The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-11-14
Obituary..
O'Meara.

| Mrs. Patrick O'Meara died Thursday.
! NOV. D. of heart failure, at the resi-
! dence of her son, w. p. O'Meara, 866
| East Brigham street, at the age of rs
! years.
Brief as the foregoing is, it marked
! the last chapter of a beautiful, exem-
/ plary life
Mrs. Patrick O'Meara was born in
Roscrea. Tipperary county. Ireland. in
1927. She came to this country with
her parents when a girl and settled in
Illinois. While there she married Pat
! rick O'Meara. Eleven years ago the
family came to Utah and Mrs. O'Meara
has been in Salt Lake most of the time
since then. She was the mother of six
children, three of whom are now liv-
ing. Her eldest SON Carol T. O'Meara.
died in this city about six years ago.
Two other children died in infancy.
The remaining children are w. r.
O'Meara, the well known mining and
real estate man of this city; NJ. J.
O'Meara, who is also interested in
business here, and Miss Frances
O'Meara.
The father died about a year ago in
Los Angeles, Cal, and since that time
Mrs. O'Meara has been failing stead
lily
1t was at this time that the beautiful
traits of her character were more truly
shown. Her accustomed cheerfulness
never forsook her and she bravely tried
to bear the loss of her noble husband.
During the few days preceding her
death she seemed slightly improved,
but the end was inevitable and her
perfect resignation and child-like con-
fidence was truly edifying Conscious
to the last, surrounded by her devoted
children, and with Ri. Rev. Bishop
Scanlan present, her pure soul entered
into the eternal rest she so richly
earned.
Her death was a painful shock. AL
though Of quiet. retiring nature, she
possessed hosts of friends. She was
in every sense the highest type of
Christian womanhood, thoroughly de-
voted to her church, her family and
home
The funeral took place on Saturday
morning from St Mary's cathedral
where solemn pontifical high mass
was celebrated by Rt. Rev Bishop
Seaman, with Rev. Father Morrissey
as deacon, Rev. Father Bulfamente as
and Rev Father Donovan
as master of ceremonies. Rev. Fa-
Their Curran assisted in the sanctuary
and performed the burial services at 4
the cemetery.
The Gregorian requiem was well |
by a double quartette from |
the cathedral choir Miss Owen. So |
prano, rendered zone Sweetly Solemn /
Thought. by Ambrose, with much /
feeling, and the music throughout was !
of the highest order
The attendance at the services was |
the largest seen at any funeral at ST. !
Mary's for a long time, hosts of friends
attending to pay their last tribute of /
reSDept and affpptiOn
Not one of the large congregation
will ever forget the sincere tribute
paid to her memory by Bishop Seaman,
who was her personal friend
She was tenderly laid to rest in |
Mount Calvary cemetery. but the
many beautiful floral offerings were.
n accordance with her dying request,
placed on the affairs the lovely bios
SONS being typical of the sweet fra
GRANGE of her we'll spent life.
Upon the conclusion of the requiem
mass. followed by the last offices of the
.hurch, Bishop Scanlan addressed the
He said: /;
Bishops Eulogistic Remarks.
ct is not very often that the oppor-
unity is presented to speak special
words of praise on occasions of this
ind We would like to say good things ]
t every one, but unfortunately. we I
annot say them of all. But here is a &
eautiful exception, and with her /
mink that the less | would say over her
ody of the good which she did in life
ne better pleased she would be. She