Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Lorcan Patrick Cogan
Dunmasc, Portlaoise, Laois
Lorcan Patrick Cogan, Dunmasc, Portlaoise Laois. (Late of Portlaoise, East London. Wicklow, Wexford) Died December 9th peacefully at home in the loving care of the Laois Palliative Care team, surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his Loving father Fintan and sister Fiona. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Bernadette, daughter Sarah, son Joseph, son in law Paul, daughter in law Aimee and his adored grandchildren Tierna, Leah, Ellie and Alfie, family, relatives, many friends and neighbours.
Funeral arrangements later.
Betty Doyle
Emmet Road, Mountmellick, Laois
Died 10th of December, at the Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by her loving family.
Funeral Arrangements Later
Margaret (Pat) Mulpeter (née Walsh)
Emmet Road, Mountmellick, Laois
Passed away peacefully from this life on Friday 10th of December in the wonderful care St. Vincent’s Nursing Home , Mountmellick. Pat will be deeply missed by her ever loving husband Michael and daughter Geraldine.
Predeceased by her brother Joe. Deeply regretted br her brothers Paddy and Jimmy, son-in-law Keith, sister-in-law Helen, family, relatives, neighbours and many friends.
Funeral Arrangements Later
Fred Matthews
Belair, Clonaslee, Laois
Died peacefully on Friday 10th of December in the excellent care of the staff of Tullamore Hospital. Predeceased by his wife Ena. Deeply regretted by Victor, Irene, Ian, Adrian and Fred, daughters-in-law, sons-in law, grandchildren, great grandchildren.
Funeral prayers in Moloneys Funeral Home Mountmellick on Sunday at 3pm. Reposing till 5pm.
Removal from his home on Monday at 1.45pm to the new cemetery Clonaslee for prayer service and internent at 2pm.
Eilish Hughes
Borris Rd, Portlaoise, Laois
Eilish died peacefully on 7th October, (age 83) in San Francisco after a 55 year nursing career. Predeceased by her parents, Joe and Frances Hughes, her sister Mary Brady and her brother John. Fondly remembered by her sisters Frances Taaffe (Mullingar), Kathleen Feely (Skerries) and Margaret Quigley (Galway), her brother, Jim (Garrykennedy) by her brothers in law, sister in law and by her many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Requiem memorial mass will be celebrated for Eilish on this Saturday in SS Peter and Pauls church Portlaoise at 12 noon , It may be viewed on webcam http://www.portlaoiseparish.ie/web-cam/, Interment will take place immediately afterwards in the family grave at SS Peter and Paul`s cemetery Portlaoise. If attending please follow all Government covid protocols .
David John Powis
Coolrain, Laois
Died after a short illness on December 6th 2021 at home in the company of his wife Sue and Family. Deeply regretted by Sue and daughters Jane, Maxine, Katherine and Charlotte, their Children and Grandchildren. Survived by his sister Susan Lannas.
David will repose in his home on Friday from 5pm until 7pm. Funeral will arrive at St.Jude’s Church Annatrim on Saturday for Service at 2pm. Burial afterwards in the adjoining churchyard.
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Friday, December 10, 2021
