Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Ena Geoghegan (née Walsh)
6 Crow Lane, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Loving wife of the late Matt and dear mother of the late Fergus. Deeply regretted by her loving family Ann and her husband Michael, Denis and his wife Aileen, Caroline and her partner Danny, Laurence and his wife Patricia, Fiona, Pamela and her husband Fergus, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, extended family, neighbours and friends.
Rest In Peace.
Due to the Covid 19 Directive a Family Funeral will take place. A Memorial Mass for Ena will take place at a later Date. The family would like to thank you for your understanding and support at this difficult time. Ena’s Funeral Mass will be streamed live on Wednesday at 11am on
https://www.mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-michaels-church-portarlington
John Whelan
Rathmoyle, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully at home in the loving care of his family. Deeply regretted by his sisters Dolly and Mary, brothers Ned and Anthony, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Due to Covid-19 directive a private family funeral will take place.
Claire Fry (née Phelan)
Greystones, Wicklow / Portlaoise, Laois / Dublin
FRY (née Phelan) (Greystones, Co. Wicklow late of Portlaoise and Dublin) May 8, 2020 (peacefully) in the kind care of all the staff of both St. Vincent’s Hospital and Greystones Nursing Home. Claire, beloved wife of the late Brian and loving mother of Emma. Sadly missed by her daughter, son-in-law Stéphane Claude, her sisters Carmel and Ann, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, her extended family, former residents and staff in Ballard Lodge Nursing Home, Portlaoise, and friends.
In accordance with current Government guidelines and in the hope of keeping our friends and family safe, Claire’s Funeral will take place privately. No flowers please. Donations, if desired, to Plan International Ireland (www.plan.ie) or the Donkey Sanctuary (www.thedonkeysanctuary.ie/).
Michael (Mick) Lynch
Crannagh, Stradbally, Laois/Dundrum, Dublin
Lynch, Michael (Mick), in his 95th year, died peacefully in the loving care of the staff of Droimnin Nursing Home Stradbally on 8 May 2020; late of Dundrum Dublin and Crannagh, Stradbally, Co. Laois.
Deeply regretted by his brother Eamon, nephew David, niece-in-law Gillian, cousins Michael, Dan, Lil and Jim and his good neighbours and friends.
May Michael Rest in Peace
In accordance with government directives a private family funeral will take place.
Br. Charles (Michael) Purcell
De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Laois/Kilteely, Limerick
Br. Charles (Michael) Purcell, De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois and late of Ballinlough, Kilteely, Co. Limerick. May 9th. 2020.
Pre-deceased by his sisters, Maureen (Sr. Rita), Josephine (Sr. Pius), his brothers Br. Michael, William (Ballinlough) Tommy (Knocklong) Greatly missed by his sisters, Kathleen (Judge), Isabel (Horton) Wales, Nora (Donavon), Nancy (Ivory), Sally (Sr. Juliana) Fethard, Breda (McManus) London, his brother Philip (Kilteely), his nieces, nephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews, confreres in religon, relatives and friends.
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In accordances with Government and HSE recommendations regarding public gatherings, a private funeral will take place for family only.
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Monday, May 11, 2020
