Loss leaves ‘many questions but no answers’

Gifts presented at the altar for the Requiem Mass of Valerie Greaney signified the great loves of her life.

They included a teacup; bingo cards; a uniform from Gills — a fast food restaurant where she worked; and a picture of herself and her husband Michael in happier times.

Chief celebrant Fr Patrick O’Donoghue CC said those attending yesterday’s Mass at St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh “had come together as a community to mourn the unexpected loss of one of our own in this Christmas season, a time which we normally associate with new life, family, festivity and celebration”.