dunbar Hospital Palliative Care Unit.

ANDERSON - Susan and family would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy. Sincere thanks to Rev. Leslie O' Neill for his comforting service and to all who paid their last respects and for their kind donations which will go to local charities.

SUTHERLAND - Wendy and family of the late George Sutherland would like to express a huge thank you to every family member, friend and neighbour who helped them through George's illness and after his death. All the calls, cards, flowers, baking and cooking was appreciated beyond words. More thanks to ward 7A, Raigmore Hospital, dedicated district nurses and Macmillan Cancer Support who helped us nurse George at home. Huge thank you to Rev. David Malcolm for a very moving service and also taking time out for his visits to George which meant so much to him. Thank you to Dunnett’s Funeral Directors for making a hard time easier for us all, the Ulbster Arms Hotel for a lovely tea after the service and to everyone who came from far and near. The amazing sum of £2,260 was raised by the collection and will be shared between district nurses and Caithness Palliative Care (Macmillan).

CENTER - Jan and family would like to express their sincere thanks to all family, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy by cards, calls and baking following the sad loss of Bob. Heartfelt thanks to the doctors and nurses of the Rosebank Ward and the Macmillan nurses for their excellent care of Bob. Grateful thanks to Rev. John Nugent for his lovely and comforting service, Clair Harper Funeral Directors for organising everything in a warm, caring manner, Jane (The Flower Shop) for the beautiful flowers, Ronnie at the Seaforth Club and Amelia for the funeral teas. Finally, a big thank you to everyone who attended the funeral service and generously donated £614 for local charities.

WATT - The family of the late Peter Watt, Pat, would like to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us all following our sad loss. We sincerely thank all our relatives, friends and neighbours for the many beautiful floral tributes, cards, phone calls and messages. We are overwhelmed with the support given to us. Heartfelt thanks to Mrs Myrtle Gillies, MBE, West Church, Thurso for conducting the service and to Dunnett’s Funeral Directors for their professionalism and care throughout and lastly, to those who attended to pay their last respects. The sum of £600 raised at the service to be divided between Dunbar and Caithness General Hospitals and R.N.L.I. Forever in our hearts.

HIGGINSON - The family of the late Peter would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind and thoughtful expressions of sympathy. Sincere thank you to all staff in Raigmore Renal Unit and Caithness General Hospital for their care. Grateful thanks to Rev. Ellie Charman for her comforting service, to Dunnett’s Funeral Directors for their professional and sympathetic handling of the funeral arrangements and also to the Pentland Hotel for their catering.

SINCLAIR - Jane, Lorette and families would like to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy by cards, flowers and baking following the sad loss of Jessie. A special thanks to staff of the ambulance service, A & E Dept, and Rosebank Ward, of Caithness General Hospital. Grateful thanks to Rev. John Nugent for his comforting service, to Clair Harper & Son, Funeral Directors for arranging everything so efficiently and to the Nethercliffe Hotel for providing catering. A special thanks to all who attended Jessie's funeral and for the donation of £460 to go to Caithness Heart Support Group. Finally, a grateful and sincere thanks goes to the PPP carers for attending to Jessie's personal care and keeping her up to date with the local news.

BANKS - Mary and family would like to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy by cards, flowers and baking following the very sad loss of Sandy. Heartfelt thanks to the staff of the Town & County Hospital for their exemplary care and support, Karen and Sinclair at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their professional and efficient funeral arrangements and Linda Smith for the beautiful tribute to celebrate Sandy's life. Also to Murray and staff of Mackays Hotel and to all who came to pay their last respects and donated £450 to Town & County Hospital.

WADE - The family of the late Tony would like to thank all friends for their kind expressions of sympathy. Sincere thanks to all the staff in Riverside House, and Caithness General Hospital, the Care at Home team and the Wick district nurses for their care. Grateful thanks to the Reverend Ellie Charman for her comforting service, Dunnett's Funeral directors and also to the Norseman Hotel for catering. £315 was donated to ARC.

DUNNETT - Anne, Marina and Calum would like to sincerely thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their expressions of sympathy by cards, calls and flowers following the sad loss of Jock. Thanks to all who attended the service and after at the Pentland Hotel. Grateful thanks to the Ambulance Service, Caithness General Hospital staff, Mahri Swanson and the district nurses whose care and support were second to none, Myrtle Gillies for her visit and kind considerate service and Dunnett's Funeral Services for the efficient way that all arrangements were made. £400 was donated for the local lifeboat.

