Anne (Babs) Finnerty (nee Flanagan)
Main Street, Elphin, Co. Roscommon and formerly of Clooneyquinn, Ballaghaderreen and Shankill, Elphin.
1st January, 1932 - 1st May, 2026
Anne (Babs) Finnerty (nee Flanagan) passed away peacefully, in her 95th year, in the loving care of the staff at Sonas Cloverhill Nursing Home, Roscommon, surrounded by her loving family.
Predeceased by her beloved and adored husband John, son Jarlath, son-in-law Henry, sister Imelda (Collins), brother Fr. Vincent and Michael and parents Patrick and Anne.
Loving mother to Mary Tuohy (Dublin), Vincent (London), Kevin (Dublin/Castlecoote), Oliver (Liverpool), Carmel (West Virginia), Therese Campbell (Dublin), Kieran (Mohill), Noel (San Francisco), Pascal (San Francisco/Elphin), Peter (Elphin), Colm (Elphin) and Imelda Larkin (Roscommon).
Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her heartbroken children, her twenty-five adored grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, sons-in-law Sean, Nick and Tomás, daughters-in -law, Claire, Teresa, Barbara, Miriam, Margaret, Breffni and Bernadette, nephews, nieces, relatives, extended family, neighbours and friends.
May her soul rest in eternal peace
Reposing at her home, Main Street, Elphin (F45 EA30) on Sunday (3rd May) from 4.00pm to 7.00pm. Removal on Monday morning (4th May) at 10.30am to St Patrick's Church, Elphin arriving for Funeral Mass at 11.00am. Laid to rest afterwards in Caldra Cemetery (via Shankill).
Funeral Mass may be viewed via the church webcam online at https://churchtv.ie/elphin or listen locally on Church Radio 106.6FM.
The Finnerty family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to all the wonderful staff at Sonas Cloverhill Nursing Home, Oakwood Nursing Home and Roscommon Hospital for the exceptional care, compassion and kindness shown to Babs during her time in their care.
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