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Obituaries, Friday, August 25th 5pm

Claire Mulcahy -
Obituaries, Friday, August 25th 5pm

Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths:

Rita Sweeney, Melbourne, Australia and Cranmore, Sligo
Annie Gilroy, Moneygold
Willie Rose, Inver
James Leydon, Coolaney
Joan Flynn, Knocknahur
Josephine Anderson, Sooey
Mary Kavanagh, Sligo
John Breheny, Riverstown
Christopher McKenna, Sligo

Rita Sweeney, nee Finan, Melbourne, Australia, and formerly of Treacy Avenue and Cranmore, Sligo. Peacefully in Melbourne. Reposing at the Foley & Mc Gowan Funeral Home, Market Yard, Sligo on Sunday from 4pm to 6pm. Funeral will arrive at Sligo Cathedral on Monday for Mass of the Resurrection at 11:30am with interment in Sligo Cemetery afterwards.

Annie Gilroy (nee Byrne), Moneygold Post Office, Grange, Co Sligo, formerly of Tully, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim. Peacefully in Summerville Health Care, Strandhill. Reposing at Mc Gloin’s Funeral Home, Chapel Road, Cliffoney, this evening from 5pm with removal at 7.15pm to arrive at The Church of Mary Immaculate, Grange at 8pm. Funeral Mass at 11am on Saturday with burial afterwards in Ahamlish Cemetery. House Private Please

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Willie Rose, Keelogs, Inver, Co. Donegal. Suddenly at Letterkenny University Hospital. Reposing at his late residence at Keelogs, Inver. Removal from there on Saturday to St. Naul’s Church, Ardaghey, for 11am funeral mass with burial afterwards in Cranny Road cemetery, Frosses. Family flowers only, donations in lieu if so desired to the Donegal Cancer Bus and the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, c/o Gallagher Funeral Directors, Mountcharles. Family time from 10pm until 12 noon and on the morning of the funeral. A shuttle bus will operate at the wake house from Ardaghey Chapel carpark.

James Leydon, Knockadoo, Coolaney, Co. Sligo and Acocks Green, Birmingham. Peacefully at Sligo University Hospital. Reposing at Clarke’s Funeral Home Coolaney this evening from 6pm to 7:30pm with removal to the Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Joseph, Rockfield arriving at 8pm. Funeral mass on Saturday at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Rockfield cemetery.

Joan Flynn, nee Kelly, Temple na Bree, Knocknahur, Co. Sligo, and late of Dalkey, Co Dublin. Peacefully at Sligo University Hospital. Reposing at Feehily’s Funeral Home, Cartron Cross, Sligo from 5pm today. Removal at 6.30pm to Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Ransboro. Mass of the Resurrection at 11am on Saturday. Burial follows in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Scarden, Strandhill Road, Sligo. House private.

Josephine Anderson (née McGoldrick), of St Albans, England, formerly of Cloonagh Coola, Sooey, Sligo. Sister of the late Thomas (Sonny) McGoldrick, and sister of the late Mary Gallagher, of Dromard, Sligo. Funeral Mass at St Alban and St Stephen Catholic Church, St Albans, Tuesday 5th September at 10am.

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Mary (Molly) Kavanagh, nee Butler, Summerville Healthcare, Strandhill, Co. Sligo and late of Doorly Park, Sligo and Kilkenny. Peacefully at Sligo University Hospital. Reposing at Feehily’s Funeral Home, Cartron Cross, Sligo from 7.00pm to 8.30pm this evening. Mass of the Resurrection at 3.00pm on Saturday in St. Anne’s Church, Sligo. Burial follows in Sligo Cemetery. House private . Family flowers only, donations in lieu if desired to Summerville Patient Comfort Fund, c/o Seán Feehily at Feehily’s Funeral Home, Cartron Cross, Sligo.

John Breheny, Drumcolumb, Riverstown, Co. Sligo. Suddenly at his residence. Brother of Annie Flaherty, Gleann, and the late Maureen Hogan, Kilmactranny. Reposing at Shivnan’s Funeral Home on Saturday from 5pm until 7pm. Funeral Mass will take place in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Riverstown, on Sunday at 12.30pm with burial afterwards in Templemore Cemetery. House Private Please.

Christopher (Christie) McKenna, St John’s Terrace, Sligo. Peacefully at the North West Hospice, Sligo. Reposing at the Nazareth House Chapel, Church Hill, Sligo, from 5pm on Monday with removal at 6:15pm to St Anne’s Church, Sligo, to arrive at 7pm. Mass of Christian Burial at 11am on Tuesday. Burial to follow in Sligo Cemetery. Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu if desired to the North West Hospice, C/o Seamus Feehily and Sons, Funeral Directors, Pearse Road, Sligo.

Ar Dheis Dé go Raibh Siad.

Claire Mulcahy -