Death notices in the Leitrim area - Friday, April 19

Fr Albert O'Connor, Milltown, Galway / Dromod, 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 April 11th 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. 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.

Therese (Terez) McGowan, Doobally, Tullaghan, Leitrim

Peacefully at her home. Sadly, missed by her sisters, Celine, Lily, Madge and Amy, her brothers Oliver and Tony, her nieces and nephews, and all her extended family, neighbours and friends.

Margaret Clarke (née Gallagher), Redbrae, Tullaghan, Leitrim

Peacefully at Sligo University Hospital. Sadly, missed by her husband Martin, her brother Willie, her sisters Maureen and Rose, her brothers in law, sisters in law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, her extend family, neighbours and friends.

Sr. Brigid McGowan, Sister of Mercy, St. Catherine's Convent, Ballyshannon, Donegal / Kinlough, Leitrim

The death has occurred peacefully of Sr. Brigid McGowan, in the her 98th year, at St. Macartan's Nursing Home, Clogher, Co. Tyrone and the Sisters of Mercy, St. Catherine's Convent, Ballyshannon, formerly Kinlough, Co. Leitrim. Predeceased by her parents Terence and Bridget, her sister Mary and brother Terence. Sadly, missed by St. Catherine's Mercy Community, Ballyshannon and the wider Mercy Community of the Northern Province and by her cousin Connie and husband Kevin, cousin Ann McKeown and all extended family.

May their gentle souls Rest In Peace.