Friends and family to say farewell to Maisie Fraser (19), of Inverness, at her funeral today
Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.
Maisie Louise Cecilia Smith Fraser lived in the Hilton area of the city.
She attended Cauldeen Primary School and later attended Inverness Royal Academy (IRA).
Maisie enjoyed studying biology, maths, English and also enjoyed PE – however, she was described as being full of mischief and her teachers said she was a “bundle of energy”.
She stayed on at school and had hoped to go to university – for a long time she hoped to become a vet and also would have liked to be a dentist.
Maisie was also qualified to teach PE to children with special needs, played football for the Cauldeen Primary School team and later enjoyed playing basketball and hockey with her friends at IRA.
When she was not at school she enjoyed going out for a meal, she particularly enjoyed eating steak and seafood, meeting her friends and being out and about like a normal teenager.
She was diagnosed with rare and incurable liver cancer – fibrolamellar carcinoma – in December 2020 and the doctors found that it had also spread to her lungs.
Maisie was treated at the Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and her mother, Cecilia Smith, said her daughter maintained a “positive attitude” throughout.
She said: “We didn’t know it was cancer but we knew something wasn’t right.”
The disease was picked up following an eye test and it was confirmed following further tests.
Cecilia said: “She just rolled with it and she took it on the chin.”
She said they enjoyed day trips, adding: “When she was ill she spent a lot of time in Aberdeen and we went to places in Aberdeenshire.”
She was able to enjoy a flight at Highland Aviation Centre in Inverness, and took in a West End show, Wicked, in London.
While she was in London she also ate at one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants, enjoyed a meal at the Shard, travelled on the Caledonian Sleeper and took a number of road trips for more meals.
Describing her daughter, Cecilia said: “Maisie was a feisty little thing with a big personality. She had a big heart and she was grateful for everything.”
Her sister, Rachael Smith, also paid tribute, saying: “Maisie was the most loving person that you could hope to come across.”
As well as her sister, Maisie also had a brother – 17-year-old Harry Fraser.
She died peacefully at home on August 10 and her funeral will be from 12.15pm today at D Chisholm & Sons’ Funeral Home in Huntly Street and all are welcome.
Family flowers only are requested and donations, if desired, in memory of Maisie will go towards towards Maisie’s Wishes and may be given at the door or here
The service will be live-streamed here
