Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a ‘beautiful spirit’ remembered for her kindness and will to help others.
Mary Joyce Quigley, known as Joyce, sadly died on October 30 aged 82.
A mum-of-three, grandma-of-six and great-grandma-of-eight, Mrs Quigley lived in West Shore, Walney for the last 20 years of her life.
Known as a ‘nurser’ of injured birds, ‘taker inner’ of persistent cats and ‘adopter’ of other people’s children, Mrs Quigley went above and beyond for others.
Born in the Isle of Man in 1939, Mrs Quigley was evacuated from her home at three years old during World War Two.
After travelling to the mainland for work, Mrs Quigley moved to Barrow and lived with her husband Ray in a two-bedroomed terraced house in Ormsgill alongside their three adopted children.
In the late Sixties, the couple fostered a number of children including baby Timmy, later adopting twins Nigel and Victor.
In 1972, the pair adopted a three-month-old orphan, originally born in Manchester, named Amanda.
“It’s amazing what they did,” the now 49-year-old…
