The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-11-19
John O'COnnOr Passed Peace
fully Away At His Home
Sunday Morning.
WAS SICK ONLY FOUR DAYS
Death Caused by Heart Failure
Had Been a Sufferer From
Rheumatism Many Years.

John O'Connor, an old resident OF
L'Anse, died very suddenly Sunday
morning at IL O'Clock, after an III
ness of only four days.
For many years Mr.. O'Connor
had been constant sufferer from
rheumatism, but had been able to
be around, although during the past
year he had been quite feeble
Tuesday of last week he of1iciated us
one of the members of the election
board, and it is believed that on
that day he contracted a severe
cold. The following day, however,
he was around as usual, but
during the night he was taken
i'll, and gradually became worse
until the hour above stated, on Sun
day, when he passed peacefully
away. The cause of death is
thought to have been heart failure
Besides widow, four daughters
and one son are left to mourn his
sudden demise. They have the
sympathy of their friends in their
bereavement.
Regarding the life of the deceased
the following is taken from u Me
mortal Record of the Upper PENN
sula, published by the Lewis Pub
fishing company, of Chicago, IN
1895, as given personally by Mr..
O'Connor, at that time:
"John O'Connor was born near
Bantry, in the county of Cork, Ire
land. in 1871. His father was Ed
ward O 'Connor, well to do farmer,
and his mother was Mary Stack,
daughter of William Stack, a
wealthy farmes of Mount Gabriel.
From the time of his birth until he
was | years of age. he lived with
his parents at their residence,
"Clooney House. AT this age he
came to Philadelphia, Pa, where
DlS SlSleE IcSlucu, uIu pttN"'N'
school for eight years. Having
completed his education, he went to
Boston, New York, and st. John,
New Brunswick, to visit relatives,
and returned to Boston November
6, 1861; and on November 18th Mr..
O'Connor shipped on board the
gunboat Sycamore, in the United
States navy, for three years, during
which time his ship was engaged in
the Gulf squadron, in u blockade
service on tie coast of Florida. lie
was honorably discharged at Phila-
dclphia, Pa. on December 10, 1851,
from the United States navy, after
serving three years and six weeks.
In January, 1860, he came to
Houghton, Michigan, and contract.
ed with the Huron Mining company
for removing rock
In 1861 he was united in mar
riage to Miss Maria Dillon. oI
Houghton. In the year 1868 Mr.,
O O'Connor was elected treasurer oi
Webster township, Houghtou coun'
tv. TIe was next employed as fore
man for the Portage Lake Cana
company, resigning that position tt
| accept u position as foreman on the
construction of the Marquette
| Houghton and Ontonagon rallroad
In 1880 he was appointed recorder
OF the village Of L'Anse, and was
elected in 1881 recorder of the vii
lage and town clerk. which Offices
he held until he was elected in No
! yembcr, 1882, to the office of county
! clerk, and register Of deeds OF Bar
| aga county. to which Office he wa:
reelected at each general election
for six successive terms, or, durlne
period OF twelve years. "
During the past four years Mr.
! O'Connor had carried on Il genera
abstract business.
The funeral was held from til,
Sacred Heart church in this city
Wednesday morning at s o'clock
Rev. Fr. Pinten conducting The
service, and the intermcnt tool
place in the Catholic cemetery al
Assinins.
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