FAMILYNOTICES ....ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ANNIVERSARIES

O’KEEFFE (née Coyle) Helen

Racecourse Road, Roscommon & Curlea, Curraghboy

In treasured memory of Helen who God called home on 21st of July 2022 (1st Anniversary)

Helen

In Loving Memory of My Wife

The day you left and gained your wings my heart just broke in two, I wish you could have stayed, but Heaven needed you.

You left me with the memories, and I love you dearly still, no matter how much time goes by, you know I always will.

You were a very special person, with kindness in your heart and the love we had together, grows stronger now we’re apart.

I know I cannot bring you back, although I wish it every day, but a piece of me went with you, the day you went away.

Love you always, Alan xx

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To a Dearest Mother

If we could visit Heaven, even for a day, maybe for a moment, that pain would go away.

O’KEEFFE Helen

Racecourse Road

(1st Anniversary)

R.I.P.

In loving memory of our dear friend Helen O’Keeffe. R.I.P. Who left us on 21st July 2022

MONAGHAN

Seán

Kilrooskey, Roscommon. (6th Anniversary)

R.I.P.

In loving memory of my husband Seán who passed away on 22nd July 2017.

GLENNON Madge

Coolderry, Four Roads, Co Roscommon

In loving memory of Madge Glennon who passed away peacefully on 23rd July 2022

We the family of Helen, would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to all those who sympathised, supported and comforted us on the heart-breaking loss of my wife, our mother and grandmother, Helen. We will be eternally grateful to all our extended family, neighbours and friends, who called to our home, attended the Wake and the Funeral. To those who sent the hundreds of mass cards, flowers, who made phone calls and sent text messages and left written messages of condolences online we thank you for your kind words and prayers. A word of thanks also to those who formed a Guard of Honour on the day of Helen’s Funeral. To our neighbour Joe Connor, who gave us the use of his field for a carpark and to our relatives and friends who organised the traffic management system on a busy Friday evening. It was very much appreciated by us all.

To all the hospitals that Helen attended during her illness, the Oncology Department and team in Portiuncula Hospital, UCHG, Merlin Park University Hospital, St. Vincent’s Private Hospital, Roscommon University Hospital and a special thanks to Geraldine Keane and the Palliative Care Team in Roscommon Hospital who took such great care of Helen and our family over her last number of days. We would also like to thank Helen’s GP, Dr. John Keenan, Mr. Eldin and all the doctors she encountered over her illnesses.

We are also very thankful to all the priests who visited Helen in hospital over her last few days, Fr. Leo Henry, Fr. Sean Beirne, Fr. Kevin Fallon and Fr Pravin Dhason who visited Helen in her home. A special word of thanks to Fr. Kevin Fallon and Fr. Pravin Dhason, who celebrated Helen’s Funeral Mass and for all their help in making the Mass so special.

To the Smyth family, Tom, Pat and John, for all their help, professionalism and guidance over those difficult few days of Helen’s Funeral. Thanks to the Grealy family and the Abbey Hotel for looking after us after the Funeral. To John Hoare and the grave diggers, John O’Rourke and Jimmy McNeill, we thank you most sincerely.

To my brother-in-law Tommy Richardson, for making Helen’s timber surround for her grave and to James and David Murray of Anthony Murray and Sons, for their assistance and co-operation in choosing Helen’s headstone and making it a beautiful place to visit, sit and pray.

Finally, as it would be impossible to thank everybody individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our sincere appreciation and gratitude.

Missed dearly and loved always, by husband Alan, John, Shirley, Ellen and Mary and extended O’Keeffe family.

Helen’s First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 7pm on Saturday, 22nd July in Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon.

We would put our arms around you, and whisper words so true, that living life without you, is the hardest thing to do.

We cannot bring the old days back, when we were all together, but loving thoughts and memories, will stay with us forever.

Missing you more each day love, John, Vicky, Tristan, Jamie and Evan xx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A message to Heaven

You can only have one mother, patient kind and true, no other friend in all of the world, will be the same as you. When other friends forsake you, to mother you will return, for all her loving kindness, she asks nothing in return. As we look upon her picture, sweet memories we recall, of a face so full of sunshine, and a smile for one and all.

Sweet Jesus take this message, to our dear mother up above, to tell her how we miss her, and give her all our love.

Missing you so much & loved always, Fergal, Shirley, Dylan, Aaron and Annie xx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Miss you Mum, Good night

When I think about the old days I want them back again, our house was always happy and full of laughter then. We’d all be there together content in every way, then the mainstay of the family simply went away.

