Obituary of Teresa O'Reilly

Teresa O'Reilly (nee Murtagh), of Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, died on November 5, 2015. Mrs. O'Reilly was born at The Railyard, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Ireland on October 26, 1928. She was the youngest of fourteen children of her parents, Patrick and Esther Murtagh. Following her immigration to the United States in 1950, she and her husband, John, moved to Richmond Hill where they raised six children, five of whom survive her. Mrs. O'Reilly was a loving and dedicated mother; she was also employed in various civil service positions, culminating in her promotion to Senior Court Clerk for the State of New York. She is survived by her children, John, Mary, Patrick, Kathleen and Brigid, by six grandchildren, Clare, Andrew, Eileen, Jane, Carolyn, and Eve, and by one great-granddaughter, Noelle. Mrs. O'Reilly's wake will be held at Fox Funeral Home, 98-07 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, New York, on Sunday, November 8th, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and the mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, November 9th, at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 70-01 Kessel Street, Forest Hills, New York, followed by internment at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens, New York. Donations may be made to Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York, in Mrs. O'Reilly's memory.