Manchester Evening News had this 2nd March 2007:
SLATE (DEBORAH JEAN) (WAYNE) - Happy Birthday
Thinking about you Debs and Wayne is easy, we do it every day
Missing you is the heartache, that never goes away
Love you always Mum, Dale, John, Pat, Chris, Graham and Family
So sorry again, but it looks like Wayne has also died. On the plus side, the family were reading the MEN up to 2007, so I would out money on them placing Deborah's death notice in there in 1999. As the 2nd March is coming up, you might look out for another birthday notice?