The Goodland republic., 1907-03-08
egIIEs 10 0LD REsIgEET
MRS. NORA oBRIEN DIED NON
DAY.
A DeTOut Woman and Faithful Wife
Game to GOodand More man
Eighteen Years ago.


Mrs Nora O'Brien. vile OF c h
O'Brfen, died at about z o'eOck Non
day morning, after a lingering IL
ness OF nearly seven months with kid
ney troubles, and having been fVe
months confined to her bed
The funeral was held at the Catho-
lie church at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, Rev. Father Fitzgerald Omciat-
ing Interment was made In the
/ GOodland cemetery She was a life
1 long and devoted Catholic, a faithful
wife and mother. She leaves a hus-
band, c. H O'Brien, and q daughter,
Mrs ShsRer.
Mrs O'Brien was a native Of Ire
land and was born IN 1893, but came
to America when she was a girl OF
thirteen She was married 70 c n
O'Brien at Dunkirk, n. Y, in 1858
Her husband being a railroad man,
she followed the vissitudes Of frequent
removals from place to place as the
| field OF MS employment changed but
since 1883 the old couple have lived in
Goodland, Mr.. O'Brien having come
| with the Rock Island road when it
built into GoodIand- IN their mar
ried life they buried three children
The "oId fireman." Charley O'Brien,
| so long and widely known by railroad
people, viii be lonesome. indeed
The funeral services at the Catholic
church were very impressive Rev
Father Fitzgerald delivered a short
address, taking as a text "It is ap-
/ pointed unto man once to die" he
remarked upon the mutation OF all
earthly things, and that man, ike
his environment, was subject to this
universal law. As the Sanity Job
said, Man born Of woman is OF a
few days, and fun OF trouble" Like
the flower, he is soon cut down, and
| like the shadow that heeth, he con-
tinueth not. Death, however, is but
q separation Of soul and body, and
when the summons comes to leave
| this tenement, earthly things are left
behind, worldly persuits, honor,
wealth and pleasure; the soul passes
| into the spirit world, and the body
falls at once into decay and returns to
the dust from whence It sprung-this
body in which we have so much de-
| light and in which we have so much
sinned.
"OnIy one thing in this life is GER
tain, and that is death. 1t cannot be
escaped, sooner or later this event
that happeneth to one happeneth to
all. How well then for US If we heed
get not death, or rather remember
| death. A wholesome regard for this
fixed, certain, inevitable event that
may come, must come to US, we know
| not when, is q strong stimulus to vtr-
I tue and a powerful deterrent against
/ sin.
ct cOmeth unbidden, unawares and
unexpected. Therefore what thy
| hand hndeth to do, do it with they
might. Work while IL is yet day, for
/ the night cometh in which no man can
work Life is the day, death is the
\ Fastening shades Of night. This is the
time for honest toll, for doing good,
for serving God. for laying up good
/ foundation for the time TO come, es-
pecially for making our peace with
/ God and confessing and serving
/ Christ Death-bed repentance is sell
dom sincere. Not to prepare for the
/ great change and make our peace with
| God is exceedingly unwise. The just
man, the good man, does not fear
/ death. He even sometimes welcomes
it And come when or how it may,
/ the believer in Christ can say, %,
] Death, where is thy sting, o, Grave,
/ where is thy victory!' His passing
is like the longing, long exiled one
| returning to his native home Such
/ is the Christians faith.
''In this great exit out Of his life
/ into the life to come, We must depart
| alone, as far as earthly companion
| ships are concerned. But not alone
| if we are true and faithful believers.
| Says the Psalmist, Though walk
/ through the valley Of the shadow OF
| death, Will fear no evil. for thou art
with me- %
We give in substance, though not
/ in his exact words, the impressive ad-
| dress Of Father Fitzgerald
He paid a touching tribute to the
| deceased, and spoke words Of comfort
/ to the mOurners.
At the close the Organist played
Nearer, Ny God to Thee" as the peO-
pie were viewing the remains OF the
/ deceased
Miss B. Driscol Of st. Joseph, No.
a cousin Of Mrs. O'Brien, was pres
| ent, at the funeral services and burial