Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Early
Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise, Laois
Funeral arrangements will be announced on Thursday.
Funeral Arrangements Later
Phyllis Marum (née McEvoy)
Portlaoise, Portlaoise, Laois
Phyllis Marum (nee McEvoy) 171 St Brigids Place Portlaoise. Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her husband Billy and loving sister Jean. Beloved mother to Susan, Samantha, Sawnya, William, and Sabrina. Adored nanny to Evan, Dylan, Ciara, Aimee, Abbie, Jodie, Aaron, Tierna, and Lucy. Mother in law to Sandra, Michael, Donna, Olive, and Oweny. Sister of Mary, Davy, Esther, Michael, Thomas, Anthony, Geraldine and Noel. Visitors welcome on Thursday 24th April from 5 pm until 8 pm. House private at all other times. Special word of thanks to the Palliative Care team for their care and attention during the short illness. May she rest in peace. Removal on Friday morning to arrive at SS Peter and Pauls Church for 11 am requiem mass. Interment will take place immediately afterwards.
Thomas (Tom) Bergin
Garron, Ballybrophy, Laois
Thomas (Tom) Bergin, Garron, Ballybrophy, Co. Laois suddenly at home on Easter Sunday April 20th. 2025. Predeceased by his parents Paddy and Mai, his sister Mary and his brothers Mick and Sèan. Sadly missed by his sister Joan (Browne), his brothers Denis, Joe, Pat and Seamus, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, grand nieces , grand nephews, extended family, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
Reposing at O’Sullivan’s Funeral Home, Rathdowney (Eircode R32 NY24) on Thursday evening April 24th from 5.30 until 7.30. Removal on Friday morning April 25th to the Church of the Assumption, Killasmeestia arriving for Requiem Mass at 11 o’clock. Interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. Messages of condolence can be placed on the page provided below. Tom’s funeral Mass can be viewed by pressing the following link https://facebook.com/Borrisinossorypastoralonline
Paddy Moore
Celbridge, Kildare/Durrow, Laois
MOORE, Paddy (Celbridge, County Kildare, formerly of Kyle, Durrow, County Laois and late of Bord Bia) April 23rd, 2025 (peacefully) surrounded by his loving family in the wonderful care of the staff at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. Beloved husband of Nuala and much loved dad of Tom, Sarah, Michael and Patrick. Sadly missed by his loving wife and children, daughters-in-law Rose, Caroline and Emer, son-in-law Noel, grandchildren Ava, Jessica, Finn, Eoin, Cillian, Cian, Éanna, Tadhg and Paddy, brothers John, Billy, Thomas and Eugene, sister Maureen, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, friends and neighbours.
Reposing at his home in Ballyoulster, Celbridge on Thursday evening (April 24th) between 6pm and 8pm. Removal on Friday morning (April 25th) to St. Patrick’s Church, Celbridge arriving for Funeral Mass at 11am followed by burial in Donacomper Cemetery.
Paddy’s Funeral Mass may be viewed (live only) by following this LINK.
Christy Cullen
Cloncourse, Mountrath, Laois
Christy Cullen- Cloncourse, Mountrath, Co. Laois – April 22nd. Passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Predeceased by his parents Patrick and Kate, brothers Kieran, Paddy and sisters Ellen, Mary, Katty and Teresa. Sadly missed by his loving wife Sheila, daughters Orlaith and Laura, nieces, nephews, relatives, friends & neighbours.
Reposing at home (R32 K5N6) in Cloncourse on Wednesday evening from 5 to 8pm. Removal on Thursday to St Fintan’s Church, Mountrath for 10am mass with burial after in St Fintan’s Cemetery. House strictly private on Thursday morning.
Ellen (Lill) Maher (née Goodwin)
Harbour Street, Mountmellick, Laois
Ellen (Lill) Maher (nee Goodwin) Harbour Street, Mountmellick.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Ellen (Lill) Maher. Lill passed away on the 21 st of April in the exceptional care of the staff in St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Unit, Mountmellick, surrounded by her loving family.
Predeceased by her cherished husband Joe, infant son Brendan, infant granddaughter Teresa and son-in-law Gerry O’ Connell.
