Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-12-04
OBITUARY
LYDON:

MRS. mary Lyon, widow OF Nicholas
Lydon, died at the home of her son
Martin P. Lydon near Cresco on Nov.
20, 1906, and was laid to rest beside
her husband at Lourdes on the 2Sth
inst.
She was In her 18th year, was the
mother OF eight children, all of whom,
with the exception of one daughter
who died in infancy, survive her and
are Bridget, OF McCook, Neb M ,chael
and Thomas, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
John and Mary, of Council Bluffs, Ia,
Martin, of Oresco, and James OF En-
reka, California.
Mrs. Lydon, whose maiden name
was Foley, was born in Ireland near
the city of Galway in 1882, and came
to the United States when IA years of
age and was married to Nicholas
Lydon in the city OF Boston and came
to Chickasaw county, Iowa, in 1855.
The following year, they removed to
Paris Township, more Familiarity
known as Crane Creek, now Lourdes
post Office, where they lived continu-
ously for upwards of IS years. From
the latter place they moved to New
Hampton and later to Cresco making
their home with Martin P, until Mr..
| Lydon s death, since which time Mrs.
| Lydon made her home with her eld-
est son Michael at Minneapolis.
Mrs. Lydon was noble example of
the true Christian wife and mother,
living the life in which circums tances
placed her faithfully and we'll, under
going the hardships and privations OF
pioneer life with that cheerfulness
and fortitude exhibited by the pioAeer
Everywhere.
She was lifelong and practical
member of the Catholic church, and
during the early days in the little
community at Crane Greek when the
Priests visits were rare, always looked
forward to his coming, when she was
able to receive the consultations of her
religion, as the most important events
OF her life. Afterwards when Parish
was organized, 1T was her pride and
greatest pleasure to be allowed the
privilege of caring for the linens and
vestments used on the improvised
altar in the school room, which
through the generosity of the people,
without regard to religious beliefs,
was permitted to be used for a place
of worship until proper edifice was
erected.
4 While like her husband ] devoutly
attached to her own church, she was
always charitable to those Of different
religious beliefs, according to all the
right to worship God according to the
dictates of their own conscience.
Il Next to her own family she loved
her old neighbors and friends, always
ready to bestow praise on good act,
but slow to censure or condemn, view
ing the acts of all with that charity
which characterizes the true Christian
and 1T can be truly said thatsh never
had an enemy but enjoyed the friend
ship and respect of all. To her child
rem. she has left the priceless legacy
of a we'll spent life, duty we'll done;
and died in the full confidence of the
goodness and mercy of God. May her
soul rest in peace
You are gone but not forgotten
Our mother kind and dear;
Whilst we know that you are happy,
rs hard to dry our tears.
oh, dear mother, we saw pictured,
Love and virtue on your face;
You have left a good example
That cruel time cannot erase.
Oh, how often in our childhood
We received your smiling face.
AS we climbed your knee In troubles,
To receive your fond embrace.
You have left us very suddenly
Had not time to say goodbye;
BHt We bow In resignation
Il TO the Judge who reigns On High.
RoACHE:
P. 81. Roache whose death notice
was received here, was we'll known
, throughout this vicinity. He died in
, Peoria, ILL.,, Nov. 18th, of pneumonia
after an illness of three weeks and
was buried in Chicago Nov. 18th.
P. a. was one of Elma's first citizens,
having conducted q grocery store here
for number of years. He was born
May I, 1858, in Howard County, Iowa,
and was married in 1866 to Miss
Martha DOYLE. Two sons we're born
to them, Raymond and Walter, who
reside with their mother in Chicago.
he leaves mother, two brothers
and four sisters; W. a., of Cresoo, J.,
e., of Chicago, Mrs. d. j. O'Donnell,
of this place, Mrs. w. M. Cullton,
c and Misses Mary and Libby Roache,
? OF Chicago. -Elma New Era.
! aust aHother reminder of the Baptist Fair
For everyone in town should be therel
Doors will be open In the morning at ten,
Everyone is invited, both ladies and men,
A There'll be something there that will Just suit
you
Something to please the chidran too;
BE sure and see the wholesale booth,
| aome rooda nondy for those who. hove n