“SHE was an amazing lady… she was my rock and I will miss her everyday” – this is a husband’s loving tribute to Rosemary Bentley who has died unexpectedly.
Rosemary was well-known and loved in York – as a former teaching assistant at St George’s primary school, as a stalwart of the Friends of Rowntree Park and for her time in amateur dramatics and working at York Theatre Royal.
Rosemary working at the Theatre Royal costume department in 2012
Her husband Hugo said he was “overwhelmed” by the amount of cards and messages he has received following Rosemary’s death on Christmas Eve at the age of 74.
He told The Press: “I have been blown away by all the messages, texts and cards. She was an amazing lady.”
He said Rosemary died from a stroke in York Hospital where she was being treated for fractured ribs following a fall at York Theatre Royal. She had worked at the theatre for more than 20 years in catering, costume hire and front of house.
She leaves Hugo, son Paul, foster daughter Caitlin and an army of friends across York and beyond.
Her funeral…
