Came across this notice shared online and it stopped me, a grandmother predeceased by baby Noah before her own passing. Sending love to Katie and Kelly, I never knew her but that detail breaks my heart.
Their story
Marie Walker, who was known in her home area of Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, by her maiden name Culley, died on 10 October 2026. Her death was reported through the local Tipp FM obituaries listing and the Thurles Information community news site, both of which serve the Thurles area of…
Marie Walker, who was known in her home area of Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, by her maiden name Culley, died on 10 October 2026. Her death was reported through the local Tipp FM obituaries listing and the Thurles Information community news site, both of which serve the Thurles area of County Tipperary. She was not a public figure in the national or international sense, and no Wikipedia page or Wikidata record exists for her; the information available comes entirely from the funeral notice issued by her family and funeral home.
According to the notice, Marie Walker lived at College Green, Monakeeba, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. She passed away in the care of staff on the Oak Ward of the South East Palliative Care Centre in Waterford, surrounded by her daughters. No cause of death has been made public beyond the fact that she was being cared for in a palliative setting at the time of her death, and no age at death has been published in the notice.
Marie Walker was predeceased by her grandson, baby Noah. She is survived by her daughters Katie and Kelly, her sons-in-law Mark and Dave, grandchildren Tristan and Leela, her sister Clara, her brothers Jimmy, David and Richard, her brother-in-law Kevin, sisters-in-law Marie, Rosarie and Breda, and a wider circle of extended family, neighbours and friends. No husband or parents are named in the published notice, and her occupation, education and any wider community or professional activities have not been reported.
Her death was announced through the ordinary channels used for family notices in the Thurles area rather than through national media, reflecting that she was remembered chiefly within her local community rather than as a figure of wider public note. People searching her name online will also find many unrelated people called Marie, Maria or Mary Walker, including actors, medical professionals, athletes and a long-running Marvel Comics character; this page concerns only the Marie Walker (née Culley) of Monakeeba, Thurles, whose death was reported on 10 October 2026.
Funeral arrangements have been published by the family. Marie Walker is due to repose at Hugh Ryan's Funeral Home on Slievenamon Road, Thurles, on Monday 12 October from 5pm to 7pm, before arriving at the Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles, on Tuesday 13 October at 10.30am for Requiem Mass at 11am, with burial to follow in St Patrick's Cemetery, Thurles.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Thurles Information.
same, that line got me too