Rita Van Der Merwe
(née Murphy)

So sorry to hear the sad news. My condolences to Eldrid and all the family. Rita was such a lovely person and a great friend when we were growing up.

Very sorry to hear of Rita's passing. She was a lovely lady. My sincere condolences to Eldrid, Kathleen and the rest of her family. May she rest in peace.

Kathleen and Family
Our sincerest sympathy to you all on the loss of your mother, Rita. She was a lady, full of fun and was a pleasure to have know her. Will remember her and you all in our prayers.

Sincere condolences to Kathleen and family on the loss of your mother.

Sincere condolences to Kathleen and all your family on the passing of your mother. May she rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to Kathleen and family on the passing of your Mum.
May she rest in peace.

To Eldrid &family my deepest sympathy to you all. Rita was always a pleasure to meet
May she rest with the angels in heaven above.

Many memories of my adopted ‘Mammy Van’ who took me under her wing when I first went to live in Cork - Always feeling the cold after coming from sunny SA she had such a big warm heart - Much love and hugs to my dear friend Kathy and all the Clan xx

Sincere sympathy to Kathleen and the Williamson family on the passing of Rita. May she rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Eldrid and family on the passing of your beloved Rita.
May she rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Eldrid and family on the passing of their beloved Rita. We have many happy memories of our chats after mass and Rita’s gentle humour and friendly disposition made all of our lives that little bit happier when we would meet. May she rest in peace.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

May Rita's soul rest in peace. She was the nicest, kindest person. My condolences to Eldrid and family..

Sincere sympathy to Eldrid and all the family of Rita. Rest in peace.
Dave and Eileen Dineen Mitchelstown

Kathleen, so sorry to hear of Rita's passing. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

Deepest condolences to Kathleen and family on the passing of your mum Rita. May she rest in peace.

Deepest sympathies to Eldrid and family on the loss of your beloved Rita RIP. We are thinking of you all at this difficult time.

Thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time xxx

Kathleen I am so sorry to hear of the death of your mother Rita r.i.p. My sincere sympathy to you, your dad Eldrid and all the family. May she rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Kathleen & family on your sad loss. May she rest in peace.

Kathleen and family,

Our deepest condolences on your loss. Our thoughts are with you at this time.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Ruth & Florence

Dear Kathleen and family, I am very sorry to hear your mum has passed away. May she rest in peace. Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.

To Kathleen and Family, I am sorry to hear your Mum (Eldrid) passed away. Thinking of you at this sad time.

Sincere sympathy to all of Rita’s family, I had the pleasure of meeting Rita while we shared a ward in Mallow General Hospital in 2019, what a wonderful sweet lady, we enjoyed a few laughs and watched cat videos on my phone. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

Deepest condolences to Eldrid, Kathleen, Sean and family on the sad passing of Rita. May she rest in peace.

Our sincere sympathies to Eldrid, Kathleen, Sean and family on the passing of Rita. Our thoughts are with you all. May she rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Kathleen, Craig, Danielle and Ryan at this sad time. May Rita rest in peace. May perpetual light shine upon her.
Kind Regards,

Sincere sympathy to Eldrid, Kathleen and all of Rita's family and friends. May she rest in peace.

Dearest Kathleen and family and of course Eldrid, no words can express my sadness on the passing of one of the most gentle souls I ever had the privilege to call a friend and neighbour, she would have you in stitches one min and then she would say. its all in gods hands her faith never once let her down, earth has lost one of the best but heaven has truly gained an angel. give a big hug to your son and my son dearest Rita and I am sending a virtual hug to dear Eldrid and all of Rita Family. much sympathy . Carole Bradley xxxxxx

Deepest sympathy to you Eldrid kathleen Sean and the extended family on the sad passing of Rita , may she rest in peace. Beautiful memories of Rita she was such a kind person, will always remember Rita for her love of cats. Heaven has a new angel .

Sincerest sympathy to Eldrid and family on the death of Rita r.i.p.a lovely lady and a true cork woman.

Sincere condolences to Eldrid and family on the sad passing of Rita. Lovely memories of meeting Rita in the Church. May Rita rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy ,you are all in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time. Many happy memories of our visits to Kingston College and the .happy times we shared. Rest In Peace.🙏🏻
Tom and Hazel

Sincere sympathy on the death of rita rip Eldrid I so missed you both since you sadly had to leave mitchelstown I loved my visit to your home your were always so welcoming and it was like a fairy dream and also our chats after mass will be thinking of you all

Sincere sympathy to Eldrid, Kathleen, Sean & extended family on sad passing of Rita. May she Rest in Peace

Sincere sympathy to Eldrid and family on your sad loss,
May Rita rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to the Van de Mere family on the death of Rita. She was a lovely lady
and looked after the cats of Lower Cork Sr. who were delighted to see her come with milk every morning over a number of years. May She Rest in Peace.

Condolences to Eldrid and family Rita was a lovely lady may she R. I. P

Rest In Peace Rita.

Sincere condolences to Eldrid and family on the death of Rita. We had lovely memories of Rita in the church. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

Kathleen and family sincere condolences at the passing of your mum. Our thoughts are with you at this time.

Dear Kathleen and family, very sorry to hear about your mum, may your mum rest in peace, thinking of you, xx.

To Kathy, Van & your family. This is the loss of a wonderful neighbour. Her love of God and his creation was an inspiration. She is in our prayers.
Carol & Alban

Sincere sympathy to Eldrid and all of Rita's family on her sad passing, may she rest in peace

The beautiful Rita, Rip my lovely friend...condolences to her a family

Sincere condolences to Kathleen and family on your mother's passing. May she rest in peace.

Thinking of you all at this sad time. Rita and I were great friends over the years.

In loving memory of my darling cousin Rita You were my big Sister
Remember the wonderful times together in Inchigeela when you came to visit and later in Cork at Nannas before we both set off on our travels You to South Africa and me to U.K. and my lovely visits to you in Mitchelstown in the later years
You will be forever in my thoughts and prayers sleep peacefully
RIP Rita ❤️❤️🙏🙏

Sending my love to Eldred Kathleen and family
🙏🙏

RIP Aunty Rita, sending condolences to all xx

Sorry for your loss R I P

So very sorry to hear of Rita’s passing, may she Rest In Peace.

May her sweet soul rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Eldrid, Kathleen, Sean & all the family.
Rest In Peace Rita.

Lovely memories of dear Rita .. many’s the chat and laughs we shared when she would come into our shop ( flowers by una) and many’s the time she’d go
Out the back door onto
The alley to check & feed the cats .. may her kind & gentle soul rest in peace with her late son eldrid whom she spoke so lovingly about .. deepest sympathy to Eldrid & family
On your sad loss ..

RIP Rita