The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-27
Death Stops Career Of Father !. ii.
Renihan on Anniversary Of Day
on Which He Took
Sacred Vows
1sT DAVENPORT PRIEST
Born in that City, But Has Had
Charges In Several Iowa Cities
and Was Becoming Noted
lecturer.

me Davenport Times contains the
following obituary OF the late Father
~ H. Renihan, whose death was learn
ed IN Keokuk early Sunday evening:
Rev. James H. Renihan, the first
Catholic priest born and raised in the
city OF Davenport. died at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning at Mercy hospital
from q severe attack Of pneumonia
with which he had been suffering for
the past two weeks. Death came on
the anniversary of his ordination and
after eighteen years in the priest
hood. The news is shock to his
many friends here who have known
him since childhood, and to his faith
full parishioners at Stuart, Council
Bluffs, Valley Junction, Keokuk and
Oskaloosa, where he has served as
pastor during his career as priest.
Father Renihan's latest charge was
at Oskaloosa, where he has been pas
tor of St Mary's church for the past
three years and where he was beloved
by all the people. Two weeks ago he
was taken i'll. His sickness finally
developed into pneumonia and became
SO serious that he was removed last
Monday to Mercy hispital. There he
fingered during the week, gradually
growing weaker until death brought
an end to his suffering Sunday morn
| ing.
Funeral on Tuesday.
Father Remnants funeral will be
held at Sacred Heart cathedral Tues
| day morning. At o'clock tomorrow
morning the body will be taken from
the Renihan home at $40 East Thir-
teenth to the cathedral, where they
may be viewed by relatives and
friends until 10 o'clock At the lat
ter hour solemn requiem high mass
will be celebrated Many priests =
the diocese, friends of Father Eeni.
han, will be present to participate in
the services.
| Just who will be the officers Of the
mass has not been decided today. In
terment will be at st. Marguerite's
cemetery.
The funeral sermon will be preach
led by the Rev. j. S. Nugent OF Des
Moines. the well known pulpit orator
and platform lecturer.
Was Born In Davenport.
AS was stated above, Father REM
han was born in Davenport. He
would have been Al years OF age on
his next birthday, the date OF his birth
being Dec IS, 1868. After attending
parochial school,. be entered st.
Ambrose college, where he complete"
his classical education. Then he en-.
tered st. vincent's college at Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, where he finished his
theological studies.
It is noteworthy fact that the late
lamented Bishop Cosgrove, who had
baptized him, prepared HON for and
given him his first Holy Communion
/ and confirmed him, should also have
! been the one to confer upon Father
/ Renihan all the orders from Tonsure
to Priesthood. This ordination cere'
mony took place at st. Marguerite
row known as the Sacred Heart cathe-
dral on Saturday, July 25, 1891, just
liza wears previous to Father Renihan's
death. It was a gala day at the ca
thedral, the feast Of st. James the
i Apostle, and marking as they did the
raising OF Davenport young man to
the dignity of priesthood. the ordi'
nation services were of local inter
est and unusually impressive.
At the same cathedral on the fcl
lowing Sunday morning, Father REM