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26 Mar 2026

County Derry couple who died within days of each other to be laid to rest

Eileen and Thomas Johnston sadly passed away peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital on August 21 and August 24

County Derry couple who died within days of each other to be laid to rest

Eileen and Thomas Johnston (pictured inset) will be laid to rest on Wednesday.

A couple from County Derry who passed away within days of each other will be laid to rest on Wednesday.

Eileen and Thomas Johnston sadly passed away peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital on August 21 and August 24.

A death notice described the Limavady couple as a 'much loved Mummy and Daddy of Caroline, devoted Granny and Granda of Charlotte and Catherine, loving Daughter of Charles Purse and dear Sister of Margaret'.

The funeral service will be held in Brown's Funeral Home on Wednesday at 12noon followed by burial in Enagh Cemetery at 1pm.

The notice added: “Friends and family welcome to call and pay their respects to both Eileen and Thomas at Browns Funeral Home on Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9pm.”

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