Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Veronica Dunne (née Prendergast)
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Retired Staff St Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick.
Predeceased by her daughter Evelyn, sisters Nuala and Una, brothers Pat and John.
Deeply regretted by her husband Tom, sons Sean, Thomas, Brian and Niall, daughter Breda, son-in-law Paddy, daughter-in-law Louise, brothers Peter, Tommy and Oliver, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandchildren Dearbhla, Enya, and Nathan, relatives and friends.
Funeral arriving to St Joseph’s Church, Mountmellick on Wednesday evening at 7pm. Requiem Mass on Thursday at 11am. Burial afterwards in St Manman’s Cemetery, Clonaslee.
Family flowers only please. House Strictly Private.
The funeral Mass can be live streamed on the following link: https://www.mountmellickparish.ie/web-cam/
Kate Quinlan
Sydney Parade Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin / Portlaoise, Laois
Kate Quinlan. Sydney Parade Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4 and formerly Kilminchy Place, Portlaoise, Co.Laois.
Died May 24th peacefully at Beaumont Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Deeply regretted by her husband PJ O’Gorman, son Paddy, daughter in law Danielle, granddaughter Rosie, sisters Aileen, Mary and Ann, brothers in law, stepchildren, nieces, nephews and her large circle of dearly loved friends.
Reposing at Keegan’s Funeral Home, Portlaoise on Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8pm with rosary at 7:30pm.
Removal on Thursday to arrive at SS Peter and Paul’s Church, Portlaoise for 2pm requiem mass. Interment will follow afterwards in SS Peter and Paul’s cemetery, Portlaoise.
Melissa Peacock
Blackhill, Abbeyleix, Laois
Melissa is survived by her loving children Ian, Abbie and Lee, her loving partner Padraig, her parents Nora and Joe, brothers P.J. and Philip, sisters Leona and Amanda, grandchildren Michelle, Jamie and Ben, brothers-in-law Alan and Damien, sisters-in-law Martina and Emma, aunts, uncles, cousins, and a huge circle of colleagues and friends.
Reposing at her residence from 4pm. on Tuesday with Prayers at 8pm. Removal to the Church Of The Most Holy Rosary, Abbeyleix on Wednesday for 12 noon Requiem Mass. Interment afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.
Eileen Fitzpatrick (née Lyons)
Mountrath, Laois, R32DW32
Eileen Fitzpatrick (née Lyons), Paddock, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 27th May 2024, peacefully in her 94th year at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Predeceased by her beloved husband Lar, her sister Laetitia (Moloney) and her brother Jimmy. Deeply regretted by her loving daughter Noreen (Phelan), her son-in-law Pat, her grandchildren Patrick and Lorna, her sister Josie (Rafter), her sister-in-law Peggy, extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Reposing at her daughter Noreen’s residence (Rushin Road, Mountrath, Eircode: R32 DW32) on Tuesday evening (May 28th) from 5pm concluding with Rosary at 9pm. Removal on Wednesday (May 29th) afternoon to St. Edmund’s Church, Castletown (Eircode: R32 KT22) for Requiem Mass at 2pm, followed by Burial in St. Fintan’s Cemetery, Mountrath.
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
