Banbridge nurse Karen Cummings (40) remembered as a ‘loving mother’ at her funeral

Karen Cummings was found unconscious at a house in the Laurel Heights area of Banbridge, Co Down, on December 14 and died a short time later.

Police have said the 40-year-old mother of two suffered a head injury.

Mourners lined the path to Church of St Therese on a wet and rainy afternoon in Banbridge on Monday, while Ms Cummings’ friends, family and co-workers walked to the service behind the hearse, which was laden with flowers including ones that spelled out “Mum”.

At the funeral service two days before Christmas, Fr Aidan McGrath said Ms Cummings had been “taken from this world in the prime of her life”.

Fr McGrath said those present had gathered with a “profound sense of grief and devastation”, further expressing “love and support” to her family and friends.

He discussed her connections to the area, adding that she had worked a few jobs in the community before finding her “true vocation” as a nurse.

She had a degree in nursing from Queen’s University Belfast…

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