Obituaries
Celebrating the lives of the great and the good of the hockey family.
Obituaries
The Hockey Museum seeks to celebrate the lives and achievements of remarkable people who have made a significant contribution to hockey’s development and history.
These could be high achievers, pioneers and innovators in the sport, or those who have made a difference through their selfless commitment to grassroots hockey. Discover heartfelt obituaries commemorating the hockey family’s recently deceased in the pages below.
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Latest Obituaries
Nadean Burden, 1949-2021
01.11.1949 – 09.06.2021 The Hockey Museum is sad to advise of the death of one of its...
Parminder (Kake) Singh Saini, 1957-2021
19.09.1957 – 30.05.2021 Parminder (Kake) Singh Saini who represented Kenya the...
Jane Nockolds, 1959-2021
Jane Nockolds was prepared for all weather at the Beijing Olympic Games in...
Grace Robertson, 1930-2021
Portrait of Grace Robertson, unknown artist. 16.04.1930 – 03.03.2021 It is difficult...
David Prosser, 1943-2021
Left: A smiling David on his motorised scooter that helped keep him...
Peter Crane, 1935-2020
Peter Crane on one of many family safaris.Image courtesy of the Crane family. Peter Crane...
John Land, 1938-2021
17.07.1938 – 06.01.2021 We are sorry to advise that John Land, former England...
Mike Elliott, 1937-2020
24.10.1937 – 05.12.2020 It is with much sadness that we report news of the death of...
Wim Van Noortwijk, 1941-2020
Wim Van Noortwijk at the Grand Masters Hockey World Cup in Australia, 2016. It is with...
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