TS-EMOG-0096

Record Date: 
25 May 2015
Graveyard: 
Emly
Exact wording of epitaph: 

I.H.S.

 ERECTED BY

MICHAEL  CROAKER,

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

HIS FATHER AND MOTHER

AND HIS SON

THOMAS CROAKER OF EMLY.

 R.I.P.

 ERECTED MAY 1919.

Memorial Type: 
Cross
Grave location
County: 
Tipperary
Latitude: 
52.462716638889
Longitude: 
-8.35188
Number of people commemorated: 
4
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Michael
Surname: 
Croaker / Croker
Name: 
Mr.
Surname: 
Croaker / Croker
Relationship with first person: 
Father
Name: 
Mrs
Surname: 
Croaker / Croker
Relationship with first person: 
Mother
Name: 
Thomas
Surname: 
Croaker / Croker
Address: 
Emly
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

NB. Surname also spelt as Croker.

NB. Croker  family of Garrydoolis & Cloughaready. 

Parents of Michael  Croaker / Croker  were Jeremiah Croker & Bridget Bourke who were married in Doon R.C, Co. Limerick on the 2nd February 1845.

Jeremiah’s address was recorded as Gortavalla, Doon and Bridget’s  as Lattin, Co. Tipperary.

Jeremiah died at Garrydoolis on the 01-12-1883, aged  76.

His wife, Bridget died at Cloughaready on the 20-02-1894, aged 75.

Their son, Michael Croker (1861-1940) married Elizabeth Hayes (1861-1934), daughter of John Hayes (1834-1881) & Mary Walsh (1835-1893) of Emly on the 13-06-1886 in Emly RC. Children born to them included Bridget Croker 1887, Jeremiah 1891, Mary 1892, John 1894, John 1896, Thomas 1898 -1918, Elizabeth 1900 & John (Jack) 1902-1937.

Michael Croker died on the 20-02-1940. His wife, Elizabeth (Lizzie) nee Hayes, predeceased him on the 01-06-1934.

Their son, John (Jack) Croker  (1902-1937)  married  Josephine (Josie) O'Callaghan (1901-1986), daughter of James O'Callaghan & Margaret Crowe  in Emly RC on the  17-03-1928. 

Their daughter,  Elizabeth  (Isabel)  Nugent, nee Croker ( 1930-2018),  late of 12 St. Ailbe's Drive Emly died on Saturday, the 04-08-2018 and was interred here on Tuesday 07-08-2018.

Isabel  Nugent (1930-2018) was predeceased by her husband  Patrick Nugent , of Coolnadown, Templebredon son of Thomas Nugent & Helena  Fitzgerald and by her sister Peggy  Gray (1931-2014), who died in Runcorn, Cheshire on the 22-06-2014. 

At the time of her death, Isabel Nugent was survived by her siblings, by daughters Helena Nugent, Joan & Mary Heelan, Betty Carmody, Berna Barriscale, Geraldine Nugent and by sons John & Tom Nugent.

Michael (Micky) Croker (1932-2018) of Cloughready, brother of Isabel Nugent (1930-2018), died some nine days after her on the 13-08-2018 and was interred here on Friday the 17-08-2018.

At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife Sarah (Sally), daughters Joan Niller, Lorraine Ryan, Sarah Croker, by sons John, Michael, Seamus & Eddie and by his siblings Josie Moore and Jimmy & Sean Croker.

John Nugent (1950-2020),  eldest son of  Patrick Nugent & Isabel Nugent, nee Croker (1930-2018), late of Suttons Buildings & formerly of Meadow Park Lane, Ballyvolane, Cork, died on the 05-12-2020. He was interred in St Catherines cemetery, Kilcully, Cork on Thursday 10-12-2020.

At the time of his death, John was survived by his wife Cathy, nee Horgan, by his sons Barra, Peter & Michael, by his daughters Katie, Isabelle & Sue Ellen, by his brother Tom Nugent & by his sisters Helena Nugent, Joan & Mary Heelan, Betty Carmody, Berna Barriscale & Geraldine Nugent

James (Jimmy) Croker (1933-2022), in his 89th year, died on the 09-01-2022. He was a brother of Isabel  Nugent (1930-2018) & Michael (Micky) Croker (1932-2018) of this memorial. Jimmy was interred  on Wednesday 12th Jan 2022 at memorial 0038, adjacent to memorial 0037 at which his mother Josephine (Josie) Croker, nee O'Callaghan (1901-1986)  is interred. Surviving siblimgs of Jimmy at the time of his death are Sean Croker & Josie Moore

 

NB. See  related  information for  memorial  numbers 0037, 0038 , 0499 & 0582.