Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fintan Doran
Clontarf, Dublin / Killeshin, Laois
DORAN Fintan, (Clontarf, Dublin and Keelogue, Killeshin, Co. Laois), (Eircom-Retired), peacefully on June 10th 2019, surrounded by his family. A Beloved husband and father, he will be sadly missed by his wife Teresa, sons Eamonn and Martin, daughters Maebh and Síle, daughters-in-law Sally and Deirdre, sons-in-law Charles and Paul, grandchildren Grace, Oscar, Samuel, Cian and Aoife, and wider circle of family and friends.
Reposing at his home tomorrow, Wednesday, from 4pm to 8pm. Removal on Thursday morning to the Church of St. John the Baptist, Clontarf for 10am Mass followed by burial in Dardistown Cemetery. Family flowers only but donations, if desired, would be appreciated to either St. Francis Hospice, Raheny or the Irish Cancer Society.
John (Sean) Dunne
Mountmellick, Laois
John (Sean) Dunne Nyra, Rosenallis Co.Laois. Died peacefully June the 11th in the loving care of Oakdale Nursing Home Portarlington. Predeceased by his parents John and Christina and his brother Richard (Dick). Deeply regretted by his cousins, neighbours and many friends.
Reposing at Moloney’s Funeral Home Mountmellick on Wednesday from 7 o’clock Recital of the rosary at 9 o’clock. Prayers in the funeral home on Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. Removal at 9:30 to St.Mary’s Church Clonaghadoo arriving for 10 o’clock Requiem Mass. Burial afterwards in St.Mary’s Cemetery.
Aaron Kelly-Gorman
Cherrygrove, Portlaoise, Laois
Deeply regretted by his loving parents Michael Gorman and Fiona Kelly. Brothers Brandon Noah, Junaid, and sisters Cloe and Aisha. Grandparents Fint and Anne, Frances Kelly. Uncles, aunts, cousins, relatives and friends. Predeceased by his brother Craig.
Reposing at his grandparents residence at Cherrygrove from 3 pm on Tuesday with rosary at 8 pm. Removal on Wednesday to arrive at SS Peter and Paul’s Church for 10 am Requiem Mass. Interment afterwards in SS Peter and Paul’s Cemetery.
Jim McCormack
Shankill, Dublin/Clonmel, Tipperary /Portlaoise, Laois
Jim McCormack of Shankill, Co. Dublin and late of Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and Portlaoise, Co. Laois and the Courts Service died on 8th June, 2019 at Blackrock Clinic, husband of Hazel and father of Mark, Peter, Sheila and Ronald, granddad of Rachel, Jordan, Jayne, Hannah, Oscar, Harry, Emily, Jack, Rebecca and the late Thomas Ethan and great-grandad of Theo. Sadly missed by his heartbroken family and many friends.
Reposing at Colliers Funeral Home, Old Connaught Avenue, Bray on Tuesday, 11th June, from 8.00pm to 9.30pm. Requiem Mass on Wednesday, 12th June, at 11.30am in St. Anne’s Church, Shankill followed by burial in Shanganagh Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to the Irish Lung Fibrosis Assosciation can be made at the funeral home, church or online at ilfa.ie
William (Bill) Thompson
Fr Connor Cresent, Mountrath, Laois
William (Bill) Thompson, Fr. O’Connor Cresent, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 9th June 2019 (peacefully) at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his nephews, nieces, brother-in-law Dan, sister-in-law Sheila, extended family, neighbours and friends.
Reposing at Burke’s Funeral Home on Tuesday evening from 7 o’clock, with Rosary at 9 o’clock. Removal on Wednesday morning at 10.30 o’clock to St. Fintan’s Church Mountrath, for Requiem Mass at 11o’clock, followed by burial in St. Fintan’s Cemetery.
Daniel Byrne
O’Moores Forest, Ballyfin, Laois
Daniel Byrne, O’Moore’s Forest, Ballyfin, Co Laois. Died June 8th 2019. Deeply regretted by his wife Kathleen and family, Pat, Danny, Roísín and Anthony, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, nephews, nieces, brothers and sisters-in-law, relatives and friends.
