Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-12
Death of Mrs. f. j. Duffy.

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Never sadder duty was laid before
us than to bear record Of the death of
Mary F., wife of Frank J Duffy, editor
of The East Grand Forks Courier, the
painful event occurring at her home at
East Grand Forks, Mimi, Wednesday
morning last, August 5, 1891. Although
for some years never very strong or
robust, yet her tenure of life was not
looked upon with any special feelings
of uncertainty by her family, and it fol-
lows that when the death summons
came 1T was not only startling to her
friends, but wholly unexpected. A
heart affection lurking about her sys-
tenn is traced as the direct cause of her
death. The deceased was endowed
with beautiful character that threw
radiant light around her home, and in
the display of the attributes of wife,
mother, daughter and friend she set
an example worthy to be followed.
Mrs. Duffy was the eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McCabe, old
residents of the Fourth ward. Her age
was 80 years. She was married three
years ago, and leaves to the care of her
bereaved husband two daughters, one
aged two years and the other six weeks
Words are only empty vapor for COM
fort to the afflicted in trial like this,
but the sympathy for the little ones,
husband, parents, brothers and sisters
is widespread. In the providence of
God they have been afflicted and only
through his holy religion can they find
true consolation.
The body arrived here Friday morn
ing and was taken to the residence of
Mrs. Frances Duffy, on Fourth street,
where it remained until the funeral, |
which took place from ST. Demands
church Saturday morning at 9 O'Clock.
The Grand Forks IN. d. Herald
speaks of Mrs Duffy s death as follows:
"The old Roman poet truly sang
"Death with impartial tread knocks |
alike at the gate of the peasants hut
and the princes palace" youth, beau |
ty, talent, virtue, even wealth, which |
can ameliorate almost everything else,
are not straw in its pathway. His APP J
pearance is almost always a surprise
but where his heralds of disease are
known to the public the shock is not so
great. This preparation was not accord
ed the people of this city or of East
Grand Forks in the sudden death of
Mrs. Frank Duffy, which occurred yes
terday morning at 9 O'Clock, and the
announcement Of her death caused
profound sorrow. The news of her i'll
ness was scarcely known even to her
most intimate friends. The cause of
her death WAS heart trouble. About
three years ago Mary Frances McCabe,
who was then residing with parents at
WATERFOWL, Wisconsin, married Frank
J. Duffy, and Immediately came to this
city locating in East Grand Forks, her
husband being the editor and proprie-
tor of The East Grand Forks Courier.
Two children were born to them, the
Younger an infant of only six weeks
Mrs. Duffy was a charming lady, a wo-
men of many virtues and many talents,
highly educated possessing beauty OF
person, grace Of manners, endowed
with tender sensibilities and warmly
lily. To die so young, SO pleasantly stu
ated and so happy, as wife and mother
beloved by all who knew her, is hard
but it is reminder to us and a sharp
realization of the uncertain ties of hui
man life, removed from those she
loved almost without warning, in the
bud of her young motherhood, her
life's work had hardly begun. Words
of coincidence to Borrowing and Strlck
en- husband, left as he now is with two
little motherless children are useless
in this his sad hour of bereavement.
The Herald extends heartfelt sympa-
thies to the bereaved and strickened
husband, who left last evening by the
6P. NJ. Northern Pacific train with the
remains of his beloved dead for her
childhood's home at Watertown, Wis,
where the last sad funeral rites will be
observed and where kind and loving
hands will lay her away until the resur-
rection morn"