Acknowledgements

SUTHERLAND - Euan's family and partner would like to thank everyone for all the kind messages and thoughtful support received while dealing with the loss of Euan. Special thanks to Rev. David Malcolm for his comforting words and touching service; Sinclair, Karen and staff from Dunnett's Funeral Directors, along with organist Lorna Sinclair, for their compassionate and professional service during a very difficult time, always executed with such consideration and compassion. To Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful flowers and the Park Hotel following the service. They will be forever grateful to his regimental family from the Queen's Own Highlanders & Royal Highland Fusiliers; the many messages and continued support really highlighted the person Euan was and why he loved the army so much. You made the funeral a special memory for us all, along with pipers, Robert Bell and Carol-Anne Farquhar for their beautiful tribute. To Thurso pool team for a heartfelt dedication of a special win; would have meant so much to Euan and a medal that he will always hold dear. Generous appreciation to everyone who could donate to two very appropriate charities. £1450 was shared between Help for Heroes and Cardiac Care Unit in Raigmore Hospital that made Euan as comfortable as possible during a very difficult time.

CORMACK - Helen, Raymond and family would like to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy and kindness following the sad loss of George. Special thanks to Sarah for her very comforting service and to Paul for his heartfelt goodbye to George. A massive thank you to Sanders and his team for their caring and efficient arrangements, the Flower Patch for the beautiful flowers and the Nethercliffe Hotel for the refreshments. Thanks to everyone who attended the service and graveside and for the donation of £163 which will be given to Pentland View. Thanks to Pentland View staff past and present for their care and kindness to George over the last 13 years.

GRANT - Colin, Wendy and Fiona would like to thank family, friends and neighbours for all their support with messages, cards, flowers and donations following the passing of their mum, Rena. To Rev. Linda Broadley for her care and comfort, Sanders for the efficient funeral arrangements, Barbara for playing the organ and all the district nurses and the hospital at home team. To all the many friends who paid their last respects and to Marbelle and Libbet, special thanks for all you have done. Money raised for local charities is £830.00.

GUNN - Andrew, Eileen and family wish to thank the many people who attended Betty's funeral and for the flowers, cards, messages and baking. Thanks to Rev. Heather Stewart and Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their compassion and professionalism. The family appreciate the excellent care Betty received in Caladh Sona and Bayview House. The sum of £1000 was donated in aid of Dementia Scotland and Cancer Research.

CAMPBELL - Margaret and family would like to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy and kindness following the sad loss of Sandy. Special thanks to James for delivering the fitting tribute at the service, Rev. Lyall Rennie and Sinclair and staff at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their professional services. Thanks also to the Ulbster Arms Hotel for refreshments, Buds 'n' Blooms for floral tributes and the staff of Pentland View who looked after Sandy so well. The generous donations of £1000 will benefit Halkirk Playgroup.

MCLEAN - Jane, Amanda, Neil, Darren, Janice and family would like to express their sincere thanks to the many friends and family who sent kind messages and cards following their recent sad loss of Donnie. Special thanks to those who attended the funeral service, Sinclair Dunnett and his team for their caring and efficient arrangements, Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful floral arrangements, the British Legion for the lovely tea and spread and to Mark Moodie, the piper, who added a special touch. Special thanks to Caithness General Hospital and the ambulance team for their quick response. The collection of £1238 will be shared by the Ambulance Service and Parkinson's Association.

BARNETSON - Mac, Jessie and family would like to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind expressions of sympathy received in the way of cards, baking, meals and phone calls. Grateful thanks to doctors, district nurses, ambulance crew and especially to Kelly and Lilian for their unfailing attention. To Rev. David Malcolm for his very personal service at the rest rooms and graveside. To Karen and staff of Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their professional and supportive services. Thank you to the organist for the lovely and appropriate music and Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful flowers. Finally, to the girls at the Reay Golf Club for their excellent catering and attention.

