Death notices for Donegal - Saturday morning, August 24

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Death notices for Donegal on Friday morning

The following deaths have taken place:

- Rose Douglas, Dublin and Bunbeg

- Connie McFadden, Falcarragh

- Olha Rybachok, Letterkenny and Ardara

- Kathleen Tinney, Ballindrait and Strabane

- Jim Harris, Letterkenny

- Vincent Bourke, Ballybofey and Mayo

- Mickey Shiels, Fanad

- Nancy Herron, Ardara and USA

- Sean Marley, Stranorlar

Rose Douglas, Dublin and Bunbeg

The death has occurred of Rose Douglas (née Sweeney) Terenure, Dublin, formerly of Bunbeg and late of The Assumption Junior National School Walkinstown.Beloved wife of the late Peter and dear mother of Jim, Paul, Mary and Lucy.

Sadly missed by her loving sons, daughters, brother Danny, sister Bridget, sons-in-law Marco and Dave, daughters-in-law Tina and Marguerite, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends.

Reposing on Monday from 4pm to 7pm at the Ramon Massey & Son Funeral Home, 78 Walkinstown Road, D12 PWK0, (opposite Supervalu). Removal on Tuesday to the Church of the Holy Spirit, Greenhills arriving for 10am Mass. Funeral immediately afterwards to Bohernabreena Cemetery. Enquiries to Ramon Massey & Son Funeral Directors Walkinstown Road, 01 455 5121. The funeral Mass can be viewed live here.

Connie McFadden, Falcarragh

The peaceful death has taken place at The Donegal Hospice, surrounded by his family of Connie McFadden, Derryreel, Falcarragh. Sadly missed by his loving wife Mary, daughters; Fiona and Teresa, sons; Ciaran and Con, sons-in-law; Eamonn Roarty and Michael Lynch, daughter-in-law; Louise, grandchildren; Conor, Pauric, Olivia, Ella, Emily, Corey, Odhrán and Éadoin, sisters; Sadie McGinley, Grace Coll and Evelyn McConnell, brothers-in-law; Fintan and Peter and extended family, neighbours and friends.

His remains will repose at his late residence on Saturday, August 24 from 11am until after the rosary and on Sunday. Rosary nightly at 9pm. House private after the rosary and on the morning of the funeral.

Funeral Mass will take place on Monday, August 26 at 12pm in Holy Cross Chapel, Dunfanaghy with interment afterwards in Falcarragh Cemetery.

Family flowers only please, donations in lieu to The Donegal Hospice, c/o any family member or Kieran Roarty Funeral Director.

Traffic management in place - One way system, please enter from Murroe side and exit at Derryreel East.

The Funeral Mass can be viewed live on Kieran Roarty Funeral Director's Facebook page.

Olha Rybachok, Letterkenny and Ardara

The death has taken place at Letterkenny University Hospital of Olha Rybachok, St Eunan's Nursing Home; formerly Ukraine and Ardara. Olha was the devoted mother of Alexandra and grandmother of Olha Butchenko.

Olha's remains will leave Marley's Funeral Home, Drumany, Letterkenny at 10:30am, on Saturday, August 24 for Requiem Mass in St Eunan's Cathedral at 11am, with burial afterwards in New Leck Cemetery, Letterkenny. The funeral Mass can be viewed live here.

Kathleen Tinney, Ballindrait and Strabane

The death has taken place surrounded by her loving family at Letterkenny University Hospital of Kathleen Tinney (née Farrell), Ardnaglass, Ballindrait, Lifford and formerly of Craigna Road, Kenaghan, Strabane.

Beloved wife of the late Sean, much loved mother of Rosemarie, Patricia, Tina, Andrew, Damien, Fergal, Paula, Karole and the late baby Martina and sister of the late Willie, Denis, Mary Ellen, Rosaleen, Packie, Peter and Pat.

Reposing at her home on Saturday, August 24 from 2pm. Family time please from 10pm to 11am.

Funeral leaving her home on Monday, August 26 at 11.20am for Requiem Mass in St Columba`s Church, Doneyloop at 12 noon.

Interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. Deeply regretted by her sorrowing sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and family circle. The Requiem Mass can be viewed live here.

Jim Harris, Letterkenny

The death has taken place at Letterkenny University Hospital of Jim Harris, Coachmills, Cullion Road, Letterkenny.