All of us, do the best we can but it will never be the same, we can’t tell you how often we all still speak your name.

All I wish is that once more before I lower the light, I could only kiss her on the cheek and say ‘I love you Mum’ Goodnight

Missed dearly and loved forever, Ellen, KC and Luke xxx

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I Miss You Mum

I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new I thought about you yesterday and days before that too, I think of you in silence I often speak your name all I have are memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart.

Love and miss you, Mary, Philip and Sonny xx

To us you were someone special, always good and kind You will never be forgotten by us, those you left behind. Whenever we are missing you, We also remember how fortunate we were, that you were in our lives. Loved and missed every day, Caoimhe and Jacinta.

Donnelly

Charlie

Muckloon, Ballyforan, Co. Galway (4th Anniversary)

Who passed away on 26th July 2019

Also his daughter Carole whose anniversary occurs on 31st July 2023

I hold you close within my heart and there you shall remain, to walk with me through out my life, until we meet again. So Rest In Peace my loved one and thanks for all you’ve done I pray that God has given you The Crown you’ve truly won.

Always on my mind, forever in my heart - Love Helen.

Anniversary Mass in Holy Rosary Church, Ballyleague on Sunday, 23rd July at 11am.

McLOUGHLIN

Eddie James & Margaret (Peggie)

Late of Grange, Curraghboy, Athlone

As we remember Madge on the First Anniversary of her passing her husband John Joe, sons Sean, Robert, Paul, Gerald and Michael, her daughters Marie Elizabeth and Catherine, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law and her adored grandchildren would like to express our heart felt gratitude and appreciation to all who sympathised with us and offered us support at the time of Madge’s passing.

We acknowledge with thanks all who called to our home, travelled long distances and attended her removal and Funeral Mass, those who watched the mass on line and sent mass cards and messages of condolence via text, phone calls and RIP.ie

We wish to thank all the medical teams in UCHG, St. Luke’s, Portiuncula and Roscommon Hospitals and to the Roscommon Palliative Care Team.

We will forever be indebted to Sarah Banahan and Grace Gannon who cared for Madge with such kindness, compassion and dignity during her final days.

We are forever grateful to the kindness and support shown to Madge by relatives, neighbours and friends during her short illness and following her passing A special word of thanks to Fr. Beirne for his kindness to Madge and for the support that he afforded to our family and for the beautiful Mass. Thank you to the Cunniffe family for the beautiful music and singing. Sincere thanks to Michael Dempsey for his kindness and professionalism he showed to us over the days of the Funeral.

A special word of thanks to the grave diggers who prepared Madge’s final resting place.

A special word of thanks to Cáit Kenny and Four Roads Camogie Club for organising and providing refreshments after the Funeral.

We wish to acknowledge with thanks our local GAA clubs for providing Guards of Honour for Madge on both days.

To her family in sport we want to sincerely thank you for befriending Madge down through the years on the sidelines of play.

It would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgment as a token of our immense gratitude.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions.

The moment that you left me my heart split in two, one filled with memories, the other side died with you. I often lay awake at night, when the world is fast asleep and take a walk down memory lane with tears upon my cheek. Remembering you is easy, I do it everyday, but missing you is a heartache that never goes away. I hold you tightly within my heart and there you will remain, as my life goes on without you, but will never be the same.

Always remembered, so sadly missed by Maureen and family.

Anniversary Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Ballyforan on Wednesday, 26th July, at 7.30pm.

In loving memory of our dear parents

Eddie who died on 27th of July 2007 and Peggie who died on 3rd of September 2008

Deep are the memories precious they stay no passing of time can take them away.

Loved and remembered by your family.

Masses offered.

Forever loved and sadly missed by her family. Madge’s First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 23rd July at 11am in the Church of Christ the Good Shepherd, Four Roads.

Granny Madge

Your Kindness and love were so special and your heart so pure and true, you made the world a better place just by being you. We miss you Granny, so dearly, we wish you were here with us, to help to guide us through the years, to be the person we want to be. Words cannot describe the way we feel having to say this last goodbye, not to have you here with us to wipe the tears from our eyes.

But you’ll never be forgotten, in our hearts you’ll always be, and until we meet again, Granny, we’ll keep your memory safe with us.

Always loved, never forgotten, forever missed, her adored grandchildren, Ryan, Sarah, Caoimhe, Billy, Luke, Adam, Diarmuid, Katie, Bobby, Oonagh, Ben, Thomas, Ciaran, Molly, AJ, Seán and Alibhe.

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