Deeply regretted by her sons Denis and Noel, and her daughters Mary O’ Connell, Geraldine O’ Mara and Emer Horan. Treasured mother-in-law to Dermot, T.J, Anne (Quarney) and Catherine (Conroy). Adored by her grandchildren, great grandchildren, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family and wide circle of friends.
Reposing in Moloney’s Funeral Home, Mountmellick on Wednesday 23 rd of April from 5pm with Rosary at 7.30pm. Arriving at St. Joseph’s Church, Mountmellick for Requiem Mass on Thursday morning at 11am. Burial afterwards in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Mountmellick.
Anne (Anastasia) Moore-Mathews (née Conroy)
Cardtown, Mountrath, Laois
The death has occurred on 21st April 2025 of Anne (Anastasia) Moore-Mathews, Cardtown, Mountrath in her 92nd year peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise, surrounded by her loving family.
Predeceased by her 1st husband Dan (Moore) and her 2nd husband Alf (Mathews), her infant daughter Regina, her parents Bill and Mary-Anne (Conroy), brother John (Conroy), sisters Nellie (Ryan), Bernadette (Moorehead) and her daughter-in-law Caroline.
Deeply regretted by her adoring children Sr. Kathleen, Finbarr, Willie, Veronica, Donal, Terry and Aidan, daughters-in-law Mary, Marie, Angela and Elena, sons-in-law Pat and Noel, her 13 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, sister Mary (Dunne), nieces, nephews, extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Reposing at her home Cardtown (eircode R32T9D7) on Wednesday and Thursday evenings (23rd and 24th April) from 4.0’clock, concluding with Rosary at 8.0’clock each evening. Removal on Friday afternoon (25th April) to St. Fergal’s Church Camross (eircode R32VY79), for Requiem Mass at 1.0’clock, followed by Burial in the adjoining Cemetery.
Anne’s Requiem Mass will be live streamed on: –
https://www.facebook.com/Camross-Pastoral-Council-102465442386310/
Paula Coss (née Jennings)
Parnell Crescent, Portlaoise, Laois/Mountrath, Laois
Paula Coss (nee Jennings). Newline Close Mountrath and formerly Parnell Crescent Portlaoise. Died 19th April, 2025. Peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her son Michael, brother William and sister Sally.
Deeply regretted by her loving husband Paddy, daughters Sarah, Emma, Katie, Holly and Chloe, son’s Ricky, Scott and Paddy. Brother, sisters, sons-in-law, father and mother-in-law Frank and Mary Coss, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, her 10 adored grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Reposing at her son Ricky’s residences, 28 Rosvale Court, Portlaoise (R32XRR3) on Tuesday April 22nd from 4pm till 8pm with Rosary at 7pm.
Removal on Thursday morning at 10:15 to arrive at SS Peter and Paul’s Church, Portlaoise from 11am Requiem Mass. Interment will follow afterwards in SS Peter and Paul’s cemetery.
House private on Wednesday please.
Bruce Walter MacDonald
Great Falls, Virginia, USA and Ormsby House, Durrow, Laois/Glengarriff, Cork
On December 8th, 2024, BRUCE, died unexpectedly but peacefully in Great Falls, Virginia. Predeceased by his brother, Lloyd, sister, Marcia and parents, Charles and Ruth of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bruce is deeply mourned by his devoted wife, Rita Campion, his siblings, Charles and Charlene, aunt, Bonnie, sister-in-law, Linda, Bruce’s Campion brothers and sisters-in-law, Canon Michael, Miriam (John), Tadhg (Colleen) and Constance (Awwad), loving nieces and nephews, special cousins, extended family and many dear and wonderful friends and colleagues.
Reception prayers at 5.30pm on Friday, April 25th at Saint Joseph’s Church, Coomhola, Bantry, Co. Cork, P75 XO43. Requiem Mass at 2.30pm on Saturday, April 26th at Coomhola followed by burial at Saint James Churchyard, Durrus, Co. Cork, P75 R295. A recording of the funeral will be available at https://corklivestream.com/funerals.
Donations, if desired, to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, icanw.org (to donate please click here).
