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16 Jan 2018 02:19

Dolores O'Riordan's family is grieving the "sudden and unexpected" loss of the singer, who died Monday at the age of 46. James Walton, a parish priest of Ballybricken, Ireland -- where O'Riordan grew up -- tells PEOPLE The Cranberries singer was "very close to her family." "She was a really lovely person and very pleasant to meet," Walton said. "There were no airs and graces with her -- she was just a simple country girl." Walton spoke with the O'Riordan family shortly after her death was announ...
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