Maurice Crean, BDS.D. Orth, FDS.

Salthill, Galway and formerly of Bray, Co. Wicklow

11 May 2025, peacefully, surrounded by his family in the care of the wonderful staff at Galway Hospice

 

Deeply mourned and forever missed by his wife Rosaleen, his children, Deirdre, Morgan, Deirbhile, Brian, Alex, Marina and Paul, stepdaughters Clair and Laura, grandchildren, Layla, Alanna, Chloe, Charlotte, Daniel, Ollie, Sadie, Harper, Willow, Conan and Eanna, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. Pre-deceased by his brother Brendan. Maurice will be sadly missed also by his brothers Paul, Ernest and Peter, sisters Ann and Jean, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, neighbours and many friends.

 

And did you get what you wanted from life, even so?

I did.

And what did you want?

To call myself beloved

To feel myself beloved on the earth. (R. Carver)

 

Funeral Arrangements

Tuesday, 13 May, 2025

Reposing at the O' Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Munster Avenue, Galway (H91V1K8) from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

 

Wednesday, 14 May, 2025

Arriving at the Church of Christ the King, Salthill for Requiem Mass therein at 11 a.m. Live-streaming link for Mass https://salthillparish.ie/

 

Thursday, 15 May, 2025

Private Cremation in Shannon Crematorium.

 

Floral tributes. Memorial donations, if desired, to Irish Lung Fibrosis Association, (www.ilfa.ie)

 

Book of Condolence

If you would like to leave a message of sympathy for the Crean family, please find the online book of condolence below. Thank you for your thoughtfulness at this time.

 

Parking and the entrance to the funeral parlour

Please approach the funeral parlour entrance from Fr. Burke Park.

Car Parking in the area: Street Parking on Munster Avenue, Fr. Griffin Road, The Claddagh, Henry Street , Sea Road.

Car Parks: Claddagh Church, Tesco Fr. Griffin Road and Mill Street, close to the Garda Station