Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Catherine (Kitty) Dempsey (née O’Brien)
Forest House, Mountmellick, Laois/Rahan, Offaly
Passed away peacefully in the excellent care of the staff in Brookhaven Nursing Home Ballyraggett, Co. Kilkenny.
Predeceased by her husband Sean, her sisters Mary Jo and Bernie and her brother John.
Sadly missed by her family Mary, Bernie, John, Joan, Anthony and Michael, sons-in-law Liam and Paul, daughter-in-law Ursula, grandchildren, Sarah, Nate, Jenny, Michael, Joan, Kevin, Georgina, Hannah, James, Leonora, Ania, Grace, Robyn, Patrick, Harry and Charlotte, great grandchildren Finley and Oliver, her sister Rita and brother Joseph, sister-in-law Kathleen, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.
House private please.
Reposing Moloney’s Funeral Home on Sunday from 4pm. Recital of the rosary at 5.30pm. Removal on Monday morning at 10.45am to St Joseph’s Church, Mountmellick, arriving for Requiem Mass at 11am. Burial afterwards in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Mass will be streamed live on www.mountmellickparish.ie
Mary Murnane (née O’Shea)
80 Maher Rd, Graiguecullen, Carlow/Graiguecullen, Laois
Mary Murnane (née O’Shea), 80 Maher Road, Graiguecullen, Carlow, passed away, peacefully, on August 16th, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, at St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny.
Beloved wife of the late Jimmy (Terrazza), much loved mother of Ken, James, Catherine, Jennifer and the late Gerard and cherished grandmother of the late Ger Jnr.
She will be sadly missed by her loving sons, daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, son-in-law Pat, daughters-in-law Helen, Bridget and Sandra, brother Sean, sister Chrissie Dowling, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended family, relatives and friends.
Reposing in Carpenter Bros Funeral Home, Graiguecullen, on Friday, August 18th, from 12 noon, concluding with prayers at 8pm. Removal from there on Saturday at 10.45am to St. Clare’s Church, Graiguecullen, arriving for Funeral Mass at 11am. Funeral afterwards to St Mary’s Cemetery, Carlow, for burial.
Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to Poor Clare Sisters.
Funeral Mass can be viewed on St Clare’s Church, Graiguecullen, online streaming service
https://www.graiguecullenkilleshin.com/
Mary Ann Delaney (née Delaney)
Ballyphilip, Lisdowney, Kilkenny/Cullohill, Laois
At St. Luke’s Hospital. Pre-deceased by her husband Sean, sister Margaret (Quinlan), brother Liam. Deeply regretted by her loving son Jim, daughter Marie (Connor), grandchildren Tom, Sean, great-grandson Tiernan, son-in-law Alan, sister Breda (Meally), nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Reposing in Kennedy’s Funeral Home Freshford, Eircode R95 C44T, on Friday evening from 5pm with Vigil Prayers and Rosary at 8pm, followed by removal to St. Bridget’s Church, Lisdowney R95 VX79. Funeral Mass on Saturday at 11am. Burial afterwards in Aharney Cemetery.
The Funeral Mass can be viewed at the following link on Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/c/allisonritchiechurchsinger
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Friday, August 18, 2023