Bernie KELLY
KELLY Bernie of 8 Glenelly Heights, Draperstown. RIP, died peacefully 4th March 2024.
Beloved daughter of Jim Joe and Josie of Straw and sister of Anne, Olivine, Michael, Pauline, Kate and the late Seamus and Mary.
Funeral from her brother Michael’s home (33 Derrynoyd Road, Draperstown, BT45 7DN) on Thursday 7th March for 12pm Requiem mass in the Holy Rosary Church . (Webcam available – www.parishofballinascreen.com) Private cremation to follow.
Wake at Michael’s home Wednesday 6th March 11am to 10pm.
Deeply regretted by her sorrowing brothers and sisters, nephews, nieces, extended family and friends.
Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu of flowers to Foyle Hospice, if so desired.
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Deepest condolences to all who knew and loved Bernie. She lived with a canny ability to laugh at herself and life's absurdities; I'll never forget the look that preceded the punch-line of a joke-- the one involving Planters peanuts, Guinness and pebble-dashed walls comes to mind. RIP, Bernie. Thanks for the laughs and insights.
Francesca Sweeney-Androulaki
My heart is joined with Bernie’s family and friends at this very sad time. She was a warrior, a trouper, one who lived life to the fullest to the very end of her journey on earth. I met Bernie on Crete more than three decades ago, and it didn’t take long to become drawn into her bright orbit. With an incisive mind, a sharp wit, and those smiling Irish eyes that held an irrepressible twinkle, she was always up for a good story, a lively debate, a joke, a jolly time, and we shared so many of those over the years. I once had the honour and joy of spending Christmas with Bernie and family in Ireland, and her sister Mary and family spent many a summer holiday on Crete when Bernie lived here. Happy gatherings abounded. Tragic as it may be that she has much too soon returned her borrowed stardust to the universe, I am deeply grateful to have known Bernie and to have such a treasure trove of memories. Long will she live on in our hearts and minds. May she rest in peace.
Mary Rose James