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Eileen O'SULLIVAN

2026 · Canterbury

Died 5 July 2026Posted 9 July 2026

Passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Nazareth Care Home, Christchurch. Cherished wife of the late John "Kevin" O'Sullivan, beloved mother of John, Brian, and Anna, mother-in-law of Katherine and Hamish, grandmother of Eleanor. Predeceased by her much-beloved siblings and siblings-in-law Paul and Delanie, Mary and Leo, and Brian and Claire, loved sister-in-law, aunty, great-aunty and friend to many. A special thank you to staff at Nazareth for the care and compassion they showed to Eileen. A Requiem Mass for Eileen will be celebrated at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church, 106 Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, on Thursday, July 9, at 10.00am. Rosary recited in the church on Wednesday, July 8, at 6.30pm.

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Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church

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