Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
Jerry Leary Succumbs to Fatal
Illness Sunday Morning at
Home of Brother.

After an illness covering q period
OF about four years, Jerry Leary
passed away last Sunday morning at
6:30 at the home OF his brother, Bar.
ney Leary, Of this city. Death was
due to catarrh Of the stomach. De-
ceased was 66 years, s months and 5
days OF age when the final summons
came. having reached his Goth year
the h Of last August.
In the death OF Mr.. Leary the city
loses one Of her pioneer settlers as
we'll as one OF the best known resi-
dents of the county, deceased having
made Willmar his home since 1858.
He arrived here at that time and took
a homestead on the southern out
skirts OF what is now the city of VIII.
mar, but which at that early date was
scarcely settled. The place ia what ia
known as the Jerry Leary farm, i'm
mediately west of that of his brother 8.
The greater part of the time that the
deceased resided here he was eng aged
In the cattle business. About fifteen
years ago he conducted meat m arket
for q couple of years. Three years
ago he was engaged In the fuel bust.
ness at the place now conducted by
the Willmar Fuel Co.
Owing to failing health Mr.. Leary
was obliged to retire from business
and seek medical aid. In the early
stages of the disease specialists were
consulted in the twin cities and also
at Montreal. After trying local
physicians and for time placing
himself under the care of DR.. Kroeger
OF Epiphany, S. D., he finally decided
to try change ia climate. Early
last November he left for Tacoma,
WASH, where he was apparently
benefited, but the disease had taken
such strong hold upon him that q
change for the worse soon set in and
the latter part OF February his con-
diti0n became such that he was Obliged
to go to bed. In response to tele-
gram received here later, apprising
W1llmar relatives of his serious con-
dition, Barney Leary left for Tacoma
and about three weeks ago returned
with his brother, who patiently awsis-
ed the end at the Leary residence
which he had made his home the
greater part of the time that he spent
in Willmar.
Deceased was not married, and the
nearest relatives left to mourn his
death are four brothers and four
sisters. They are as follows: Barney,
OF this city; James, of St. Paul; R5vs.
M. A. and J. F. Leary, of Chicago,
ILL.,, and Chapman, Kansas, respec-
lively; Mrs. Charlotte Connolly, of
St. Paul; Mrs. Helen Costello, of
Minneapolis; Mrs. Eliza D Donoyan, of
Graceville, and Miss Mary Ann
Leary, of Chapman, Kansas.
Deceased was a man of upright
character and strict business integ-
rity and had the respect OF the entire
community. During his life he had
accumulated property which left him
in good circumstances and he leaves
valuable real estate holdings in this
city.
The funeral took place this morning,
the obsequies being conducted by Rev.
Father Malloy of St. Mary's Catholic
church. Brief services were held at
the residence at. 10 O'Clock, after
which the remains were taken to the
church for the, requiem and the last
sad rites before the interment. The
funeral sermon was preached by Rev.
Father Carlin OF Saltwater. Rev.
Fathers Schumacher of Clara City
and Leary OF Chapman, Kansas, also
assisted ut the services. The burial
took place at the Catholic GENE.
terry, where the remains were con-
signed to their last resting place.
in the family burial Let, beside the
remains Of the parents of the deceased.