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SWEENEY - (née Tighe) Joyce Antoinette (Fifth Anniversary, April 8, 2019) cherished wife of the late Derek and beloved mother of David, Michael, Derek and Kenneth. Remembered lovingly by her sons, in-laws Ruth, Marie, Allen and Deirdre, nephews, nieces and grandchildren, Simon, Lucy, Sinéad, Robert, Evelyn, Finn and Josephine.

O'REILLY - Olive - (April 7) On her Seventeenth Anniversary. Lovingly remembered today and always by Annie, Mary, Breege, Louise, Terence and Roisin.

MARKEY - Marie (Anna Mary) (née Tallon) (Oldcastle, Knowth, Dublin and London) - March 26, 2024, after a short illness, in London, having lived a marvellous and full life. Beloved wife of the late Peter

Markey, sadly missed by her loving children Anne, Niall, Alice and Claire, son-in-law Richard, her

granddaughters Rachel, Sarah and Alice, her sister Margaret (Madge), brothers Tony and Des,

brother-in-law and sisters-in-law and all her nephews and nieces.

The funeral will take place at 12 noon on Saturday, April 13 at Little Malvern Priory,

Little Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JN, in the Malvern Hills where she had many fine visits that she

enjoyed enormously with her family, followed by burial in the nearby Malvern Wells Cemetery,

Green Lane, Worcestershire WR14 4HU. No flowers please. Donations, if wished, to a charity of your

choice.

MEADE, Eileen née O'Brien, Newtown, Dunmore Road, Waterford. Formerly of Innishannon, Co. Cork. Predeceased by her husband Stan, brothers Canon Michael O'Brien and John, sisters Mary and Sheila. Devoted mother of Andrew, Karen, twins Laura and Michelle. Much loved grandmother of James, Lauren, Allegra, Conan, Myles, Robert and Isabelle and mother-in-law of Alan Hession, Lisa Meade and Simon Shannon. Eileen will be sadly missed by her brothers Dermot and Bill, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended family and a wide circle of friends. May Eileen Rest in Peace. Reposing in Tom Hennessy's Funeral Home, 45A Johnstown, Waterford (X91 FW4A), on Sunday, April 7, from 4.30pm, followed by removal to St. Joseph and Benildus Church, Newtown, Waterford, arriving at 6.30pm. Requiem Mass on Monday, April 8, at 10.30am, followed by burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ballygunner, Waterford.

WHELAN - JOHN MICHAEL MD, FRCPC

(1943 - 2024)

Dr. John Whelan died peacefully at the Vancouver Hospice on April 4, 2024. Predeceased by his parents Harry and Peggy Whelan of Sea Road, Galway. Survived by his wife Catherine Dell Whelan (née Cooney), his daughters Ciara (Joe) and Julie (Ming), and his grandchildren Orla, John, Rohan, and Rossa. He is also survived by his sisters Anne (Michael) Erett, Mary (Paddy) Flemming, and Ursula (Pat) Whelan-Burke. John was born in Galway, Ireland in 1943. He attended St. Joseph’s Patrician College and then medical school at University College Galway. Shortly after graduating he moved to Bethnal Green Hospital in London’s East End to begin his residency. There he met a striking student nurse, Dell Cooney, from Dungarvan, Waterford. He proposed to her within six months and remained devoted to her for the next six decades. In 1969 he and Dell moved to Vancouver for “a year” but John fell in love with the west coast. As a couple they were perfectly balanced, Dell the enthusiastic organizer and John, the quiet listener. John completed his residency in psychiatry at UBC and worked in the field until his retirement, first at Shaughnessy and St. Vincent’s Hospitals and then for nearly 30 years as Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Vancouver General Hospital. John’s daughters sought his wisdom in all things and will rely on his thoughtful guidance for the rest of their lives. Slán go fóill, John. Ní bheidh do leithéid arís ann.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, April 11 at 11:00am at Immaculate Conception Parish (3778 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, B.C., Canada).

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to:

      Childhood Cancer Family Support (ccfsupport.com), Vancouver Hospice Society        (vancouverhospice.org),   or the ALS Society of BC (alsbc.ca). Walkey & Company Funeral Directors   604-738-0006

MURPHY - Brendan (Thirtieth Anniversary). Remembered with love and missed every day by Anne, Denise, Gavin, Ronan, extended family and friends.

His memory lives on in the hearts of those who knew and loved him.

HOLMPATRICK, Hans (Saint Agnes, Cornwall, U.K) - Suddenly 21st March, 2024. Beloved husband of Gill and father of Jamie. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. Private cremation in the U.K. Memorial service in Ireland at a later date.

HALL, Percy, April 3, 2024. (Skerries, formerly Knocklyon) - Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family in the exceptional care of the staff at Beaumont Hospital. Beloved husband of Irene and much loved father to Robert, Caroline, Natasha and Jonathan, devoted grandad to Joshua, Isaac, Samuel, Poppy, Georgia, Madeline, Matthew, Emily and Daisy. Percy will be sadly missed and forever remembered by his loving wife and family, sisters Thelma, Linda, Sandra, Gillian and Lisa, sons-in-law Gavin and Brian, Robert's partner Leonie and Jonathan's partner Karina, brothers-in-law Arthur and David, Tommy and his wife Olive and sister-in-law Dorothy. Funeral service on Monday, April 8 at 11am in the Methodist Church Dundrum, followed by cremation in Newlands Cross Crematorium. At Rest. All enquiries to Massey Bros, Clondalkin ph 01.4574455.

COTTER, Mary Motherway (Collinswood, Dublin 9 and Formerly of Ballysally, Charleville, Co. Cork) April 2nd 2024. Pre-deceased by her husband Capt. P.J. Cotter (1996). Loved, will be missed. Survived by her five children Philip, Nicholas, Helen, Michele and Brian, sister Peggy, goddaughters Margaret, Jean and Deirdre, the many cousins with particular mention to Marie Byrne of Charleville, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private family cremation. May she rest in peace.