Mrs Joan Lawther

October 8th 2026, peacefully at Rathmena House Care Home.

Beloved wife of the late Bobby, much loved mother of Robert, Peter, Barbara, Jenny and mother-in-law of Rosie and Julie, loving grandmother of Niall and wife Rachel, David and wife Amy, Fergus, Ruairi, Scott and wife Chloe, Owen, Lara and great-grandmother of Olivia and Joshua.

A family committal will be followed by a Service of Thanksgiving in St Peter’s Parish Church, Antrim Road, Belfast on Monday 12th October at 10.30 a.m.

No flowers please. Donations in lieu, if desired, to NI Children’s Hospice online via flemingandcuthbert.co.uk or by telephone (028 93344242 Mon - Fri 9.00am – 5.00pm).

She will be loved and remembered always.

At peace.

Charity details

NI Children's Hospice (Northern Ireland Hospice)

Northern Ireland Hospice is a local charity offering specialist respite, symptom management and end of life palliative care to 4,000 infants, children and adults each year across Northern Ireland.

 

Registered Number 102337

http://www.nihospice.org

Service details

Thanksgiving Service

12 October, 2026 10:30

St Peter's Church of Ireland

Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 4EB

Messages of condolence

A lovely lady who will be deeply missed by family and friends.

Mr and Mrs Stewart Wilson

Joan was a sweet, welcoming christian lady and we were blessed to have known her, if only for a short while.

Mr and Mrs Gary & Margo Kennedy

A wonderful lady who will be missed by all. Love Phyllis, Stephen, Mark, Carol and family xx

Mrs Phyllis Lawrence

A lovely lady. Rosalind & Alwyn

Mr Alwyn McSparron