The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-05-07
in MEMORIAM.

In MEMORIAM.
| Death of n Pioneer Resident Of Wright
County, Mimi.
Another old settler Of Wright county
was called to the Beyond last Sunday
morning, says the Waverly Tribune Of
April %. Patrick OHara has been suf-
fering for several years with kidney
trouble, and for the last week or two
had suffered terribly of diabetes.
The deceased was born in the county
Sligo, Ireland, on the 5th day of July,
1875 and was therefore nearly 80 years
Of age. In 1S47 he came to America and
settled in Scranton, Pa. In 1854 he was
married to Margaret Gibbons In 1869
he and his family emigrated to Mime
sofa and settled on farm in Woodland.
The funeral of the deceased was held at
st. Marys church Tuesday morning
1t was one of the largest funerals in the
history of the parish, nearly every seat
in the church being taken with friends
OF the deceased, many Of whom came
from the neighboring towns and the
cities to pay the last tribute of respect
to their deceased friend. High mass
was sung by the pastor, Father Casey.
After the mass he pronounced a eulogy
over the deceased, every word Of which
was highly deserved and approved by
the friends who listened to it. He
called attention to the fact that death
had visited the parish frequently since
Ash Wednesday, when the words were
pronounced over each one: sRemem-
Der man. that thou art dust, and into
dust shalt thou return" That the les
sons of the mission and of Lent were
supplemented by these lessons of death,
that inasmuch as only the older mem
bers Of the parish and those who by
! their lives Of faithfulness were we'll pre-
pared had been called, these lessons of
death were blessings which should be
appreciated by the congregation. He
dwelt upon the shortness of human life
and the terrible uncertainty of death,
and pleaded with his hearers to look
beyond the transitory, delusive things
of this world to the life of eternal happi-
ness awaiting them in the hereafter. He
reminded them that as they lived so
should they die. He called particular
attention to the beautiful sanity life of
the deceased, and told his hearers that
his was life which should be an ex-
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fulness to civic, religious and family
duty. He showed that he did his share
we'll in the community as long as he
was able to be about and the apprecia-
ton of his worth in this respect is at
tested by the large attendance present
to do him honor. AS to his religious
duties there was nothing wanting, HIS
life was a sanity life his true Christian
piety was an example to everyone. He
was faithful in his family duties, de-
voted husband and good father, who
gave to the world respectable family
OF sons and daughters, who will miss
his guiding counsel and mourn his loss
Father Casey concluded his remarks by
stating that Gods standard Of great
ness was not the worlds Standard; that
many a modest, obscure life Of duty
faithfully done might be ended without
the plaudits Of the world, but that not a
sparrow nor hair falleth without His
cognizance, and BLESSED are the dead
who die in the Lord, for their works
shall follow them"
The deceased leaves widow and seven
children. F. H. O'Hara, of Graceville:
Charles OHara, Of this village; Mrs.
John McNeeley, Of Woodland; Mrs. T.
Haverty, Of Minneapolis; Mrs. Minnie
McGovern. of Waverley; Mrs. Charles
Berkner, of Litchfield, and Miss Nellie
O'Hara. Of this place.
The following acted as pail bearers:
Andrew Mccarthy, Austin Franey, J.
X. Cullen, John Fitzpatrick. Owen
Grattan and William Eagan.
The following friends and relatives
attended tho funeral from a distance:
James Grattan and wife, John ]. O'Hair,
Thomas Haverty, wife and daughter
Agnes, of Minneapolis; PJ. Mcclure,
P. II. O'Hara and wife. Graceville; John
Hughes and wife, Charles Berkner and
wife, Litchfield; e. Moers, Pat Gavin,
Watertown; James OHara, Merriam
Park: NJ. A. O'Hair and daughter, Of
Delano.
The bereaved relatives have the SYM
pathy of the entire community. Peace
to the soul of Patrick OHara
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