Eileen Monsell nee Mansfield
Eileen Mansfield was born on 12 November 1914 in Burton on Trent, the younger daughter of Reginald John Mansfield and his wife Helen nee Ison. By 1939 she was living in Birmingham, working as a secretary; she married
Jack Monsell in 1953. She and Jack had two sons, Peter and Charles.
Jack died on 17 April 1975. He is buried at
B 7.3
She died on 30 May 2009, her funeral service taking place on 8 June at Stoneleigh before cremation at Canley. Her last address was The Mount, Coventry. The parish magazine stated:
To her very last years, Eileen was a much-loved member of the Thursday Holy Communion service driving there until she was into her nineties. The eulogy at her funeral, read by her son, Charles, was amusing as well as informative and revealed an adventurous and indomitable lady.