The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-24
Obituary.
CORCORAN.

The sympathy of many friends is eX
tended to Philip Corcoran, editor of The
Intermountain Catholic. in his bereave-
ment caused by the death Of his moth
er, which occurred Dec. s, at the family
home in Buffalo. \. Y.
Commenting on the death Of one of
Buffalo'g oldest pioneers the Daily
Evening Times Of that city says:
Mrs. Margaret Corcoran, one of the
pioneer residents of this city, passed
away at her home at No. 38S North.
Division street this morning after an
illness of three months duration. Her
death Isl learned with extreme sorrow
by host of friends. Mrs. Corcoran,
who was the widow of the late Michael
CorcOran, was an OCtogenaTian.
THE deceased came 10 Buffalo when
she was II years old with her parents
and resided here until the time of her
death. III Mrs. Corcoran's death the
city loses its last person who particI-
pated i'm the first Roman Catholic SER
vices which we're held in this city. The
services were held in room in a
building that stood at the Terrace and
Main streets Mrs Corcoran was of a
philanthrOpic nature and her many
deeds will be long remembered.
Mrs. Corcoran is survived by three
SONS and two daughters, Philip editor
of the IntermOuntain Catholic OF SALT
Lake City: John w. of Chicago Law
renee G. and Emma Corcoran and Mrs.
W. H. Getman of this city.
Funeral was held from st. Column
ba's church on Monday morning, Dec.
u, the officers of solemn high mass be-
ing Father Airey, Father Ryan and
Father Connery. Father Ryan preached
a sermon full of consolation to friends
of deceased"
The venerable editor Of the Catholic
Union and Times, Rev. Father Cronln,
pays this eulogy to the Catholic plo-
neer:
THE last number of the Intermoun-
tain Catholic to hand has this editorial
appeal from the heart of bereaved
sCn-Philip Corcoran:
The editor of this paper asks kind
friends to pray for the repose of the
soul of his mother. Margaret Corcoran.
This pious widow died, last Thursday
at Buffalo. N Y, altering prayer that
the end would come-as God willed it
shouId-on the feast day of the Immac-
ulate Conception.
I'VE beg to offer our respectful SYM
pathy to our editorial friend afar, who
wae denied the melancholy consolation
OF seeing the remains of his venerable
mother confined to the tomb, amid the
solemn prayers and blessings of the
church.
Our correspondent at st. Columba's
parish, to which the deceased lady be-
longed, gives an interesting sketch of
Mrs Corcoran's edifying life and char
acter, elsewhere printed i'll this paper.
Coming to Buffalo at the tender age
of twelve years, when this great city
was little else than a village, with but
one humble church in which English
speaking Catholics worshipped Mrs.
Corcoran was throughout her long
life a credit to her religion and her
race.
"She was ever the light and comfort
of her home and the guiding star of
her children. They were to her as the
very apple of her eye, and for their
spiritual and temporal veal her every
thought and prayer was offered.
Though dead as to her mortal frame,
the good example of her Christian life
will endure in the memory of all who
knew her Especially will it last in the
hearts of her devoted children
May the last sleep of the truly Cath |
Ollie mother be sweet!