Members will be sad to learn of the death of Joan Schwitzer, one of the society’s founders and its guiding light for the last 38 years, who died peacefully at home on Saturday 19th September 2009, aged 84. The funeral was held on 1st October at All Saints Church, Highgate, followed by the burial at Highgate Cemetery.
The funeral was so well-attended that chairs had to be placed at the ends of pews, and a large number also went on to Highgate Cemetery and then back to the house for refreshments. The Hornsey Historical Society was very well represented in spite of the news not having got round to everyone in time.
