{"id":400381,"date":"2026-04-15T20:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/400381\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:54:13","slug":"derry-death-notices-wednesday-april-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/400381\/","title":{"rendered":"Derry Death Notices &#8211; Wednesday, April 15, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following deaths have occurred:-<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carmel Cassidy (n\u00e9e Watkins), 15 Grainan Park, Derry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reverend Canon W. Brian Johnston,\u00a0Brookhill House, Coleraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louise Kelly,\u00a017 Pelham Rd, Knightsbridge, Derry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph McIntyre, Derry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin Mullan, Freiburg Germany (Formerly of Derry)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John (Joc) O&#8217;Connor,\u00a0124 Elaghmore Park, Derry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex (Neighbour) Trainor,\u00a011 Windsor Avenue, Limavady (Updated Funeral Arrangements)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"#textlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcus Treneary,\u00a080 Drumleck Drive, Derry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carmel Cassidy (n\u00e9e Watkins), 15 Grainan Park, Derry<\/p>\n<p>The death has occurred of the late\u00a0Carmel Cassidy (n\u00e9e Watkins),\u00a0April 13 2026, peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital, beloved wife of the late Denis (Ding) Cassidy, loving mother of Paul, Julie, Kieran, Claire, Catherine, Mary and Michael, mother-in-law of Paddy, Gerard, Damien and the late Johno, a much loved grandmother and great-grandmother and dear sister of Rosemary, Barney, Pauline, David, Cathy, James, Veronica and the late Matt.\u00a0Carmel will be reposing in her home, 15 Grainan Park, from 12noon &#8211; 10.00pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Funeral from there on Friday at 11.15am for 12o&#8217;clock Requiem Mass in St Columba&#8217;s Church, Longtower. Interment afterwards in the City Cemetery.\u00a0Queen of the Most Holy Rosary pray for her.<\/p>\n<p>Reverend Canon W. Brian Johnston,\u00a0Brookhill House, Coleraine<\/p>\n<p>It is with deep regret we announce the passing of\u00a0Reverend Canon W. Brian,\u00a0April 13 2026, peacefully at Brookhill House, Coleraine, dearly loved husband of Lyn; much loved father of Chris, Steve, and Ruth, brother of Barbara, and father-in-law of Lolly, Liz, and Parham; adored granddad of Max, Lola, Elsie, Nilo, and Teo.\u00a0Service of Thanksgiving in Macosquin Parish Church on Thursday at 1.30pm.\u00a0Family flowers only please. Donations, if wished, for Northern Ireland Chest, Heart &amp; Stroke, c\/o Hugh Wade and Son, 3 Upper Abbey Street, Coleraine, BT52 1BF or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hughwadefuneraldirectors.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.hughwadefuneraldirectors.com<\/a>.\u00a0Lovingly remembered by all his family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Louise Kelly,\u00a017 Pelham Rd, Knightsbridge, Derry<\/p>\n<p>It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that we announce the passing of Louise Kelly, peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital on April 14 2026.\u00a0Late of 17 Pelham Rd, Knightsbridge. May she rest in peace.\u00a0Beloved daughter of Margaret and Philip. Loving sister of Matthew. A much loved aunt of Mason and precious godmother of Brodie. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by all of her wider family circle and friends.\u00a0Louise\u2019s remains will be reposing at her late family home, 17 Pelham Rd. Funeral leaving from there on Thursday, April 16 at 12:50pm for 1:30pm Requiem Mass in The Church Of The Immaculate Conception, Trench Rd. Burial will take place immediately afterwards in St. Mary\u2019s Cemetery, Ardmore.\u00a0The wake house will be private from 10.00pm until 11.00am.\u00a0Louise\u2019s Requiem Mass can be viewed via the link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/c\/WatersideParish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/c\/WatersideParish<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cTo Know Her Was To Love Her\u201d.\u00a0All Enquiries to Mr. Kieran Connor, McClafferty Funeral Directors, 02871262823.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph McIntyre, Derry<\/p>\n<p>The death has occurred of the late Joseph McIntyre, April\u00a014\u00a02026, peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital. Beloved husband of Elaine and loving father of Jayson and Sandra. Dear father-in-law of Leigh and devoted grandfather of Jack, Charlie, Millie and great grandfather of Ruby. House strictly private.