WJ O'Donnell & Sons Funeral Directors

31/12/2025

1st Anniversary for the late Edmund O’Donnell, Ballyscullion.
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Though your smile has gone forever,
and your hand we cannot touch.
We will never lose the memories
of a father we love so much.
Of all the gifts in life,
however great or small.
To have you for a father,
Was the greatest gift of all.

𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆.

Edmund's 1st Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 4th January 2026 at 10.15am in St Joseph's Church, Ballyscullion.

𝐖𝐉 𝐎’𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬, "𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬"
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭

30/12/2025

𝑨 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒈𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 (𝒏𝒆́𝒆 𝑫𝒐𝒐𝒆𝒚) 𝑹𝑰𝑷, 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂.
𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆.

Billy, Peter, Caitriona and the family of the late Briege wish to express our gratitude to everyone who supported us on our sad bereavement.

Sincere thanks to our extended family, friends, wonderful neighbours, those who sent Mass/ Sympathy cards, flowers, posted on-line tributes, telephoned, brought food, visited the wake, attended the funeral, viewed the we**am, or indeed, helped in anyway. A special thanks to all the Nursing Staff of Ward C3, Antrim Area Hospital.

We are forever grateful to Canon Paddy McKenna, for celebrating Briege’s beautiful Requiem Mass.

A heartfelt and authentic thanks to the Gribbin Girls, for their lovely singing and music.

Thanks to Doscard.com “Award Winning Memorial Keepsakes” for providing the beautiful Mass Booklets with Detachable Memorial Cards.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude and profound appreciation to WJ O’Donnell & Sons Funeral Directors, and their staff for their high standard of professionalism, for the caring, compassionate and dignified manner in which they organised Briege’s wake and funeral.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, we hope this acknowledgement will be accepted by all, as a token of our appreciation and gratitude.

Briege's Months Mind Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 4th January 2025 at 11am in St Patrick's Church, Crebilly.

𝐖𝐉 𝐎’𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬, “𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬”
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭

26/12/2025

It is with the deepest regret that we announce the sad passing of Mrs Kathleen McAuley (née O’Hara) 14 Sunray Crescent, Cargan, Glenravel, (peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family) on 26th December 2025.

May She Rest In Peace.

Please click on the following link to view Kathleen’s funeral arrangements:

https://www.nifunerals.com/obituaries/dnmwt5h7nfh3tse4ckm9dwc3r4f53j

For further detail enquiries please call our 24 hour “Funeral Service Helpline” 028 2563 1406

WJ O’Donnell & Sons, “Award Winning Funeral Directors”
Leading the way in Funeral Care with Guidance, Dignity and Respect.

24/12/2025

Christmas Message from WJ O’Donnell & Sons Funeral Directors

This Christmas, all of us at WJ O’Donnell & Sons pause to remember those empty chairs that are felt so deeply at this time of year.

For many families, Christmas is a season of togetherness, but also one of quiet reflection and remembrance. Our thoughts are with everyone carrying loss alongside love.

While our offices will be closed over the Christmas period, our phone lines remain open, and we are on call 24 hours a day to ensure families receive the guidance, care, and reassurance they may need—at any hour.

From the O’Donnell family and the entire WJ O’Donnell & Sons team, we wish you peace, comfort, and gentle moments this Christmas.

Contact Information
📞 028 2582 2242
Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, covering all areas.

For practical guidance and support during the Christmas period, please visit:

Bereavement Advice – WJ O’Donnell & Sons Funeral Directors
https://www.nifunerals.com/bereavement-advice

24/12/2025

𝑨 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉-𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝑶'𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑹𝑰𝑷, 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂.
𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆.

Our family would like to sincerely thank everyone who supported us during the recent loss of our beloved Danny.

We are deeply grateful to our family, friends, neighbours, and community for the kindness, compassion, and support shown to us at such a difficult time. Thank you to all who sent sympathy and Mass cards, messages, flowers, and tributes; to those who telephoned, visited, attended the wake and funeral, or helped us in any way. Each gesture was greatly appreciated and brought us comfort.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the ambulance service, police, and all emergency services, whose professionalism, care, and sensitivity will never be forgotten.

Our sincere appreciation goes to Fr Joe Davis for the meaningful and comforting service, and to Funeral Directors WJ O'Donnell & Sons for their guidance, dignity, and compassion in arranging the funeral and supporting our family throughout.

As it is impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our heartfelt gratitude.

Danny's Months Mind Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 28th December at 10am in All Saints Church, Ballymena.

Danny was deeply loved and will be forever missed.
With sincere thanks,
Teresa, Lisa, Emma, Aidan, Orla, Liam and Maeve.

