The Irish standard., 1906-07-28
MRS. CATHERINE o'BR1EN
Passes Away Suddenly at the Home Of
One Of Her Sons.


One of Her Sons.
The sad duty devolves upon the pub.
fishers of The Irish Standard to chron-
tcle the death of our beloved mother,
which occurred suddenly at the home
of her son, William O'Brien, Ills Adj
ans street, this city, shortly after mid
night Sunday last. During the day
she appeared to enjoy her usual GOOD
health and received the sacrament o>
Holy Communion at the early mass IN
st. Anthony church. Later on durina
the evening hours, she chatted pleas>
antly with her brother and members
of the family, reviewing events of her
childhood days that happened tn ire
land sixty years ago. She retired
shortly before IL o'clock and after two
hours was stricken with heart failure
and in attempting tn leave her bed
fell PROSTATE on the floor and expired
Immediately.
Catherine Morrisey was bern near
Middleton in the County of Cork, Ire
land, IS years ago. When scarcely IS
years of age she came alone to Amer
lea, spending the first years of her life
in this country in Massachusetts She
! was married at Springfield to John
O'Brien. The family removed to>Corn-
ing. n. ". thence To Chicago, and in
1856 to Prescott. Wis. Here they lived
until 1871, when in the fall of that year
they returned to Wisconsin and in 1889
her husband died at Prescott.
Twelve children were born to them,
OF which number six are living. as
follows: Edward and John ID. O'Brien,
publishers of The Irish Standard; Will
, liam O'Brien. of the fire department;
Mrs. ]. b. Dunn of ST Cloud: Mrs
j. i. Casey, Seattle, Wash. and Miss
| Annie O'Brien. A brother, Michael
Morrissey is resident Of the East
Side. and a sister, Mrs. Nora Welsh
lives at Ellsworth, Wis.
The funeral was held Yesterday
morning at Prescott, having been de-
layed pending the arrival of Edward
OBren. who was in Seattle at the time
of his mothers death. After the re-
QUEEN mass for her soul at the Catholic
church at Prescott, her remains were
placed in the family lot beside those
of her husband. During all the years
of her life she was true and steadfast
in the Catholic faith and before re-
firing to her bed on the night of her
death remained longer than usual in
prayer and supplication.
Mother is dead, but the memories of
her kindly life will never be effaced
| from the minds of those who were SO
near and dear to her. 1t is needless to
extol her virtues here. Her kind, gen.
erous heart has ceased to beat, and
the hopes. aspirations and ambitions
| which were part and parcel of her long
and we'll spent life-ever with her in
sunshine and shadow-lie buried with
her in the grave.
| Careful lest she might give offense
at amy time, hers was sensitive, for
giving nature. TO build up. not to de-
all that is best in life. Many there are
who will remember her. as we do for
her honesty. simplicity and candor and
for her utter unselfishness in any work
which engaged her attention. Home
meant much and character everything
I" her and her energies were always
devoted to the advancement of the one
and the upbuilding of the other. Pleas
ing in manner and hOSiptable to the
= last degree. she WAS a typical Irish
mother. and when the opportunity Of
fered itself she was always ready to
speak and answer in the language. of
the Gael. The pride and satisfaction
she took in speaking in the mother
tongue is now briefly but wildly re-
called and her memory of events oc-
curing in the old land" during her
girlhood days was something far be-
You'd the ordinary.
\ faithful member of the Church.
she was Il Catholic in all that the term
implies. Now laid away to rest we pray
Almighty God that her soul may be num-
bered with the just and that some day.
when We. too are called from this life,
the blessed privilege may be granted
us of meeting her again. nevermore to
part.