FLORENCE - We, Kathleen, Raymond, Brian and families, would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who offered their sympathy on our loss of Sandy, by cards, phone calls, messaging and visits. The support has been overwhelming and we shall be eternally grateful. Thank you so much to Rev. Linda Broadley for such a special and comforting service, also thank you to Rev. Matt Alexander. Words cannot express how touched we have been by the eulogy by Sandy's best friend, Jimmy Johnston. It was so beautiful and sincere and will be remembered not only by the family but by everyone who heard it. Thank you to all who gifted us with food, baking, flowers, etc.; we feel so blessed. We must thank all the people who offered friendship and love to Sandy over the last ten years including the Parkinson Group, Befrienders, Dementia Group, The Laurandy Centre and Riverside Home who also welcomed us as a family. We're also very grateful to staff at Caithness General Hospital who made Sandy's last few days so comfortable. Thank you Sanders for your help and guidance in arranging Sandy's funeral, to The Norseman Hotel for refreshments and especially to all who attended the funeral and made us realise just how special Sandy was to so many people. £760 was collected for The Laurandy Centre.

SIMPSON - Carol and family would like to thank family and friends for all their kindness, cards, messages, calls, flowers, baking, meals, and visits following the sad loss of Jimmy; it was warmly received and greatly appreciated. A massive thank you to Sinclair Dunnett and his staff for their exceptional care, kindness and support, ensuring that everything went the way Jimmy wanted. Thank you to Murray Campbell for his comfort to the family and his personal and compassionate service. To Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful floral arrangements and The Pentland Hotel for the lovely catering. Thank you to the Longhope and Thurso lifeboat crews for the amazing tribute they gave to Jimmy. Special thanks to Sharon and Suzie from Scottish Ambulance Service and both the A&E and nursing staff at Caithness General Hospital for all they did for Jimmy and the family during his short stay there. They would also like to extend heartfelt thanks to the staff at Popeye's, Norky and Jim, for their quick response and for making Jimmy comfortable. Finally, a big thank you to everyone who attended Jimmy's funeral and for the very generous sum of £2011.40 donated, which will be shared between Thurso RNLI and Fishermen's Mission.

SIMPSON - The family of Edna Simpson would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for all the support and kindness shown to them following the sad loss of Edna. Sincere thanks to Rev. David Malcolm for his comforting and personal service, to Sinclair Dunnett and all his staff for their compassion and professionalism and to the organist Lorna Sinclair. The family would also like to thank Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful flowers and the Pentland Hotel for their excellent service. Special thanks to Fiona Ross, Highland Community Care team, all the staff at Caithness General Hospital, the ambulance crews and to all who visited Edna in hospital. Finally, thanks to all the friends and family who travelled from near and far to attend and who so generously donated in aid of Alzheimer's Research.

TAIT - Christine, Ann, Donna, Gillian and families would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone for all the kind expressions of sympathy received in the way of cards, flowers, baking, meals, phone calls and visits. Grateful thanks to the Ambulance Scotland Paramedics, district nurses, doctors and nurses in Caithness General and at home and to Alistair's wonderful carers. To Rev. David Malcolm for the very personal service at the restrooms and graveside. To Sinclair and staff of Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their sympathetic compassion and guidance at this difficult time. Thanks also to Lorna for the organ music, Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful flowers and The Ulbster Arms for the lovely lunch. Lastly, thank you for the very kind donations to MND Scotland.

CALDER - The family of the late Donald (Don) Calder, Dunera, Scarfskerry, would like to thank family, friends, neighbours and colleagues for the kind expressions of sympathy extended to them following their recent sad loss. Special thanks to the staff of Pentland View Care Home and to the previous community carers for their care. Also special thanks to Janet Easton Berry for a beautiful service, organist Christine Campbell, Sandra Coghill for the floral tributes and The Northern Sands Hotel, Dunnet for the refreshments. Finally, a special thank you to Sinclair Dunnett and his staff for their professional and supportive service, and snow clearing duties at this difficult time. A total of £374 was raised for the Thurso Lifeboat.

P.D.R. - With typical tenacity, Dr P.D. Robertson lived into his 94th year. Born in Aberdeen in 1930, Patrick Dugan was the third of Lady and George's four sons. Qualifying as a doctor in 1954, from Aberdeen's School of Medicine, Pat married Nina Romero in 1955. They had daughters, Amanda and Madeleine. In 1970, Dr Pat and his family moved to Wick where he became the consultant physician at Wick Central Hospital. A product of the first years of the NHS, P.D.R stayed committed to the original ethos of the NHS. In 1991, Pat was awarded the O.B.E. for his work as part of Scotland's Children's Panel. In 1995, he retired from his position at Caithness General Hospital. Pat is survived by Nina, younger brother Mervyn, and Madeleine and Mark. He returned to Aberdeenshire, settling at Clovery Woods of Rest. Madeleine's thanks go to many, including the doctors who attended to him over the years; Wick's district nurses and ambulance service; Lisa Webster, Sadie Rosie, Ashley Edwards, Donna Gunn, Fiona Mackay, Valerie Robertson, and Lesley Thain. Once again, thanks go to Sanders and everyone at Clair Harper and Son. On her father's behalf, Madeleine sends her respects to former colleagues from his days at the Central Hospital and CGH, particularly Carol and Janice, and the family of the late June Mathieson. Pat's love goes to his posse.