𝐖𝐉 𝐎’𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬, “𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬”
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭

24/12/2025

𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐨, 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚.
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞.

For the rest of our lives
We will miss you,
Our secret tears still flow,
Oh how we really loved you,
No one will ever know.

We miss your smile,
Your joking ways,
We miss the things, you used to say,
And all our memories when we recall;
It’s then we miss you most of all.

𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆.

𝑾𝑱 𝑶'𝑫𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒍 & 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒔, “𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔”,
𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉
𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 & 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕.

23/12/2025

𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 (𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞) 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠 (𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐧), 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞.

For the rest of our lives
We will miss you,
Our secret tears still flow,
Oh how we really loved you,
No one will ever know.

We miss your smile,
Your joking ways,
We miss the things, you used to say,
And all our memories when we recall;
It’s then we miss you most of all.

𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆.

Maggie's 1st Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday 24th December 2025 at 9pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Moneyglass.

𝑾𝑱 𝑶'𝑫𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒍 & 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒔, “𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔”,
𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉
𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 & 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕.

22/12/2025

𝑨 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑭𝒚𝒇𝒆 𝑹𝑰𝑷, 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂.
𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆.

Sheena, Sean, Mairead, David, nieces, nephew and extended family circle wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported us at this difficult time. Sincere thanks to those who sent Mass/Sympathy cards, posted online tributes, phoned, visited the wake and attended the funeral.

Our thanks to Canon Paddy McKenna for his invaluable spiritual support and for celebrating Martina’s Requiem Mass.

Our gratitude also goes to the various health departments who provided support to Martina over the years and to the emergency services for their sensitive and caring help.

We would also like to thank W.J. O’Donnell & Sons Funeral Directors for the professional, compassionate and dignified manner in which they organised Martina’s wake and funeral and thanks also to the Gribbin Girls for their lovely music.

Martina’s months mind Mass will be celebrated on Saturday 27th December at 6pm in All Saints Church, Ballymena.

𝐖𝐉 𝐎’𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬, “𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬”
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭

22/12/2025

𝑨 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝑰𝑷, 𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂.
𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆.

Stephen, Joe and family of the late Paddy wish to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who sympathised with us in our recent bereavement.

We are deeply grateful to our relatives, friends and neighbours who attended the wake and funeral, and to those who sent Mass and sympathy cards and online tributes.

Special thanks to Fr Michael McGinnity who visited Paddy in the nursing home and celebrated a meaningful and beautiful requiem Mass. Thanks also to Sean Scullion and Carole Shivers whose beautiful music and singing added so much to the Mass. We also thank Martin the gravedigger.

We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to Dorothy and team of Slemish Nursing Home and the staff of A&E Antrim hospital for treating Paddy with such dignity and respect in his final days.

Many thanks also to Gus and staff of Tullyglass Hotel for providing the lovely meal after the funeral.

Finally, we are most grateful to Willie John O’Donnell and team for their professional, compassionate and respectful handling of Paddy’s funeral.

We trust this acknowledgement will be accepted as a token of our appreciation and gratitude.

Paddy’s Month’s Mind Mass will be held on Saturday 27th December at 5pm in St Patrick’s Church, Crebilly.

𝐖𝐉 𝐎’𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬, “𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬”
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭

21/12/2025

It is with the deepest regret that we announce the sad passing of Mrs Elizabeth Gilmore (née Carey) 32a Greenan Road, Randalstown, (peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family) on 21st December 2025.

May She Rest In Peace.

Please click on the following link to view Elizabeth’s funeral arrangements:

https://www.nifunerals.com/obituaries/n3x6n9lez5btgs768c3dg8t9jg67yw

For further detail enquiries please call our 24 hour “Funeral Service Helpline” 028 2563 1406

WJ O’Donnell & Sons, “Award Winning Funeral Directors”
Leading the way in Funeral Care with Guidance, Dignity and Respect.

20/12/2025

It is with the deepest regret that we announce the sad passing of Miss Roisin Loughlin, 63 Largy Road, Portglenone, (peacefully at hospital surrounded by her loving family) on 20th December 2025.

May She Rest In Peace.

Please click on the following link to view Roisin’s funeral arrangements:

https://www.nifunerals.com/obituaries/ktyan55jx5y6gf3kzhs6xlzshx3g8c

For further detail enquiries please call our 24 hour “Funeral Service Helpline” 028 2563 1406

WJ O’Donnell & Sons, “Award Winning Funeral Directors”
Leading the way in Funeral Care with Guidance, Dignity and Respect.

20/12/2025