Farewell Dolores
CRANBERRIES singer Dolores O’Riordan’s ex-husband and boyfriend were among mourners at her funeral in Ireland yesterday.
Her boyfriend Ole Koretsky joined ex-hubby Don Burton along with her three children Taylor, Molly and Dakota, and her stepson Donny.
Hundreds packed into a small church in rural Co Limerick to say farewell.
The 46-year-old was found dead in a London hotel room last week. In his homily, family friend Canon Liam McNamara said her voice was worth its weight in gold.
“Her kind personality and beautiful singing voice earned for her numerous admirers,” he said.
“It must be added that the numbers she rescued from the darkness of depression are impossible to count.
“No words are adequate to describe Dolores or to accurately state the influence for good she has been over the years.”
The Cranberries enjoyed huge success in the 1990s with tracks including
Zombie and Linger. Dolores – who was also a member of alternative rock group DARK with her boyfriend – had been working on a new studio album with The Cranberries in the months before her death.
The artist’s mother Eileen, sister Angela and brothers Terence, Brendan, Donal, Joseph and PJ comforted each other in the small church.