BROWN - Derek, Keith and family would like to thank the many family, friends and neighbours who sent kind messages and cards following the sad loss of their mum, Helen. Special thanks to mum's carers; to John Glen for his words of comfort; to Sinclair Dunnett and his team for their efficient services; to Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful flowers and the Pentland Hotel for the refreshments. Finally, they would like to thank all who attended the funeral service, braved the downpour at the graveside and who kindly donated £611 to Arran Macleod's Fundraiser and Alzheimer Scotland.

MILL - Mary, Russell, William, James and families would like to express their sincere thanks for the cards, letters, charity donations and your kind expressions of sympathy on the passing of Russell. Thanks to friends and family who travelled from near and far to attend; to the Rev. David Malcolm for his kindness and comforting service and to all those who visited during Russell's illness, thank you, he enjoyed the 'craic'. To all those who so kindly provided meals and baking, thank you. To the piper, Martin MacDonald for the beautiful lament and organist Fiona Cameron. They would like to thank Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful floral tributes and the Pentland Hotel for refreshments. Their most sincere thanks to Sinclair Dunnett for his compassion and professionalism and his staff for their diligence. They are overwhelmed by the generosity of you all; the collection for local causes amounted to £2617.

MOAR - John, Alan and family would like to express their sincere thanks to the many friends and family who sent kind messages and cards, following the sad loss of their dad, Jim. Heartfelt thanks to Rev. David Malcolm for his comforting service. Special thanks to Sinclair, Karen, and the staff at Dunnett's for their professional and efficient service. Thank you to Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful floral arrangements, and to the Pentland Hotel for the lovely funeral tea. Thank you to Jim's neighbours in Stanergill Crescent for all of their support, and a special thank you to Robert McLean, Billy MacLeod, Frank Farmer, and the emergency services. Finally, they would like to thank all of those who attended the funeral service and those who donated the sum of £807 to Parkinson's UK.

CALDER - Janet, Elma, Della and the family would like to express their sincere thanks to the many friends and family who sent kind messages and cards following the recent sad loss of Donald. Special thanks to those who attended the funeral service in such challenging weather; to the Rev. Janet Easton-Berry for her warm and supportive words; to Sinclair Dunnett and his team for their caring and efficient arrangements; to Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful floral arrangement and to the Castletown Hotel for the lovely funeral tea. The collection amounted to £424 which will be shared between Alzheimer Scotland and Pentland View Care Home in recognition of the dedicated care they gave to Donald in his final weeks.

MACKAY - Louise, George and Vera would like to sincerely thank all family and friends for the many cards, flowers, messages, visits and support following the sad loss of their mum, Helen. Heartfelt thanks to Rev. Janet Easton-Berry for her truly comforting service. Special thanks to Sinclair and the staff at Dunnett's for their professional, sensitive and efficient services and to Sandra at Flower Daze for the outstanding flowers. Thanks to the Ben Loyal Hotel and Cat Mackay for refreshments. Finally, they would like to thank all who attended the funeral service and those who donated £585 to local Macmillan Cancer Support.

FECITT - Margaret and Lorna would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy. Sincere thanks to staff in Caithness General Hospital for their care and to humanist celebrant Lindsay Morrison for her comforting service. Thanks to Dunnett's Funeral Directors, Katrona Mackenzie for the catering and to all who attended and paid their last respects.

FRAY - Agnes, Stephen and Susie would like to thank all relatives and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy. Grateful thanks to staff in Rosebank Wing for their exceptional care. Sincere thanks to Sarah and Lindsay from the Humanist Society, Dunnett's Funeral Directors, The Brown Trout Hotel and all who paid their last respects and kindly donated £310 in aid of Myeloma UK.