Funeral services were held Wednesday for the Irish-born fashion designer Martha Nolan O’Slatarra, who died earlier this month on a boat that was docked at the Montauk Yacht Club.

Dozens of O’Slatarra’s family and friends gathered at the Cathedral of the Assumption in her hometown in Ireland for a 95-minute mass, based on an online recording.

During the service, which was led by Father Thomas O’Byrne, some of the designer’s loved ones carried symbols of her life — her passport as “a symbol of her love and adventure,” a photo of her as “a reflection of her inner and outer beauty,” her makeup bag and brushes as a sign ”of her love of fashion and beauty,” the Irish and American flags to indicate “the two opposite sides of the world that she lived in,” her tin whistle to show her love of music, and a copy of St. Martha’s Prayer, which her mother recites every Tuesday — the weekday that O’Slatarra was born on and died on.

The 33-year-old had lived in the U.S. for the past 10 years and she started the swimwear and lifestyle brand East x East a few years ago in New York City. Her death remains under investigation, and the results of an autopsy have not been shared publicly. Officials at the Suffolk County Police Department and the Suffolk County medical examiner’s office had not acknowledged a media request Wednesday.

A  911 call was placed by a man who reported an unconscious woman at the Montauk Yacht Club, shortly after midnight on Aug. 5. O’Slatarra reportedly went to the Montauk Yacht Club on Aug. 4 to meet with independent insurance agent Christopher Durnan, who is said to have invested $200,000 in her company.  She was pronounced dead on the scene on a vessel called “Ripple” by first responders.

During his eulogy, O’Byrne described those items as “symbols of O’Slatarra’s short life, but a packed life.” He encouraged attendees not be dismayed or to lose hope. “There are so many asking, ‘How will we get through this? Each grieving. Each broken. The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and close to you. Each one of you is precious. Martha is precious to you.”

O’Byrne continued, “She reaches out to you with love and this community goes on in a new way.”

O’Slatarra’s boyfriend Nicholas DiRubio and her sister Jacqui offered brief remarks. DiRubio said the late fashion designer had a special way of lighting up every room that she walked into whether it was with her “Hi,” or her famous hand gestures. “One couldn’t help but feel her positive presence in every space she entered. Martha had a way of putting people that she loved first. She loved helping people. And many of you in this room have been lucky enough to experience that love.”

He continued, “Whether it was just telling you to, ‘Hop on and focus on the good in this life.’ Or just being a shoulder to lean on. The shining light that Martha brought to this life is a reflection of everybody in this room.”

Jacqui O’Slatarra said, “Martha, my beautiful sister, you taught me everything that I needed to know in life. Growing up with you was like having a built-in best friend…a sister’s love is consistent. We know each other’s quirks, hopes and fears. The bond between us sisters is unique and unbreakable.”

As the processional music played, DiRubio was among the pallbearers, who lifted O’Slatarra’s casket onto a shoulder, to carry it out of the cathedral before her internment at St. Mary’s Cemetery.