A “DEVOTED” couple in their eighties who were found dead near the stairs of their Cork terraced home will be laid to rest together this week.
Michael O’Sullivan and his wife Ann were found dead together at their home in Glounthaune at around 5pm on Monday by a relative.
They were formally pronounced dead by a local GP and a technical examination was carried out by Gardai at the scene.
It is understood that the pensioners – Ann, 80 and Michael, 83 – may have been helping each other down the stairs when they fell together and were fatally injured.
An online death notice read that Michael, late of the GPO, and his “loving wife” Ann, formerly of Irish Steel, died on June 30 “together at home”.
Michael is survived by his sister Mary and is also “deeply regretted by Sylvia and his nieces Maureen and Yvonne”.
He was predeceased by his sibling Bernie.
Ann is survived by her siblings, Gerry and Jim.
She is also “deeply regretted by Julie, her nieces Aoife, Bríona, Orla and Fíona and her nephews Eolan and Diarmaid”.
She was predeceased by her brother Eolan.
The notice adds that the couple “will be very sadly missed” by the Ryng and O’Sullivan families, their kind neighbours and friends.
The loving couple will lie in repose at Barry Bros Funeral Home, in Hazelwood, Glanmire, tomorrow from 5pm to 6pm.
BURIED TOGETHER
Their funeral mass will then take place on Friday at 1pm in the Sacred Heart Church, Glounthaune.
The service will then be followed by a burial at Joseph’s Cemetery, Little Island.
Glounthaune Community Association has joined the residents of Glounthaune Village in offering their heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased.
In a post on social media they said that the couple were known for their love for each other.
They said: “They were a deeply religious and devoted couple, who lived a life guided by strong spiritual values.
“They had a deep love for the village and its community, and will be fondly remembered.”