\u00a0A private funeral will take place.\u00a0Peace perfect peace.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Mullan, Freiburg Germany (Formerly of Derry)<\/p>\n<p>It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that we announce the passing of Martin Mullan, peacefully in Freiburg, Germany on April 13 2026.\u00a0Formerly of 8 Malin Gardens and 21c Linsfort Drive. May he rest in peace.\u00a0Beloved husband of Kersten. Devoted daddy of Laura-Mary. Loving Opa of Iva-Mary. Precious son of the late Paddy and Mary. A much loved brother of Christy, Eugene, Marion and the late Patsy (Paddy). A much loved uncle and brother-in-law. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by all of his wider family circle and friends both in Ireland and Germany. Funeral Arrangements Later.\u00a0Family flowers only please, donations in lieu, if so desired, to The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust c\/o the immediate family or Mr. Kieran Connor, McClafferty Funeral Directors, Unit 3a, Rathmor Business Pk, Derry, BT48 0LZ.\u00a0\u201cMary Queen Of The Gael Pray For Him\u201d.\u00a0All Enquiries to Mr. Kieran Connor, McClafferty Funeral Directors, 02871262823.<\/p>\n<p>John (Joc) O&#8217;Connor,\u00a0124 Elaghmore Park, Derry<\/p>\n<p>The death has taken place of the late John (Joc) O&#8217;Connor,\u00a0April 12 2026, loving father of Caomhan and Erin, beloved son of Philomena and the late Neil, dear brother of Paul, Sinead, Catherine and the late Stephen, brother-in-law of Sean and Colm and dear uncle of Ben, Eva and Cillian.\u00a0John will be reposing in the family home, 124 Elaghmore Park. Funeral from there on Thursday at 10.30am for 11o\u2019clock Requiem Mass in St Joseph\u2019s Church, Galliagh. Interment afterwards in the City Cemetery. Family time please from 10.00pm to 11.00am.\u00a0Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul.<\/p>\n<p>Alex (Neighbour) Trainor,\u00a011 Windsor Avenue, Limavady (Updated Funeral Arrangements)<\/p>\n<p>The death has taken place of Alex (Neighbour) Trainor, April 12 2026, peacefully at his home: 11 Windsor Avenue, Limavady, surrounded by his loving family.\u00a0Beloved husband of Marietta. Loving father of Alexandra, father-in-law of Davey. A much loved grandfather of Hannah (Mark) and great-grandfather of George. Son of the late Alex and Sarah Trainor. Dear brother of Joe, Tom, Anne, Norman, Kenneth and the late Raymond and William. A dear brother-in-law, uncle and friend to many.\u00a0Deeply regretted by all the family circle.\u00a0Family time from 11.00pm to 11.00am please.\u00a0Funeral service in his home; 11 Windsor Avenue on Wednesday, April 15 at 1.00pm followed by burial in Enagh Cemetery.\u00a0Family flowers only please donations in lieu to: Alzheimer\u2019s Society, Foyle Local Service Office, Sevenoaks Fold, Derry. BT47 6AL.\u00a0Enquiries to: Brendan or Thomas: O\u2019Brien\u2019s of Limavady Funeral Directors. Telephone 028 77764732.\u00a0The Lord is my Shepherd.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Treneary,\u00a080 Drumleck Drive, Derry<\/p>\n<p>The death has taken place of the late Marcus Treneary, April 13\u00a02026, peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital, after a long illness, (formerly of Orchard Row), beloved son of the late Jack and Sarah, cherished brother of Trevor, Deborah and Corinna, loving uncle of Jennifer, Sarah and Claire and great-uncle of Kate, Conor, Niamh and Daire. Dearly loved and will be sadly missed by the entire family circle.\u00a0Marcus will be reposing at his home, 80 Drumleck Drive.\u00a0House private from 10:00pm to 10:00am.\u00a0Funeral leaving his home on Thursday at 12:30pm to Our Lady Of Lourdes Church, Steelstown for Requiem Mass at 1:00pm. Interment afterwards in the City Cemetery.\u00a0Sacred Heart Of Jesus have mercy on his soul. Our Lady Of Lourdes intercede for him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derrynow.com\/section\/977\/deaths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Click_Here_DN_obits_new-1700067930336.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"83\" caption=\"false\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The following deaths have occurred:- \u2022 Carmel Cassidy (n\u00e9e Watkins), 15 Grainan Park, Derry \u2022 Reverend Canon W.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[176702,17201,176703,83015,176704,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-400381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-derry-death-notices","9":"tag-derry-news","10":"tag-derry-obituaries","11":"tag-derry-post","12":"tag-derrynow","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}