Fr. Raymond (Ray) O'Shea

My deepest sympathy to you Claire and to all your family. I have known Fr Ray for many years and we grew to become very close friends, although I miss him,i am happy to know that he is in heaven in the company of all saints and angels and of all his dearest ones,till we meet again frRay ciao x

Claire thinking of you and extended family at this time

So sorry to read of your brothers death. My sincere Condolences to you and your family

My deepest sympathies Claire on the death of your dear brother Raymond. I last met him in Lourdes when I took Mum to visit. At the time he was cruising the world and then taking it easy in Lourdes. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Great memories Fr, Ray. May You Rest in Peace

Our condolences to all Father Ray's family. He was a good priest and we have fond memories of his time in the Aberdare parish. RIP Father Ray from all the Redmond family.

Deepest sympathy to all Father Ray's family. He was a lovely kind priest and I have such fond memories of him while he was here in Aberdare.

We were so sorry to learn that dear Fr. Ray had died. Although it was expected, it was a shock nevertheless . May he rest in peace. He was such a good friend and a fantastic parish priest; the children all adored him. We will never forget our "parish walks" in the Brecon Beacons! We were very honoured, that he officiated at two of our daughters' weddings, which made it such a special occasion. Our sincere condolences to Clare and all the family

Gone but not forgotten, a wonderful man and priest. Will always remember his kindness to our nan and his wonderful sense of humour. RIP Father Ray

Sincere sympathy to all the family. Fr. O Shea was a very good parish priest.

Sending love and condolences to Fr Ray’s family and friends. I just loved Fr Ray.. a unique priest, a wonderful man and an amazing friend. He will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He will live forever in our hearts. Rest in peace Fr Ray xx

Fr Ray was a cousin, kind friend and fellow cruiser. We loved him dearly and will miss his happy face from this earth. We give thanks for the memory of him and that his soul will now rejoice in the presence of The Lord.

Deepest Sympathy

Sincere sympathy to all Fr Ray's family. I will be saying a mass at 10 am on 4th March for the repose of his soul. Rest in peace Fr Ray.

So sorry to hear of the death of Father Ray. Deepest sympathies to his sister and family. We have very fond memories of him while a priest here in Aberdare. He was very kind to my mother which she appreciated . RIP Father Ray .

Sincere sympathies to Claire and the extended O'Shea family on the death of Fr Ray. We have many happy memories of by gone days with Fr Ray, but especially on our Wedding Day when he married us in Christ the King Church, Salthill 1969. We have treasured memories of his summer visits with much joy and laughter. He brought great happiness to our home. May he Rest In Peace.

Sending our deepest condolences. We first met Fr Ray in 1988. He was a marvellous parish priest and became a dear friend to the family. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

Deepest sympathy to all of Father Ray's family. He came to Aberdare as a parish priest and became a close friend for many years. We have very fond memories of great times spent with him. He will be sadly missed by so many people. Rest in peace Father Ray.

My sincere sympathy to all of Father Ray's family and friends....Ray travelled with myself and my late partner Gary Smith to Florence to conduct a wedding for the daughter of friends. Had a wonderful time getting to know Ray. Wonderful memory, wonderful man.

Fr Ray, You were my friend for over 40 years, you laughed with me, argued with me, counselled me, made me run when I wanted to walk and talked to me constantly, even up to four days before you passed away. I will miss you. May you rest in peace.

So sorry to hear that Fr Ray passed away. Sincere sympathy to all the family. What a lovely man and good friend to us and the Orr family from Aberdare. He is no further from us than God and God is very near.

My sympathy to you Claire on the death of your brother Raymond.
May he rest in peace.

R.I.P Dear Father Ray.
What an honour to have known you
Condolences to all the family

Our sincere condolences to All of Father Ray's family. we have met some of them when they having been visiting Raymond in Cardiff. We have wonderful memories of our Friendship for more than 45 years, enjoying cruises, trips, concerts and lots of dinners and lunches !!!
Rest Peacefully Father Ray.

Clare. Please accept my deepest sympathy on the death of Raymond. . May he rest in the peace of the Lord.

Deepest sympathy to you Claire and all the O'Shea family on Fr. Ray's death , may he enjoy the bliss of his reward. I always looked forward to his Mass during the summer in Salthill. May he rest in peace.
Breda

Sincere sympathy to you Claire and the extended O'Shea family on the death of Fr. Ray.
He was a lifelong friend of my late husband Eugene and married us in Cork in 1967.
May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathies to Claire and the O'Shea family on the passing of Fr Ray. Afternoon tea in loughcurra was always special. Mary Leech and family. Kinvara

Sincere Condolences to Claire and the wider O' Shea family on the death of Fr Ray. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Claire and all off the family on Fr Ray's passing. Thinking of you all at this very sad time. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all Ray's family. Ray was a great friend to my father Eugene growing up and he married my parents in 1967. Ray would show up out of the blue every summer for a visit, right up until 2019. He was a lovely man RIP.