Deeply missed by his loving brother William and wife Frances, sister Evelyn McKinley and husband Cecil, nephews Geoffrey and Wesley, nieces Lorna and Alyson and extended family, friends and neighbours.

Jim is predeceased by his parents Peter and Dorothy. Reposing at his brother William’s residence at Coachmills, Cullion Road, Letterkenny F92 WY62 on Saturday, August 24 from 3pm until 9pm.

Funeral Service of Thanksgiving there on Sunday afternoon, August 25 at 3pm with interment afterwards in Gortlee Cemetery, Letterkenny.

Vincent Bourke, Ballybofey and Mayo

The death has occurred at Letterkenny University Hospital of retired member of An Garda Síochana Vincent Bourke, Donegal Road, Ballybofey. and formerly Straide, County Mayo. 

Much loved father of Ciarán, Niamh (Steve), Daireen (Steve) Declan (Karen), cherished brother of Kathleen, Angela, Frances, Paddy, Celine and the late Tom and Mary; deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sons, daughters, Majella, brother, sisters, grandchildren Dáire, Rian, Eabha, Fiadh, Oisin, Evan, Amelia, and Croia, brothers- and sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended family, and friends.

His remains are reposing at McCool’s Chapel of Rest, Ballybofey on Friday and Saturday from 6 pm until rosary at 9pm,

Funeral leaving from there on Sunday at 10.30pm for Requiem Mass in the Church of Mary Immaculate, Stranorlar, at 11am. Interment will take place in Drumboe Cemetery. Requiem Mass can be viewed live via the Parish Webcam at https://www.churchservices.tv/stranorlar.

Mickey Shiels, Fanad

The death has taken place peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, of Michael (Mickey) Shiels, Ballylar, Fanad.

Predeceased by his son Patrick (2014), he is deeply regretted by his wife Sheila, sons Michael and Brian, daughter Kathleen, daughters-in-law Mary, Pauline, and Collette and his son-in-law Alan and sadly missed by his adored granddaughters Lauren, Aideen, Aoife, Caitlin, Eimear, Niamh and Aisling, his extended family, neighbours and many friends.

Mickey's remains will repose at his late residence from 12 noon on Friday. Rosary at 9pm on both nights of the wake.

Requiem Mass will be held at 2pm on Sunday in St Mary's Church, Fanavolty with burial afterwards in the adjoining graveyard. The Requiem Mass will be streamed live on the Mc Ateer Funeral Directors facebook page.

Nancy Herron, Ardara and USA

The death took place on July 8 of Anne (Nancy) Herron, St Louis, Missouri, USA and formerly Ardara.

Nancy leaves behind beloved family members, her brother Noel (Vancouver, BC, Canada), his children Sean Herron and Kerry-Ann Herron; her brother Malachy (Birmingham, England), his wife Julia and their children Maura (Jim) Jolliffe, Lynda (Peter) Griffin, Joe (Helen) Herron; and her dear youngest brother Dermot (Ardara, County Donegal, Ireland). Nancy will be dearly missed by her niece, Amy (Andrew) Miller (Logansport, Indiana) as well as many great nieces and nephews living in US, Canada and UK: Noah Miller, Samuel Miller, Jack Miller, Braedon Herron, Amanda Herron, Niall Jolliffe, Niamh Jolliffe, Daniel Griffin, Jonathan Griffin, Benedict Griffin, Lorna Herron, Ben Herron, Issac Herron and Isabel Herron.

Burial of her ashes takes place on Saturday at 3pm in the family plot in the Church of The Holy Family Graveyard, Ardara.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Anne Herron to the American Parkinson Disease Association may be made in c/o any family member

Sean Marley, Stranorlar

The death has occurred at Letterkenny University Hospital of Sean Marley, 6 Chapel Close, Stranorlar, F93 A5N9.

Beloved husband of the late Olive and much loved father of Stephen, and Joseph, Sean is deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sons, brothers, sister, extended family and friends.

His remains are reposing at his late residence. Family time from 10pm to 11am, and on the morning of the funeral.

Funeral leaving from his late residence on Saturday at 10.30am for Requiem Mass in the Church of Mary Immaculate, Stranorlar at 11am. Interment will take placce afterwards in Drumboe Cemetery. The Requiem Mass will be streamed live via the Parish Webcam at https://www.churchservices.tv/stranorlar

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