Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-03
MOTHER SUPERIOR.
Passes Away at ST. Anthony's
Hospital at 1880 This
Morning.
WAS A REMARKABLE WOMAN
Beloved Nun Never Fully Recovered
From Serious Illness of Three
Years Ago.

ny's hospital died this morning at
1880 at the institution. where she had
been located about Is years. Mother
Mary Michael was taken seriously i'll
about three years ago, and never fully ,,
recovered. Death was due to a compli |
cation of liver and heart diseases.
She had been in charge of the hOspi |
tai the greater part of the time since
she came here in 1892 for the purpose
of organizing the institution. She held
the Office of Sister Superior at the
time st. Anthony's was separated from
the Little Falls, Mimi. mother house.
and made a separate mother house of
the Franciscan order. with the Kewa-
nee institution affiliated with it, in
1901. When the change took place,
she was elected mother superior. and
continued in that office TO the time of
her death. 1t was largely through her
influence that the hospital was found
ed, and a large part of the credit for
its success and fiourishing condition is
due to her.
Native OF Ireland.
Mother Mary Michael was about IS
years of age. She was born in Wex
ford. Ireland, her former name being
Eliza McClarney. When she was 10
years of age she removed to the Unit
ed States with her family, who settled
in Chicago. Her education for her
LIES work was secured at Little Falls,
Mimi, and % years ago she went TO
Rome, Italy, and received the habit of
the order from Cardinal Parrochi. the
novitiati then being in Rome. Return
ing from Rome she was connected with
various institutions in the east, COM
ing TO Rock Island from a house at
Philadelphia. Shortly after engaging
in the work here, she was placed in
charge, and in all served as the head
of the hospital for 10 years.
She has a sister and a nephew resid-
ing in Chicago. They have been mott
fled of her death. and are expected to
be present at the funeral services.
which will be held Thursday morning
at $50 from the hospital chapel. Rev.
j. p. Kelly, pastor of St. Mary's church
Moline will conduct the services, as
sisted by local priests 1t was the re-
quest of the deceased mother that flow
ers be omitted at the funeral services.
and that no funeral sermon be deliv-
cred.
Confidence of Community.
Mother Mary Michael was a remark
able woman. Consecrated as she was
to the noblest of callings. and constant
and devoted as she was to the sick and
weary and the unfortunate she was
withal possessed of keen judgment in
business way, and possessed of a
high order of executive ability. She
was a woman who well deserved the
love and confidence that was reposed
in her in the community in which she
had lived for many years.
John CoIIum Dead.
John Collum, resident of Rock Is
land for many years, and engaged in
| business in this city for over 20 years,
died Sunday at the home of his mother
at Brooklyn. Iowa The funeral serv
ice was held today at Brooklyn. John
, Healey of this city a brother-in-law of
| Mr. Collum. is there to attend
Mr.. Healey was engaged in the
wholesale liquor business in Rock Is
land for nearly 20 years, the firm name
being John Collum q Co About five
years ago he sold out here to Mr..
| Healey. who had been associated with
| him. and went to st. Joseph, Mo, and
| engaged in business there for time.
] He returned to Rock Island about two
years ago and opened d clothing store
on Twentieth street. His health failed
in a few months, and he was compelled
10 retire from business. Then fol
| lowed short residences in Moline and
| Kansas City. and about four months
| ago he returned TO his former home at
| Brooklyn. Death was due to tubercu-
losis.
| FraternaI Relations.
Mr.. Collum was a member of ST. Jo-
| seph's branch of the Western Catho-
lis Union of this city, and a member
of the NJ. w A He was a member of
Sacred Heart church of this city.
Mr.. Collum was about 30 years of
age. Besides his wife. he leaves five
children, Leo, Joseph, May. Margaret,
and Catherine. Two brothers and a sis
| ter reside at Brooklyn, Iowa; one
brother is in Kansas City, and another
is travelling in Texas
Chinn.
AT the home of DIR. ID. J. Chinn, in
Bettendorf. yesterday occurred the
death of Nelson Sherwood, father of
Mrs. Chinn Mr.. Sherwood was SO
years of age. and his death was due to
the infrmties of old age. He was a
native of New York, and came TO Edg-
| ington township, this county, 50 years
ago. Upon the death of his wife a
year and half age, Mr. Sherwood