Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Paddy Scully
Rathfredagh, Cheshire Home, Newcastle West, Limerick / Roscrea, Tipperary / Camross, Laois
And Derragooney, Knock, Roscrea and formerly of Ballinrally, Camross, Co. Laois.
Peacefully in the care of the staff of Rathfredagh, Cheshire Home, Newcastle West. Co. Limerick and surrounded by his loving family.
Pre-deceased by his parents Jim and Josie, brother John and brother-in-law Kieran O Dea.
Deeply regretted by his brother Ted, sisters Mary (O Dea), Frances (McDermott) and Josie (Morrissey), brothers-in-law Michael McDermott and Michael Morrissey and sister-in-law Sarah Scully, his nieces, nephews, relatives, good neighbours and wide circle of friends.
Reposing in Rathfredagh, Cheshire Home, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick (V42 RW63) on Monday afternoon from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.
Reposing in Tierney’s Funeral Home, Roscrea (E53 NY70) on Tuesday afternoon from 4.00pm to 7.00pm.
Private removal from Tierney’s Funeral Home on Wednesday morning at 11.30am arriving in St. Patrick’s Church, Knock, Roscrea (E53 XF63) for Funeral Mass at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
Gordon Long
Leixlip, Kildare / Mountmellick, Laois
Long, Gordon (Thomas) Leixlip, Co. Kildare and formerly of Mountmellick, Co. Laois, May 24th., 2024 (peacefully) in the loving care of St Brigid’s Hospice, Kildare. Much loved husband of Mabel (née Craig) and cherished father of Andrea, Melanie, Rachel and the late Janet. An adored grandfather and great grandfather.
He will be forever missed by his loving wife, daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law Charles, Colin, John and Emerson, brothers Ivan and Philip, (predeceased by his brothers George and Percy, and his sister Eva), brothers in-law, sisters in-law, cousins, nieces, nephews, neighbours and a large circle of friends.
Special thanks to his wonderful carers and all the staff at St. Brigid’s Hospice.
Gordon’s Funeral Service will take in St. Andrew’s Church of Ireland, Lucan on Tuesday (May 28th) at 11am followed by cremation in Newland’s Cross Crematorium.
The Funeral Service may be viewed (live only) by following this LINK.
Tom Brown
Knockanina, Mountrath, Laois / Enfield, Meath
Tom Brown, Knockanina, Mountrath, Co. Laois. May 25th. 2024 (Ex. An Garda Siochana) (peacefully) in the Droimnin Nursing Home Stradbally, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
Pre-deceased by his son David.
He will be forever missed by his loving wife Phil, sons Alan and Colin, daughter in law Deirdre, grandchildren Robert, Sophie and Jack, Robert’s wife Hayley, sisters Mary (Carville) and Roisin (Higgins), brother Joe, nieces, nephews, extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Reposing in Guilfoyle’s Funeral Home Castletown (R32 TN84), this Sunday evening (May 26th.) from 6 o’c with Prayers and Rosary in the funeral home at 8.30 o’c.
Tom’s Funeral Mass on Monday morning (May 27th.) at 11 o’c in St. Edmund’s Church Castletown with interment immediately afterwards in Churchtown Cemetery Castletown.
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Sunday, May 26, 2024
