Gerard (Gerry) DONNELLY
Gerard’s wife Regina, sons Rory, Barry, Fergal and his extended family wish to express our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to all those who sympathised, prayed for and supported us, through our recent sad bereavement. Gerard was a widely respected and dearly loved Husband, Father, Father in law, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle and Friend.
Thank you to everyone who visited the wake house, to those who brought food, and to our kind family and neighbours who made tea and helped in so many ways at the wake. Our thanks to those who sent Mass or Sympathy cards, messages, letters, flowers, or donations in lieu, lined the funeral route and who joined us at the Requiem Mass. We are blessed to have had the love and support of our family, friends, neighbours and work colleagues, throughout this difficult time, this has helped us in so many ways to grieve as a family.
A special word of thanks to Canon John McKenna PE, Father Padraig MacKenna PP, Father Artie McCann and Father Frank McManus PP for their spiritual support and the comforting Requiem Mass. We convey our appreciation also to the Sacristan and everyone who took part in the Liturgy, especially our singer, Molly McKeever, and her accompanist who provided the beautiful uplifting music.
Thank you to McAtee Funeral Directors for their support and the dignified and professional manner, in which the funeral arrangements were carried out, and to the gravedigger for preparing Gerard’s final resting place. Our thanks also to Sheenagh of Bumblebee Garden for the beautiful floral tributes and to the Trillick Hall ladies for the very welcome refreshments after the burial. We are also very grateful to BJT and Son for providing the outside lights and to McElhill Canopies for providing the marquee.
Our sincere thanks to St Macartan’s GAA for all their help during the wake, for the use of their car park, providing the shuttle bus, directing traffic, providing a guard of honour and for their many tributes. Gerard would have loved this, and it meant a lot to us as a family.
And finally, we send our sincere thanks to all the medical staff and carers with whom Gerard came into contact, both at home and in Hospital, especially the Doctors and staff of Irvinestown Health Centre, District Nurses, Marie Curie Night Nurses, N.I. Hospice nurses, the staff of the Palliative Care Ward Omagh Hospital and Mairead Warnock Pharmacist of Gordons Chemist, Irvinestown. We are very grateful for all your help and assistance with his care.
As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a gesture of our family’s deepest gratitude.
Gerard is loved and missed every day, may his gentle, generous soul be granted peace and eternal rest. His Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated in St Macartan’s Church, Trillick on Sunday 26th November at 11am. Our Lady pray for him.
DONNELLY Gerard (Gerry)died peacefully at home, 204 Scallen Road, Trillick BT78 3TA, on Tuesday 17th October 2023 surrounded by his loving family.
Beloved husband of Regina. Treasured father of Rory (Oonagh), Barry (Charlotte) and Fergal (Frances). Devoted grandfather to Oliver, Henry and Nora. Cherished brother of Patricia McGrath, Bernadette McArt, Philomena McNabb, Deirdre O’Hagan, Liam, Martina McMahon and the late Kathleen O’Hagan, Carmel and baby Mary. Son of Willie and Eileen.
Gerry will be reposing in his late residence from 12noon until 10pm on Wednesday 18th October and from 10am until 10pm on Thursday 19th October. There will be a shuttle bus from 5pm each day from St Macartan’s GAA Football Pitch, Gargadis Road, Trillick BT78 3SR. Gerry will leave his late residence at 10.15am on Friday 20th October for 11am requiem Mass in St. Macartan’s Church, Trillick, followed by his burial afterwards in Magheralough cemetery. Family flowers only, with donations in lieu, kindly accepted for Marie Curie c/o McAtee Funeral Directors.
For those who wish to show a presence along the funeral route, Gerry will travel from the Scallen Road, Gargadis Road, Main Street and the Kilskeery Road to arrive at St Macartan’s Church at 10.55am. Alternatively the funeral Mass may be viewed via the Kilskeery Parish webcam. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving wife, sons, daughters in law, grandchildren, sisters, brother, nephews, nieces and entire family circle. Our Lady pray for him.
McAtee Funeral Directors.
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26 November 2023, 11:00 amSt Macartan’s Church, Trillick
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To Regina and Family, Our deepest condolences to you and your family for the loss of Gerard. May he rest in peace. From Charlie ,Christina King and Family.
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