Sadness at death of popular former Sheffield school teacher, aged 69
Loved ones have announced the death of a popular former Sheffield schoolteacher, aged 69.
Esther Beeston died peacefully this month, her family said in an announcement in The Star.
Esther, who was known as Esther Cooney before she married husband Paul, was well known as a teacher at Notre Dame Catholic High School, and was also a deputy head teacher at St Thomas More School, in Buxton, in Derbyshire.
Her family said she passed away peacefully on December 3 aged 69 years with her family by her side.
She will be remembered at a service at St Marie's RC Cathedral, Sheffield, on Tuesday December 30 2025 at 12.30pm followed by a family burial at Rossington Cemetery.
Donations, if wished, for St Luke's Hospice and/or Weston Park Hospital can be given on the day or sent to Hollinsend Funeral Home, 354 Mansfield Road, Sheffield.
The family added: “Esther's wish is for people not to wear black but to wear something that makes them happy..”