Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anne Magee (née Tully)
Ballymena, Antrim/Glenamaddy, Galway/Ballybrittas, Laois
Late of Meelick, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway. Peacefully surrounded by her family at her sister Mary Cronin’s residence Closeland, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois. Loving wife of the late P.J. Sadly missed by her loving mother Evelyn, sons Niall and Michael, brothers, sisters, extended family and a wide circle of friends. Rest In Peace. Reposing at Maher’s Chapel of Rest, Portarlington on Friday from 5pm with Rosary at 7pm. Funeral arriving St Patrick’s Church, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway on Saturday for Requiem Mass at 2pm. Burial afterwards in Boyounagh Cemetery.
John Joe Fogarty
Acragar, Mountmellick, Laois/Mountrath, Laois
John Joe Fogarty, Acragar, Mountmellick and formerly Rosalee, Mountrath. Retired Staff of St. Vincents Hospital, Mountmellick and Mountmellick Fire Brigade. Deeply regretted by his partner Mary Gordon (Caltra Galway). Sons Gordon and Emmet, grandchildren Aine, Sean, Daire and Keira, sisters Marian Donoghue and Sadie Kelly, brothers Kieran, Andy and Ollie, daughters-in-law Hazel and Sheila, aunt Sheila Fitzpatrick and her husband Peter, brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbours, relatives, former work colleagues and many friends.
John Cheasty
Briarwood Gardens, Blanchardstown, Dublin/Laois
Formerly of Doonane, Crettyard, Co. Laois. Predeceased by his father John (Jack). He will be very sadly missed by his loving mother Olive, sisters Frances, Margaret & Edel, brothers Geoffrey, Edmund, Declan & Pat, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives & friends. Reposing at St. Joseph’s Chapel of Rest, Old Johnstown, Navan, Meath from 5pm to 8pm on Saturday. Removal Sunday morning to arrive to St. Abban’s Church, Doonane, Crettyard, Co. Laois for Funeral Mass at 1pm. Burial afterwards in adjoining cemetery.
Patrick O’Regan
Grennan, Attanagh, Laois/Attanagh, Kilkenny
Peacefully, in the loving care of the nurses and staff of Brookhaven Nursing Home Ballyragget and his daughter-in-law Bernadette, husband of the late Maura. Deeply regretted by his loving son Patrick, sisters, brothers, daughter-in-law Bernadette, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends. Reposing at Phelan’s Funeral Home, Durrow, from 2.00pm on Thursday with Rosary at 8.00pm. Funeral prayers on Friday morning at 10.30am followed by removal to Holy Trinity Church, Durrow, for Requiem Mass at 11.00am. Burial immediately afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
Richard (Dick) Kennedy
Carlow Road, Abbeyleix, Laois
In the loving care of the staff of Droimnin Nursing Home, Stradbally. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Mary, sons Michael, Brian and Kevin, brother Dan, daughters-in-law Deirdre, Hazel and Esther, grandchildren, sisters-in-law Mary and Olive, extended family and friends.
Reposing at Droimnin Nursing Home from 5pm. on Thursday removal at 7pm to The Church Of The Most Holy Rosary, Abbeyleix arriving 7.30pm. Requiem Mass on Friday at 11am. Burial afterward in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.
Brigid (Violet) Carroll
Cardtown, Mountrath, Laois
Brigid (Violet) Carroll, Cardtown, Mountrath, Co. Laois. Died 18th September 2017 at the District Hospital, Abbeyleix. deeply regretted by her sons, daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sisters, extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends. May She Rest In Peace. Reposing at her home this (Tuesday) evening from 8.o’clock, with Rosary at 9.o’ clock. Removal on (Wednesday) evening to St. Aidan’s Church, Killanure, arriving at 7.30p.m. Funeral Mass on (Thursday) at 12 noon, followed by Burial in Camross Cemetery.
Bernard Fitzpatrick
Killone, Stradbally, Laois
Fitzpatrick, Killone, Stradbally, Co. Laois. September 19th 2017. Peacefully in the devoted care of St Brigid’s Hospital, Shaen and formerly in the loving care of Ballard Lodge Nursing Home. Bernard, beloved son of the late Patrick and Anne Fitzpatrick , and dearly loved brother to Bill, Anna, Moyra, and Pattie and brother-in-law to Henrietta. Deeply regretted by his loving family, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours, The Salesians of Don Bosco. Reposing at Bill and Henrietta’s residence at Killone from 6 pm on Tuesday evening with rosary at 9 pm. Removal at 7 pm on Wednesday evening to arrive at The Church of the Assumption, The Heath at 7.30 pm. Requiem Mass at 11 am on Thursday followed by interment in the adjoining churchyard.
