Death of "beloved" former headmistress from Doncaster announced

A “beloved” former headmistress from Doncaster has died, an obituary has announced.

Diane Proudfoot, who was 76, died in Beverley on October 26, an obituary said.

A former head teacher at Burton Joyce Primary School in Nottingham, she was described as “the beloved wife of Jim, loving daughter of the late Barbara and Joseph Fretwell, also a very much loved step daughter, auntie, sister, sister in law and good friend to many and will be “sorely missed.”

The funeral service is private.

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