Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Carroll (née Lalor)
Emmett Terrace, Mountmellick, Laois / Emo, Laois
Margaret Carroll (née Lawlor) Newry Co.Down, and formerly Killimy, Emo, and Emmett Tce, Mountmellick. Died May 18th 2021 at Daisy Hill Hospital Newry. Beloved daughter of the late Timmy and Ester Lawlor, Emmett Tce Mountmellick. Predeceased by her daughter Valerie. Deeply regretted by her loving family Terry, Martain, Caroline, Rosie, Imedla, Regina, Edwinda, Edmund, and Anthony, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, her sisters Kathleen O’Neill (Mountmellick), Phil Dwane (Portlaoise), her brother Paddy Lawlor (Mountmellick), sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, neighbours, relatives, and many friends. Rest In Peace.
Funeral Arrangements later.
May Hamilton (née Roe)
Carraigaun, Ballaghmore, Laois
May died peacefully at the University Hospital, Limerick. Beloved wife of the late Roland. Loving mother to Stewart, Jane (predeceased), Scott, Sarah, Walter, Flora and Ruth. She will be sadly missed by her sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, relatives and many friends.
A private family funeral will take place. Family flowers only. Donations if desired to MS Ireland or the Irish Kidney Association.
Joe Gaffney
Portarlington, Laois / Walkinstown, Dublin
Gaffney, Joe, 16th May 2021 (Portarlington, Co. Laois and formerly of Walkinstown) (unexpectedly), at home; brother of Peter and the late Dermot and loving son of the late Peadar and Christina. Joe will be very sadly missed by his brother, niece, nephews, extended family and his many good friends in Newlands Golf Club.
In line with Government and H.S.E advice regarding public gatherings, a small private funeral will be held.
To view Joe’s Cremation Service on Friday at 12 noon please click on the following link; https://www.dctrust.ie/location/newlands-cross/chapel-webstream.html
Patrick (P.J.) Flanagan
Rock Road, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Patrick (P.J.) Flanagan, Rock Road, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois. May 18, 2021 (peacefully) at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Predeceased by his wife Dorothy (Dora) (nee Jennings, Belmullet, Co. Mayo) and brother Michael.
Deeply regretted by his loving sons Noel, Kevin and Sean, daughter Sinead, daughters-in-law Karen, Audrey and Sonya, brothers Timothy, Johnny and Noel, sisters Maisie, Catherine, Eileen and Margaret, his cherished 5 grandsons, 5 granddaughters and great-grandchild, extended family, relatives, neighbours and a large circle of friends.
In line with Government and HSE advice and to insure the safety of all a private family funeral will take place (Max 50 people in the Church) Patrick’s Funeral Mass will take place this Thursday morning (May 20th) at 11 am in St. Canice’s Church, Borris-in-Ossory and will be live streamed on the borrisinossoryparishonline Facebook page, with burial immediately afterwards in Derrinsallagh Cemetery, Borris-in-Ossory.
Paddy Lynch
Emmett Street, Mountmellick, Laois
Died 16th of May, in the loving care of his family. Beloved son of the late Stephen and Annie, and dear brother of the late Tony. Deeply regretted by his loving brothers and sisters, Chrissie, Navarre (USA), Ann O’Neill (UK), Noel (UK), Mary Grehan (Mountmellick), Jenny Murphy (Portarlington), Frances Hibbitts (Mountmellick), nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, neighbours, relatives and a large circle of friends.
Giving the exceptional circumstances and to protect the welfare of everyone who knew Paddy, a private family Funeral Mass will take place at 11 am on Thursday, 20th of May, in St. Joseph’s Church, Mountmellick. Burial afterwards in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Members of the public are welcome along the route from Moloney’s Funeral Home maintaining a safe social distance. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to Family Cares Association. House strictly private.
Live streaming of Paddy’s Mass can be viewed on the following link: www.mountmellickparsh.ie
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, May 19, 2021
