The death has occurred of:
Mary McKINNEY (née McIlroy)
Mary McKinney (née McIlroy)
The family of the late Mary McKinney wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to their extended family, friends and neighbours for the kindness, support and generosity shown to them during their recent bereavement.
We offer our sincere thanks to everyone who attended Mary’s wake and Requiem Mass, sent Mass cards, had Masses offered for Mary, sent sympathy cards, flowers, plants and food, visited the family or sent messages of condolence. Your kindness and thoughtfulness
have been a great source of comfort to us during this difficult time.
A particular word of thanks goes to our dear friend and Parish Priest, Fr Stephen McBrearty, for his weekly visits to our mother, the beautiful and meaningful Requiem Mass, and the kindness, support and continued spiritual guidance he has given to our family.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who participated in Mary’s Requiem Mass, especially Ann Moore for the beautiful floral arrangements, Carol Watts and the Bereavement Team for their invaluable support and guidance, and the Folk Choir for their meaningful hymns and beautiful singing.
We wish to express our special gratitude to all the medical professionals involved in Mary’s care. In particular, we thank the doctors and staff at Brook Street Surgery, Holywood, who always treated our mother with the utmost dignity, kindness and compassion, consistently going above and beyond to help her. We would also like to thank the team at Liam Burns Pharmacy for their many years of help and advice which was invaluable to our mother and our family.
Our heartfelt thanks also go to the Hospital at Home Team, whose exceptional care was second to none and was always delivered with warmth, smiles and compassion. We are equally grateful to the doctors, nurses and support staff at the Ulster Hospital who cared for Mary during her many stays, and to the Palliative Care Team and District Nursing Team for the kindness, dignity and compassionate care they provided to our mother during her final week.
Finally, we extend our sincere thanks to O’Kanes Funeral Directors for the professional, dignified and compassionate manner in which they carried out Mary’s funeral arrangements.
As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, we hope this acknowledgement will be accepted as a token of our deepest gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to all who supported us and helped us through our loss.
The daily celebration of Mass will be offered for the intentions of all in the shared Masses at Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey, Portglenone from 5th November 2026 onwards.
Mary is deeply loved and sorely missed by her loving family and many friends.
May she rest in eternal peace.