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HFS History:
Howarth’s Funeral Service was founded in Bolton in January 1991 when John and Alison Howarth opened their funeral service at Astley Bridge in Bolton. The reason John and Alison formed their own Funeral Service was the majority of local Funeral Services were owned and operated by the Co-operative Funeral Service. They continue to trade under their former names, thus misleading families into believing that they are being given personal and individual attention by the family whose name is above the door.
John Howarth:
John has been involved in the Funeral profession since 1973 when he trained at Shaw and Son on Chorley New Road. He gained his Diploma in Funeral Directing (Dip F.D.) in 1974 and his certificate in Embalming (M.B.I.E.) in 1975. He then studied for his Tutors licence in both these subjects, gaining his Embalming Tutor’s in 1981 and his Funeral Director Tutor’s in 1988. After working for C.W.S. Funeral Service where he was responsible for overseeing the training of all employees in Funeral related topics, he formed his own funeral service in Bolton.
Alison Howarth:
Alison, who is a head teacher in a local primary school, is involved in the funeral service as and when time permits. She qualified Dip F.D. in 1986 and tutors' in 1989.
Along with John they have run a very successful Funeral Directing School, in the last examinations they had a 100% pass rate. They have trained not only funeral directors for other local companies and some as far afield as Yorkshire but also their two daughters Anna and Laura.
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