MILLER - Graeme, Tracey and the family of the late Helen Miller would like to thank family, friends and neighbours for the warm words of support in sympathy cards, messages, lovely flowers, home baking and food. Heartfelt thanks to both Caithness General and Town and County Hospitals for caring for Helen and Rev John Nugent for his comforting service. Thanks also to Clair Harper Funeral Directors for arranging everything in such a caring and professional manner, Flower Daze for the beautiful flowers and the Mackays Hotel for the funeral tea. Finally, thanks to everyone who attended the funeral service and generously donated £1000 for Macmillan Cancer Support (local) and the Town and County Hospital.

WILLIAMSON - The family of the late Sybil would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy. Sincere thanks to all staff in Riverside House and Caithness General Hospital for their care. Grateful thanks to Mr Marcus Cornah for his comforting service, to Dunnett’s Funeral Directors and also to the Brown Trout for catering.

STEWART - Heather and family of the late Peter Stewart sincerely thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy following the sad loss of Peter. Special thanks to the Revs Andrew Barrie and John Nugent for their pastoral visits to Peter and for a fitting funeral service. Thanks also to Clair Harper and his team and to Alice and David of the Old Smiddy Inn for the catering. Finally,thanks to all who attended the service and donated the sum of £2,200 to RSABI.

MOWAT - The family of the late Robert Mowat would like to sincerely thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy and support following our recent sad loss. Special thanks to the ambulance crew and staff at Caithness General Hospital for the care and support shown. Sincere thanks to Linda Smith for the wonderful celebration of our dad's life, to all at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their care and support and to the staff at the Pentland Hotel. Finally, thank you to all who paid their last respects at the celebration of his life in Ormlie Lodge and at Thurso Cemetery and for your generous donations to the R.N.L.I.

SWANSON - Sheila and Carl would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many kind expressions of sympathy and support received following their sad loss of William. Special thanks to the Rev. Heather Stewart for her comforting service and to Dunnett’s Funeral Directors for their professional funeral arrangements. Many thanks to the artist, David Rosie and also Allan Farquhar for his huge efforts. Finally, a massive thank you to all who attended the funeral services and their generosity in donating £1085 to the Caithness branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

MACDONALD - The family of the late Grace Jean (Bunty) MacDonald, Thurso, wish to sincerely thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy extended to them in their recent sad bereavement. They would also like to thank the care staff in Ach an Eas Care Home for their exemplary care and support for Grace over the last two years. Grateful thanks also to Mike Rattenbury and Derek Morrison for their support and uplifting services. Finally, thank you to Drew Green and all at John Fraser & Son, Chapel Street, Inverness for their sensitivity and support with the funeral arrangements. Inverness and Edinburgh.

CAMPBELL - Fiona would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many phone calls, messages, cards, flowers, baking and food received following the sad loss of Colin. Thanks also to the Ambulatory Unit and Rosebank Wing, of Caithness General Hospital, Michael Loynd for his care and attention, Arlene and Magnus who were my rocks, Rev. Ian McCree for his comforting service, Karen and Sinclair of Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their efficient and sympathetic funeral arrangements and to the Brown Trout Hotel for their excellent catering. Finally, to all those who paid their last respects to Colin in church and at the graveside and who very generously donated £1036.02 which will be given to Cancer Research in his memory.

JOHNSTONE Rev Ronald (Ronnie) - Freda and family take this opportunity to thank everyone who paid their respects at Ronnie's funeral and for the overwhelming support and generosity from friends near and far with their visits, gifts of baking, flowers and cards. Special thanks to Rev. Heather Stewart for her comforting service and to Rev. Dr. Andrew Wilson and Mr Alan Sparling for their fitting and personal tributes. Thanks also to Dunnett's Funeral Directors for arranging everything in such a caring and professional manner and to the manager and staff of the Pentland Hotel for their catering. The total raised for the provision of 24 hour accessible defibrillators was an incredible £4000.

CORMACK - The family of the late John Cormack would like to thank all friends, neighbours and relatives for the kind expressions of sympathy extended to them following the recent sad loss of John. Sincere thanks to all staff at Riverside Care Home, Mr Leslie O'Neill for his comforting words at the service and graveside, to Clair Harper & Son for their professionalism in all arrangements made and to The Portland Hotel, Lybster, for the lovely catering. Finally, thanks to everyone who attended the service and for the donations totalling £253.94.

BANKS - Neen and the family wish to express their sincere thanks to all family, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy, flowers, cards, food and baking. They were overwhelmed by people's kindness following the sudden loss of Margaret. Many thanks to all who attended the service in the Halkirk Church and also for the kind donations totalling £1658.34 which will be donated to MND Scotland. Special thanks to the ambulance crew who attended to Margaret, to Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their professional and sympathetic handling of the funeral arrangements, to Reverend McCree for the service and to the staff at the Ulbster Arms Hotel.