POWER, Maria

POWER (Rathfarnham, Dublin) April 17, 2017, Maria Christina (Marie, née Barrett), peacefully in the company of her husband and children, and in the gentle care of the Palliative Care staff at St James's Hospital, after a long illness bravely endured, and also following care in Tallaght Hospital and in Mount Carmel Community Hospital. She was Con's wife for more than fifty years, and the much loved mother of Aideen, Ruth, Audrey and David. Marie will be sadly missed by her family, her beloved granddaughters and grandsons, her sons-in-law and relations in the extended Lee, Humphreys, McGrath, Power, de Paor and Barrett families and by her many neighbours and friends, including at the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Heskin Court, and in the choirs in which she sang with much enthusiasm and dedication over many decades. Reposing at Larry Massey Funeral Home, Eden Centre, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, this (Wednesday) afternoon from 3.00pm to 5.00pm, followed by removal to The Church of the Divine Word, Marley Grange, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, arriving at 5.30. Funeral Mass tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 10.00am, with cremation afterwards at Mount Jerome Crematorium, Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6W. House private; family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland.