Deaths in Longford - Sunday, April 21, 2024

Maura Bushell (née O'Toole), Fairview, Dublin / Longford

The death occurred peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024 of Maura Bushell (née O'Toole), Fairview, Dublin / Longford. Beloved wife of the late Charlie, mother of the late Charles and sister of the late Peggy, Jamsey and Packey. Sadly missed by her loving daughters Tonnette and Mary, brothers John and Tommy, son-in-law Joe, grandchildren Martin, Paul, Eimear, Cathal and Cian, great-grandchildren Cillian, Jake, Lucy and Charlotte, extended family, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.
Reposing at the Kirwan Funeral Home, Fairview Strand on Sunday, April 21 from 3pm until 5pm. Requiem Mass on Monday, April 22 at 10am in Church of the Visitation, Fairview. Following Mass the Funeral cortège will travel to Longford where Maura will repose in Kelly’s Funeral Home, Athlone Road, Longford, N39 K381 from 2pm with concluding prayers at 3pm with burial afterwards in Ballymacormack Cemetery, Longford. Family flowers only please, donations in lieu to St Francis Hospice

Gemma Stroud (née Fitzsimmons), Thomond Lodge Nursing Home, Ballymahon, Longford

The death occurred peacefully, in the loving care of the nurses and staff in Thomond Lodge on Friday, April 19, 2024 of Gemma Stroud (née Fitzsimmons), Thomond Lodge Nursing Home, Ballymahon, Longford and formerly Pump Cottage, Cloncullen, Ballymahon. Predeceased by her husband Michael. Sadly missed by her family and friends, especially her friend Kathleen (London).
Funeral Mass for Gemma will take place this Monday, April 22 in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Forgney, at 11am, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. 

John Walker (The Rooskey Man), Fahan, Donegal / Rooskey, Leitrim

The death occurred on Saturday, April 20, 2024 of John Walker (The Rooskey Man), Fahan, Donegal / Rooskey, Leitrim. Beloved son of the late Robert and Jane and dear brother of the late Betty.
John’s remains will be removed from W.J. O’Brien & Son’s Funeral Home, 110 Clooney Road, Eglinton on Sunday, April 21 at 5pm to St Mura’s Parish Church, Fahan. Funeral service there on Monday, April 22 at 3pm followed by interment in the adjoining churchyard.

Fr Albert O'Connor, Milltown, Galway / Dromod, Co Leitrim

It is with great sadness that we announce that Monsignor Albert G. O’Connor, a beloved priest of the Diocese of Sacramento, died on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in Sacramento, California. A native of Milltown, Co. Galway and later of Dromod, County Leitrim, he served as a priest of the Diocese of Sacramento for more than 56 years. A detailed obituary of Msgr Albert, his life and work in Sacramento, is available at the Diocesan website 
Msgr. Albert is predeceased by his parents Patrick O’Connor and Mary Catherine McGoldrick, his sisters Dorothy O’Connor and Maura O’Connor (Tuam, Co. Galway), and his brothers Fr. Padraig O’Connor (Mountbellew, Co Galway) and John O’Connor (Chicago). He is survived by his sisters, Sr. Teresa O'Connor, SM, Marist Sisters (Eastpointe, Michigan) and Veronica Ryan (West Sussex, England). He will be greatly missed by his sisters and his extended family: nieces Mary, Teresa, Ann, Sheila, and Paula; Catherine and Barbara; nephews Pat and Michael; Michael, Patrick, and John; grandnieces Gráinne, Sarah and Harper and grandnephews Luke; Tom, Robbie, and Tony; Michael, Gerard, Sebastian, and Hugh; and James; and great grandnieces Hazel and Róisín.
Msgr Albert will be sadly missed by Bishop Soto and his brother priests in California and Ireland, and religious of the diocese, his neighbours, and a wide circle of very good friends. May He Rest in Peace.
A viewing and vigil will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at Holy Spirit Church, located at 3159 Land Park Dr. in Sacramento. The viewing will begin at 4pm and the vigil will begin at 7pm. Bishop Jaime Soto will preside at a Funeral Mass on Thursday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m. (18:30 Irish Time) in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, located at 1017 11th St. in Sacramento. The burial will follow at 2:30pm at St Mary's Cemetery, located at 6509 Fruitridge Road in Sacramento. Msgr Albert’s Funeral Mass will be live-streamed on Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento webcam and can be viewed HERE.