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NEILAN Nuala Mary, (née McCarthy). August 4, 2020. (Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, formerly of Herbert Park, Dublin 4) Predeceased by her husband, Dr. Aidan J Neilan, (formerly Eyre Square, Galway) and her beloved sister, Sheila (Geoghegan). Peacefully at home, surrounded by her family. Darling beloved mother to her children, Katherine, Rosemary and David and her adored grandson, Matthew. Deeply regretted by her brother, Dr John Rice McCarthy and his wife, Patricia, nieces, nephews, cousins and her many friends in Ireland and the USA. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a socially distanced open air Mass will be held in the garden of St. John Fisher Parish Church in Palos Verdes on this (Friday) morning at 11.00am California time, (7.00pm Irish time), to celebrate Nuala's life of bringing so much happiness to others. This will be streamed online at tinyurl.com/NualaNeilan

KING, Billy, (Hempfield Close, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford and formerly Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6 )– August 12, 2020 peacefully in the loving care of the staff at Wexford General Hospital surrounded by his family. Sadly missed by his loving mother Nonie, brother Brian, sister Noreen, brother-in-law Guy, sister-in-law Yzel, nieces Ciara, Clementine and Niomie, uncles, aunts and extended family and friends. Pre-deceased by his brothers Tom and Gerry and his father Liam. Billy’s Funeral Mass for family and close friends will take place tomorrow (Saturday) in Enniscorthy with burial afterwards in Three Mile Water Cemetery, Co. Wicklow. You can join in the Funeral Mass online at https://facebook.com/stsenansparish tomorrow (Saturday) at 1 o’ clock. Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to Friends of Wexford General Hospital, St. Mary’s Ward. Slán Abhaile. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

McCRUM, Norman Leslie, (Ennis and Elstead Surrey), died peacefully aged seventy-three, in hospital on July 16 2020. Adored husband of Lois for fifty years, father to Tanky, Rolf and Amanda and grandfather to Sienna, Caspian and Willow. Brother of Sam and the late Derek. Private funeral in Surrey on August 18, 2020. Donations, if desired, to the MND Association.

CARNEY, Archdeacon Richard Wayne Carney, The Rectory, Glebe Street, Birr, Co. Offaly, August 10, 2020. Archdeacon of Killaloe & Clonfert and Rector of Birr Group of Parishes , he will be lovingly remembered by his wife Norma-Jean (née Robertson) and his two two children; Kathleen and her husband William Landin, of Brittany, France, Brian and his wife Clodagh Carney,of Chatham,Ontario, his grandchildren; Owen, Lucien, and Blaise Landin and Eirin and Sean Carney. Wayne is survived by brothers Robert (Bob) of Chamcook, New Brunswick and Edward (Ed) of Chatham. Predeceased by brothers, Fredrick, and James. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 am at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick. He will be cremated and have his ashes brought to Canada and be laid to rest in Chatham at a date to be determined. God’s Love as expressed through Jesus our Saviour will be my comfort and strength now and forever more, Amen.

BENSON, Dorothy Mary (Dora) Riverside, Killaloe. Died peacefully at home on August 12,, 2020 (aged 102) surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Howard and loving mother of Kathleen (Bryant), Sheila (Walsh), Roy, Dorothy (Sykes) and Joan (McCrum). Mother-in-law to Ted, Iris, Greg and Sam. Adored Granny of David, Roy, Alan, Annemarie, Jane, Kerry-Anne, Suzanne, Keith, Karl (Decd.), David and Jennifer and her twenty-one great-randchildren. Fondly remembered by her niece and nephews and her many friends. Due to Government advice and HSE restrictions on public gatherings a private funeral service will take place in St Flannan’s Cathedral, Killaloe tomorrow (Friday) and burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.

FITZGERALD, Joe (Limekiln, Dublin 12 and formerly Rathmines) August 11, 2020 (peacefully) at Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Cross. He will be sadly missed by his family, loving wife Mary, sons Tomás and Liam, daughter-in-law Erika, grandchildren Seán, Kyle, Iseult, Theo and Hugh, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace. Due to Government Guidelines a private funeral will take place. This can be viewed at https://churchmedia.tv/camera/holy-spirit-parish-church-​gre​enhills tomorrow (Friday) at 10.00am. Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Cross. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

CANACOTT Frank (born September 13, 1951, died August 6, 2020. (Manhattan, NYC, USA, formerly of Ilford, Essex, England and Kilfree, Gurteen, Co. Sligo) Peacefully at home after a short illness. Beloved husband of Helle. Sadly missed by sisters and brothers Kathleen, Patrick, Mary and John, his nieces, nephews, friends and colleagues. A Memorial Service will be held in NYC post Covid-19 travel restrictions to celebrate the life of a wonderful, caring and fun person, who brought sunshine to everyone lucky enough to know him. Our world will never be the same without Frank, but we have been blessed to share time with him and treasure these memories. May he Rest in Peace.

BROWN Leonard John (formerly of Terenure, Kimmage Road West). Father of Carina (Byrne), Aisling (Conroy) and Vicky (Burke-Kennedy), grandfather to Carl, Aifric, Sadbh, Ciaran, Maeve, Niamh, Sam, Emilie and Theo. Len will be buried with his devoted parents, Leonard and Doris Brown in Bohernabreena Cemetery, Tallaght. A private family funeral will take place in accordance with Government advice regarding public gatherings on Monday, August 17 at The Church of The Holy Cross, Dundrum at 10.30am. Those who would have liked to attend the funeral but cannot due to the restrictions may forward condolences to Fanagan's Funeral Directors, 5/6 Lower Main Street, Dundrum, Dublin 14, Ireland. For a livestream of the funeral Mass for Len on Monday, August 17, at 10.30 o'c please visit https://www.dundrumparish.com/webcam/

McHUGH Dr. Francis Joseph (Knutsford). Died peacefully August 4, 2020 aged ninety-three, with his devoted daughters by his side. Beloved husband of Joan (deceased), survived by his sister Madeleine, predeceased by his brothers Louis and Brian and his sister Sheilagh. Much loved by his children Eithne, Francis (deceased), Brian (deceased) and Nessa. Loved and adored by his grandchildren Fiona, Stephen, Thomas, Laura, Adele, Francis, Rhiannon, Siobhán, Michael, his step-grandchildren Gareth and Karen and his thirteen great grandchildren. Sadly missed by his sons-in-law Steve and Tony and his daughters-in-law Glenys and Lynnsey. Francis qualified as a doctor from Trinity College Dublin in 1950. He practised as a General Practitioner in Manchester, first with his brother Dr. Brian McHugh and then with his brother-in-law Dr. Michael Davitt, having taken over the practice from his father Dr. Francis Assium McHugh. Francis was the doctor for Manchester United for over thirty six years. There will be a private funeral following government guidance. The family kindly request no flowers, but donations to the RNLI are welcome. A memorial service will be arranged at a later date. Francis will be sorely missed by his many friends and large extended family. His was a life well lived. Enquiries to Funeral Directors J. A. Whiston, King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6DW. Tel 0044 1565632644.