Laois death notice: Denis Donohue, Portlaoise

Denis Donohue, Booterstown, Co Dublin and formerly of Dún Laoghaire and Grattan Street, Portlaoise, passed peacefully on 4 August at St Vincent’s University Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Son of the late Thomas and Kathleen.

Beloved husband and best friend of the recently deceased Rosemarie, adoring father of Clíona, Kenneth, Declan, Elaine and Ronan, cherished grandfather of Lauran, Oliver, Sullivan, Isoline, Killian, Rafferty, Ava, Charlie and Lana, and brother of Joe, Mary, Paul, Eugene, Gerry and the late Finbar, Paschal, Brendan, Dominic, Oliver, Frank, Raymond and Deanna.

He is remembered also by Declan’s wife Marlene, Elaine’s partner Kenn and Ronan’s wife Evelyn, all of whom he loved.

He will be very sadly missed by his loving family, relatives and friends.

He will be forever missed for his insightful intelligence, his stimulating conversation, his humour and supportive ways, described by friends and family alike as a true gent and a giant of a man.

Reposing at Rom Massey & Sons Funeral Home, 6 Cranford Centre, Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4, D04 X446, on Friday 8 August from 5pm to 7pm.

Funeral Mass on Saturday at 11am at the Church of the Assumption, Booterstown Avenue, A94 TR68, followed by cremation at Mount Jerome Crematorium, D6W HY98.

For those unable to attend, the Mass and the cremation prayers at 2.30pm approximately will be streamed via the webstream links on Rip.ie.

House private.

Messages of condolence for his family may be left in the condolences section on Rip.ie.

“Forever together again”