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'I am the Resurrection and the Life' says the Lord
2025
Mary Jane (Myrtle) Connolly
3rd February 2025
Mary Jane (Myrtle) Connolly - Mary Jane, devoted wife of the late Julian P. Connolly, loving mother to Julie and Glen, cherished grandmother of Stacey, Kim, Ben and Adam, and the great-grandchildren, passed away peacefully on 28th January. A celebration of her life was held in the Parish Church on Monday 3rd February.
Born in Belfast on the 28th August 1935, Mary Jane (Myrtle) Crawford was one of two children - Myrtle and Alex. Being a dainty wee girl, she got the nickname from her dad of Mini Mouse. Maybe small in stature but high in spirits, she loved to go dancing and holidaying with her friend. It was on one such holiday to Southport that she met one Julian Connolly, known to all as Rick. It was love at first sight, and within twenty-four hours Rick had proposed and Myrtle accepted! They set up home in England and in time were blessed with two children - Julie and Glen. Myrtle was homesick, and when the children were 5 and 8 years old the family returned to Belfast; Rick got the job as head ground-keeper at Belfast Zoo, where they made their home. It was a good life and environment for the family and they have many happy memories of times spent there.
Sadly tragedy struck, and Rick’s death in 1981 was a blow which would impact on the family forever. Life was never the same for Myrtle, but she survived it, and in the 43 years she was on her own she made the best life possible for her growing family of grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was well read, keeping up to the times through the news and her daily paper, and she often expressed her grief at the plight of so many children worldwide. Myrtle was straight talking for such a wee mini; she loved and lived fiercely. It was obvious from the talk given by her granddaughter Kim at the service, the love, loyalty, devotion and humour that had held the family together. And for their part, a family could not have been more caring and devoted to their mum, granny, great granny. Her loss will leave a vacuum in many lives. We commend her family to your love and your prayers.
2024
Maurice Purvis
Died 15th July 2024
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Helen Gault
Died 18th June 2024
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Georgina Harrison
Died 28th February 2024
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Harry Alexander Hamilton
Died 26th December 2023
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2023
Nell McQueen
Died 5th November 2023
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Elizabeth “Betty” Connolly
Died 27th October 2023
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Frances Bloomfield
Died 9th May 2023
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Elizabeth Margaret Coyle
Died 13th April 2023
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2022
Jean Rafter
Dies 1st March 2022
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Henrietta McCrea
Died 2nd May 2022
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Barry Finnegan
Died 20th May 2022
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Janet Crilly
Died 3rd December 2022
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John Cherry
Died 3rd December 2022
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2021
Elizabeth Reid
Died 13th January 2021
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Mary McAdam
Died 19th January 2021
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Joan Dodds
Died 16th February 2021
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Eileen Kane
Funeral: 19th April 2021
Mabel McKee
Funeral: 1st May 2021
William Courtney
Funeral: 25th May 2021
Helen Isabel Gillespie
Died 3rd June 2021
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Joan Hill
Died 14th September 2021
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Elizabeth 'Lillian' Beckinsale
Died 22nd September 2021
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Mary McGavock
Died 2nd October 2021
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Agnes Ford
Died 12th October 2021
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Sharon Conway
Died 13th October 2021
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Karen Elizabeth Jane Brown
Died 28th October 2021
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Edit Scott
Died 20th November 2021
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David Jenkins
Died 10th December 2021
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Bert Sheppard
Died 19th December 2021
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Shirley Lacey
Died 23rd December 2021
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2020
Lorna Munn
Died 20th January 2020
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Betty Stewart
Died 28th January 2020
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Jim Keery
Died 28th March 2020
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Edith Watters
Died 23rd April 2020
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Linda Allen
Died 6th May 2020
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Molly McHenry
Died 13th May 2020
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William James (Billy) Harson
Died 19th May 2020
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Jim Speers
Funeral: 28th May 2020
Sam McCrea
Died 3rd June 2020
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Ruth Walker
Died 7th June 2020
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Tom Donald
Died 2nd July 2020
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Ruth Harrison
Funeral - 20th July 2020
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Hubert Dodds
Funeral - 12th August 2020
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Ava Moira, Yvonne Simango
Funeral - 13th September 2020
David Heatley
Died 3rd November 2020
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Elizabeth Helen Roberts
Died 18th November 2020
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Anna Brandon
Died 22nd November 2020
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Norma Baird
Died 13th December 2020
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2019
Betty Mottram
Died 7th February 2019
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Eileen Carlisle
Died 11th March 2019
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Jean Howell
Died 16th March 2019
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Margaret Frances Wilson
Died 9th April 2019
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June Hosick
Died 24th May 2019
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David Connolly
Died 23rd May 2019
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Joan Mills
Died 9th June 2019
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Matthew Courtney
Died 17th June 2019
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William (Billy) Dowzell-Box
Died 22nd June 2019
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Jim Ramsey
Died 22nd July 2019
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William (Billy) McKee
Died 3rd August 2019
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Thomas Mitchell
Died 27th August 2019
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Jean Bates
Died 17th September 2019
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William (Billy) James Carlisle
Died 1st November 2019
In Memoriam - December 2019 Review