Claire,
Please accept my sincere condolences on the death of your brother Fr. Ray.

Our deepest sympathies Claire and to all the family on Fr. Ray's passing. May he Rest in Peace.

May the soul of Fr. Ray Rest in peace for his goodness done. Dermot

Deepest sympathy to Claire and family on the passing of your dear brother. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Claire and all Rays family.. Loved his many visits. as he came to stay in Salthill for his holidays. His example of calm demeanour, of friendship, his unique understanding of how life works, and his confidence in his God will ever remain with me. R.I.P.

Sincere condolences to Claire and the extended O'Shea family on the death of Fr Ray . Many childhood memories of happy times .
May Ray's soul Rest in the well earned Peace of the Lord .

Sincere condolences to Claire on the death of your brother Raymond at this very difficult time. May he Rest In Peace.

Deepest sympathy to Claire and family on the loss of your brother. “ Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day “
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Deepest sympathy,
Kitty Heald ( O’ Shea)

Sincer Sympathy To Claire And The Extended O Shea Family Rest In Peace Fr Raymond

Our sympathy and prayers on the loss of your brother Father Ray who was our parish for some time. May he rest in peace.

Please accept our sincere condolences on the passing of Father Ray. We remember him with fondness, as a charismatic priest at both St Cuthbert's Parish & Mostyn High School , Cardiff .

May he Rest in Peace .

Deepest sympathy Claire on Fr Ray’s passing. May he Rest In Peace. Miriam Browne

It was much sadness that Michael heard of Fr Rays passing. We would like to extend our sympathies to his family and may he rest in peace. Michael and Breege Staunton

So sad to hear of Fr. Ray's passing. So many lovely memories of masses in Dublin road with granny and Pop, and more recently in Derrydonnel. He always managed to rope me in to say the readings!
As a child I loved his puppets, but not the snuff so much.
I remember going to Silver strand going swimming. Fr Ray would bring us out really deep and let us swim back to shore.
I'd like to offer my sincere condolences to Claire and all the extended family.

Sincere sympathy to Claire and all the family. He put up a good fight but his time had come Rest In Peace Fr Ray you will be missed by many
Many years passed by between seeing him but it never mattered because it seemed like we saw each other on a regular basis he was always so pleasant and kind.

Claire, Please accept my deepest sympathy on the recent death of Fr Raymond, When we recently met you told me that he was not well and in hospital, I have known Ray since we were children, Keeping in touch. I enjoyed his many summer return visits to Galway, He shall be sadly missed , Gone but not forgotten May he rest in peace

To all the O'Shea family please accept my deepest sympathy on Fr. Ray's passing.May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Claire and extended family on the death of Fr. Ray. Wonderful memories from days gone by. June

Sincere sympathy & condolences to Fr.Ray’s family.
A lovely, lovely man & a pleasure to have known .
He will be sadly missed by all the staff at Whitchurch Medical Centre .RIP

Sincere sympathy to Claire and the extended family. Happy memories of days gone by.
Rest in peace Raymond.

Sincere Sympathy to you Claire and the extended O Shea family . No doubt there was a great welcome for Fr Ray May his gentle soul rest in peace . You will be in our thoughts and prayers

Sincere sympathy to Claire and the extended family on the death of Fr Ray. Lovely memories of long ago. Ray, you have fought the good fight and finished the race. May you rest in peace.

Very sorry to hear about Fr. Ray. We will always have very fond memories of his visits to Derrymore and all the excitement when he would let the children play with his wonderful collection of puppets. He was always great fun to be around. Rest in peace Fr. Ray, sincere sympathy to his sister Clare and extended family.

It was with sadness that we heard of Fr. Rays death.We have great memories of good times as children when he used to bring us swimming and in later years of all the lovely masses he said for mam and dad. May he rest in peace. Ena Mullen

Sincere condolences on the passing of Fr Ray, his puppetry and tales of his youth will not be forgotten.

Rip fr Ray. Many happy memories .

Very sincere sympathy to Claire and the extended O’Shea family on Ray’s passing. His life was in Wales but his heart was in the West of Ireland especially visiting his large circle of friends.we loved and looked forward to his cheery visits. On his last visit he said “ I think this will be my last one” and so it was. May her rest with the angles, more of his friends. RIP Ray.

So sorry to hear about Fr. Ray. Wonderful memories from the old days. Sincere sympathy to his family.

A great man and valued family friend. I served mass for Fr Ray at St Cuthbert's Church Cardiff and used to love walking his dog Dancer. Many, many thanks for all the comfort and support you gave me and my family.

RIP Father O'Shea