The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30
Death OF Dean Patrick Terry.

Many hearts in Ottawa were saddcned on
Monday on receipt of the intelligence from
Chicago of the death of the Rev. Patrick
Terry, who had passed so large portion of
his active and useful life in this city, and
where he had so many warm personal friends
and ardent admirers.
The event was not unexpected. 1t was
known that for several months passed Father
Terry had been seriously threatened by an af-
fiction of the heart, and that for the last
three weeks he had been almost continuously
confined to his house. Meantime, though ad-
yised by his physician that he had not long to
live, he was recommended to take light exer-
else, and on Sunday afternoon he had walked
to the house of Mr.. VI. F. Donahuc which is
near his own, While sitting in an easy chair
in pleasant conversation with Mr. Donahue
and p d. Hayes, his head suddenly fell for.
ward on his breast He was lifted up and
found to be iusensibe. With the tendcrest
care he was removed TO his own residence,
where he fingered about ten minutes, and
passed away without recovering conscious
ness.
Father Terry was born at Ardmore county
Waterford, Ireland, December %, 1924, and
was 80 years months and , days old. He
received his education at st. Johns College,
Waterford, and was ordained to the priest
hood In 1919 He came at once to the United
States, and was located in Chicago, From
there he was sent to Morris, and six years af-
terward to Ottawa, where he was placed in
charge of St Columbia church. charge
which he held for quarter of century. To
detail his labors and successes here would oc-
cupy volume 1t is sufficient to say that
the career of St COLUMBIA during his whole
connection with it was one of steady growth
and that it is, outside of Chicago, perhaps the
strongest and wcalthicst parish in the state
1t was while engaged in his successful work
in Ottawa that he was created Dean by
Bishop Foley, and, some three years ago, was
transferred from Ottawa to st. Patrick's
church, in Chicago.
The last rites of the church over the re-
mains of Dean Terry were performed in St
Patrick's church, Chicago, ON Wednesday, the
very Rev. Archbishop Feehan conducting the
services, assisted by Father Powers, of Joliet
and others. The remains were then taken to
the Rock Island depot and conveyed to La
Sale for burial with his kindred. The con
course at La Sale to meet the remains and
witness the hnal ceremonies numbered many
thousands, among whom were hundreds of
his old parshoncrs from Ottawa. The train
arrived at o'clock. The Democrat says
among those who attended were many nota-
bic pcrsonagcs of Chicago, bishops and
priests of the Catholic church. The A. O. H.
of this city, Ottawa and Mendoza attended
the funeral in body, and the religious socie-
ties of the city were else represented The
funeral was a long and imposing one, the
body being laid gently to rest in st. Ninccnt's,
where will soon bc erected large and beau
tiful monument to commemorate the virtues
of the honored dead of the family. Rcg,tjeScat
in pocc."
The memory of Father Terry will long be
kindly cherished in Ottawa, not only in con.
nection with his successful and valuable
labors as priest, but as a useful, public spir-
tied citizen. In all movements for the benefit
of the city-m the erection Of our high school
and other public institutions for the improve
mcnt and identifying Of our city, he always
took deep interest and lent an active, help
ing hand. He was sociable, open, frank, &c
NAL in his ways, and always had a pleasant
word for all who met HIM.