Our team
Known throughout our local communities for the highest standards of compassionate care
When you place your trust in Gary Staker you can expect the highest standards of professionalism, and a truly distinct service. The role of your local funeral director is to ease the stress and burden of decision-making, to listen carefully so that we may offer you expert guidance and provide you with a single point of contact who is always on hand to ease any worries or uncertainty with compassion and practical help.
Gary Staker
Funeral Director
Kim Ramshaw
Funeral Director
Janet Smith
Administrator
Rhys Wait
Funeral Operative
Gary Staker branches
Monkseaton
Gary Staker,
Funeral Director
Shiremoor
Janet Smith,
Administrator
Latest Posts
Funerals in the bleak midwinter
As one of the UK's most popular Christmas carols, various versions of In the Bleak Midwinter are cheerfully sung in churches, village halls and high streets throughout December. Roll on a few weeks and I can assure you, there are fewer places bleaker in mid-winter...
Defending Funeral Directors – Scotland on Sunday/Evening News
Tim Purves vigorously defends the role of funeral directors following a high profile fine imposed on an English firm for not policing unexpected crowds in The Scotland on Sunday newspaper. Funeral directors 'should not be responsible' for policing mourner numbers |...
Memorials Replace Big Funerals – The Times
Today's Times features our second generation memorials team at work, providing lasting legacies for loved ones at a time when funeral attendance is so restricted. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-in-scotland-elaborate-headstones-replace-big-funerals-7b29nl0kk...
