WORKING on Warrington Market almost all her life, retiring aged 83, well known market trader Josephine Butterworth has died aged 88, after a short illness.
Mrs Butterworth, had worked at the family business on Warrington Market selling bedding and linen since the age of 21, with late husband Michael, also selling carpets from another stall. She retired when the market closed for re-development and was givent he honour of officially opening the new temporary market.
Previously she had worked on her parent’s pet stall on the market from the age of 18.
Butterworth’s was one of the oldest stalls remaining on the former market, originally opening in September 1934.
Her memories, which are featured in a video below, taken at the time of her retirement and closing down sale, included the “broken biscuit stall” which attracted lengthy queues.
She lived at Appleton until recently when she moved into the Belong Village.
