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POSTERS have gone up in a Holloway tower block asking people to attend the funeral of a man who died alone in his flat.

The body of Kenneth Williams, 65, was found in Lillingston House, off Hornsey Road, in December after a neighbour alerted the police.

Mr Williams, who was separated from his wife, had been dead for around six weeks.

It is understood that he had become withdrawn after the death of his daughter from cancer.

The posters describe Mr Williams as a “wonderful Irish man full of wit and humour”, adding: “He was a proud man, determined to do things his own way and loved the outdoors.”

Loredana Raschle, 55, lived next door to Mr Williams for 12 years.

“He was just a nice, lovely man,” she told the Tribune. “He kept himself to himself but he was very independent.”

A retired bartender, Mr Williams enjoyed a drink in the nearby Tollington pub. Ms Raschle’s son Christopher, 14, often helped him up the stairs to his 12th-floor flat with shopping.

Andreia Rola, who used to live in Lillingston House, was friends with Mr Williams and wanted to make sure any family and friends are aware of Mr Williams’s death so they can pay their respects.

Tuesday’s funeral service, which has been arranged by the council, will start at 9.30am at St Pancras and Islington Cemetery Crematorium, 278 High Road, N2. A hearse will leave at 8.30am from WG Miller in Essex Road.