Reposing in Moloney’s Funeral Home, Mountmellick on Monday from 6pm. Recital of The Rosary at 8pm. Funeral arriving St Fintan’s Church, Ballyfin on Tuesday for 11am Requiem Mass. Burial after in St. Fintan’s Cemetery.
House private please.
Margaret Holland (née Lawless)
Glenall Rock Road, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois / Mountrath, Laois
Margaret Holland (neé Lawless) Glenall Rock Road, Borris-in-Ossory and formerly of Trumera, Mountrath, Co. Laois, died 8th June 2019 (peacefully) at the General Hospital Naas, surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her beloved husband Seamus, sadly missed by her children Seamus and Sara, grandchildren Cameron, Erika and Seb, daughter-in-law Jude and Patrick, brothers Pat, John and Matt, sisters Mary and Anne, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended family neighbours and friends.
Reposing at her home Glenall Rock Road (R32 T92D), on Sunday and Monday evening from 6 o’clock, with rosary both evenings at 8 o’clock. Removal on Tuesday morning to St. Canice’s Church, Borris-in-Ossory, for Requiem Mass at 11 o’clock, followed by burial in St. Fintan’s Cemetery, Mountrath.
House Private on Tuesday morning, please.
Margaret (Rita) O’Connor (née McDonald)
Roskelton, Mountrath, Laois
Margaret (Rita) O’Connor, (neé McDonald), Roskelton, Mountrath, (R32 XC94) and formally of Rossbawn, Ballaghmore, Co.Laois. Died 8th June 2019, (suddenly) at the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore, surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her beloved husband Dan, and her brother Willie. Deeply regretted by her loving family Eilish, Daniel, Mairead and Annie, grandchildren Conor, Lilly, Rosie, Caoimhe, Oisín, Niamh, Conall, Jack and Ellie, brothers Jimmy and John, sisters Kathleen, Marian and Agnes, extended family, neighbours and friends.
Reposing at her residence Roskelton (R32 XC94) on Sunday evening from 8. o’clock with Rosary at 9 o’clock. Removal on Monday evening at 7 o’clock to St. Fintan’s Church Raheen, arriving at 7.30 o’clock. Requiem Mass on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Liam Gorman
Clonaghadoo, Geashill, Offaly/Mountmellick, Laois
Liam Gorman, Clonaghadoo, Geashill, Co Offaly, died 7th of June, peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his father Patrick (Paddy) and his brother Paul, Grandchildren Richie and Jesse and his nephew Robert. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Helen, his sons Kevin and Liam, his daughters Pamela, Sinead and Deirdre, his mother Mary, his brothers Pat, Christy, Mike, John, Kevin, Raymond and Alan, his sisters Kay, Imelda, Rosaleen, Fiona and Marianne, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, neighbours, relatives and a large circle of family and friends.
Reposing in his home on Saturday from 4pm with recital of the Rosary at 8pm. Reposing in his home on Sunday from 2pm with recital of the Rosary at 8pm. Removal on Monday morning at 10.35am to St Mary’s Church Clonaghadoo arriving for 11 O’clock Requiem Mass with burial afterwards in Clonaghadoo Cemetery. House private on Monday morning, please. Donations if desired to Laois Palliative Care.
Mary Sheeran (née Anderson)
Rathmoyle, Abbeyleix, Laois
Predeceased by her husband John and sons Bernard and John in her 86th. year.Deeply regretted by her sons Patrick, Fergal and Stephen, daughters Elizabeth, Cathleen, Jackie, Christina, and Rosie, brothers Seany and Brendan, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren,extended family relatives and friends.
Reposing in the Chapel Of Adoration adjoining the Church Of The Most Holy Rosary Abbeyleix from 6pm. on Sunday with Rosary at 8pm. Removal to the Church Of The Most Holy Rosary on Monday for 11am. Requiem Mass. Burial afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, June 11, 2019
