The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-11-19
Obituary.

away on Thursday, November 10, after
an illness of but ten days Death was
the result of a nervous breakdown
and came as a great shock to her fam
/ lily and friends. The young woman
was a native of Denver, and was grad
uated from Sacred Heart high school
Later she took course in the state
normal at Greeley, and for over nine
years taught in the public schools OF
| Denver. Her funeral was held Sun
! day afternoon, November 13, from her
home, 2741 Decatur street. Service
was read in Sacred Heart church, and
burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Father Bruner, S. j.. conducted the
service, and preached the funeral SER
mon. His text was, Not how you
I've, but how Well" The pallbearers
were young women who had attended
school with Miss O'Keefe. They were
all alumnae of the Sacred Heart high
school. They were Misses Mary Ken
nedy, Tessie Carr, Mary Carr, Rather
inc Carroll, Agnes Smith and Angela
Gilmore. Miss O'Keefe is survived by
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Keefe,
and her brother, William O'Keefe.
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Thomas Monahan of st. Louis, who
was one of the class of 1910 of Sacred
Heart college, Denver, suCcumbed to
tuberculosis at Glocllner sanitarium,
Colorado Springs, on Friday, Novem-
Der II. Mr.. Monahan was one of the
brightest students of the college and
winner of the Hervey Nichols gold
medal for elocution in last years con-
test. The body was sent to st. Louis
for interment. A sister of the young
man has been for some time at Clock
ner sanitarium, and the shock of her
brothers death has rendered her con-
dition critical.
George Moffett, for many years a
resident of the east side. died on
Wednesday. November 8, at his home,
3457 Wewatta street. The funeral
took place on Friday with requiem
mass at Annunciation church. Inter-
ment was in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mr.. Moffett was 65 years of age, and is
survived by six children. Mrs. J. Hen
ry, Mrs. R. Scanlon, Mrs F. Over
kraemer, Junius Moffett, John .Moffett
and George Moffett.
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Frank Duffy, a switchman, who was
injured in the Colorado & Southern
yards at Como, Colo, on Tuesday, No
vember s, was brought to Denver for
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seph's hospital after two days of suf-
fering. In attempting to board an en-
gine, Mr.. Duffy slipped and fell under
the wheels, which passed over both
legs. A wife and child are left to
mourn his loss. The body was shipped
on Friday to his home in Como for
burial.
Singular pathos attended the pass
ng of Martin O'Connor, who died in
Denver last Sunday. Mr.. O'Connor
came to Denver from Chicago four |
years ago in the hope of benefitting |
lis health. His sister, Miss Mary |
O'Connor, came with him, and was his |
constant companion. One morning |
asst week at an early hour he stag
,ered to the door of the cathedral rec
ory at 1854 Grant street, and asked |
or a priest. He announced that he
vas about to die, and wanted to re-
eive the last sacraments. Father
-ohn Belzer attended him and pre-
Jared him for death. He suffered a
lemorrhage while he waited for a re-
ponse to his ring at the door bell. He
vas taken to the hospital and died
here three days later. The body was
hipped to Chicago for interment. Miss
)'Connor accompied it. Mr.. O'Connor
-as Of lovable nature, and had made
host of warm friends