Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Roslyn Allman
Crow Lane, Portarlington, Laois
Formerly of Avondale, Portarlington, County Offaly. Suddenly. Sadly missed by her loving parents Pat and Anne, brother Gavin and his wife Natalie, sister Lauren and her partner Carl, niece Clíodhna and nephew Oisín, aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives and many friends.
May She Rest In Peace.
Reposing at the family home in Avondale, Portarlington (eircode R32 R284) on Friday evening from 4p until 9pm. Family and friends are welcome to call outside of reposing time.
Removal on Saturday morning at 10:20am arriving St Michael’s Church Portarlington for Requiem Mass at 11am. Funeral afterwards to St Michael’s Cemetery Portarlington.
House Private on Saturday morning, please.
Roslyn’s Requiem Mass will be streamed live. https://www.mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-michaels-church-portarlington
Family flowers only, please. Donations, if desired, to Fighting Blindness. https://www.fightingblindness.ie/
Very Rev Denis O’Sullivan PE
Garryhinch, Portarlington / Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, Kildare
Deeply regretted by his loving family, brother George, sister in law Pauline, brother in law John, nieces, nephews, extended family, relatives and friends. Bishop Denis Nulty, the priest of Kildare & Leighlin, parishioners of Monasterevin and former parishes.
May He Rest In Peace
Reposing in St Peter and Paul’s Parish Church, Monasterevin on Wednesday the 12th from 2.30 to 7.30pm with prayer recital at 7.30pm. Requiem mass on Thursday at 12 with interment afterwards in St Evin’s Cemetery, Monasterevin.
Emily Dunne
Pembroke Terrace, Abbeyleix, Laois
Passed suddenly. Very sadly missed by her heartbroken family, her father Donal, her mother Mary, her sister Claire, her brothers Rory and Brian, her partner Liam, her beloved dogs Louis and Athena, her extended family and a wide circle of friends.
Reposing at her home in Pembroke Terrace Abbeyleix. House strictly private. Removal to The Church Of The Most Holy Rosary Abbeyleix at 11.45 am. on Wednesday for 12 noon Requiem Mass. Burial afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery Abbeyleix.
The Mass can be viewed on http://Abbeyleixparish.ie/webcam/
Ethel Wardrop (née Goodwin)
Foxcroft Street, Portarlington, Laois
Unexpectedly at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
Beloved wife of the late Ian and loving mother of Daphne, Trevor, Ken and Clive.
Sadly missed by all her family, brothers Archie and David, sons-in-law Maurice and Will, daughters-in-law Patricia and Ann Marie,
grandchildren Jessica, Zoe, Reece, Chloe, Ethan, Ian, Paige, Pippa, Glen and Clive, great-grandchildren Reuben, Megan, Lleyton, Ivy and Graeson, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, her relatives and many friends.
Reposing at her son Trevor’s house Bella Vista, Foxcroft Street, Portarlington (eircode R32 HD62) on Tuesday evening (July 11th) from 5pm until 8pm. Removal on Wednesday afternoon (July 12th) at 1:40pm arriving St Paul’s Church, French Church Street, Portarlington for Funeral Service at 2pm. Burial afterwards in the adjoining Churchyard.
Family Time on Wednesday Morning, Please.
Family Flowers Only Please. Donations if Desired to PATH Portlaoise Action to Homelessness.
The family would like to thank you for your help and understanding at this sad and difficult time.
With gratitude to the staff of Portarlington Fire Brigade and the Ambulance Services.
A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Oakdale Nursing Home for all their kindness, care and friendship over the years.
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Thursday, July 11, 2023
