The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-09-17
Pioneer Colorado Catholic, Who Died
Last Week
Courtesy The Denver Post

Fluecllen. They returned to Denver
| and after a time went TO Leadville
Mr. Hagus was a partner in the Ha-
gus-Pryor furniture stores at Lead
| vile and Pueblo. His last business
was in Denver with the Cooper-Hagus
company. Twelve years ago he re-
tired.
Mr.. Hagus was one of the first par
| ishioners of the old st. Mary's cathe-
dral on Stout street. He was inter-
| ested in the pioneer Catholic ceme-
terry, Mount Calvary, managing its af-
fairs and fighting its battles for years.
At his own expense he won a legal
fight for the cemetery thirteen years
ago.
The illness of Mr.. Hagus dated from
Tuesday of last week, and he breathed
his last on Friday morning. His wife,
his married son, Joseph c. Hagus. his
daughters Mrs. George Brandenburg
and Mrs. c. A. Dandrow were with
him. Father Louis F Hagus. a son
who Is stationed at Silverton, did not
arrive until Sunday, and Father
Charles H. Hagus of Colorado Springs
came on Saturday other relatives
came from various parts of the state
Ponuftcal high mass Of requiem was
sung on Monday morning by Bishop
n. c. Matz whose friend Mr.. Hagus
had been for a score of years. The
bishop gave one of the few funeral
sermons he mas preached since his
conservation. 1t was not only a eulogy
of the dead man, but lesson in Chris
tan manhood drawn from the life so
recently closed. He went into his long
acquaintance with Mr.. Hagus and
spoke feelingly.
All of the priests in the vicinity of
Denver who could be spared from
their churches were present in the
sanctuary. Father G. Raber pastor
of st. Mary's church in Colorado
Springs, was deacon, and Father j.
Brinker of the Colorado City pas
torate was sub-deacon. Father P. A.
Phillips. chancellor of the diocese. was
assistant priest. and Father John Bel
zar of the cathedral was master of
ceremonies. Other priests in the sane
tuary were Rev. H. L. McMenamin of
the cathedral; Father Richard Brady.
chaplain of Loretto Heights; Rev. J.
J. Brown, S. j., president of the Col
lege of the Sacred Heart: Rev. Father
Ferle, c. IS. r., of St Joseph's
Rev. Charles Carr of St John
the Evangelist (HaTman), Rev. Ber-
nard Froegel Of Brighton. Rev. ]. F.
McDonodgh of St. Patrick's, Rev. C. |
Martiniac. Rev. A. b. Casey of Greeley. !
and Rev. William Hewlett of Loveland. !
The choir of girls was augmented by
a quartette Of priests. who chanted |
the responses. 1t was composed of |
Father B. Naughton of Chicago. Fa- |
ther Edward Clarke of Colorado |
Springs. Father Thomas Neenan and |
Father F. Abel of Colorado Springs.
The service at the grave was con-
Quoted by Father H. L. McMenamin, |
pastor of the cathedral. assisted by !
Fathers Brinker. Froegel. Abel and |
Carr The pallbearers were Michael
Joseph Walsh. A H. Mantey.
]. X Mullen. J. c. Egan and P. J.
Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs. Schleuning of North
Dakota came to Denver for the funer-
Al. Mrs. Schleuning is a sister of Mrs.
Hagus. Another sister, Mrs John
Soens, came up from Durango and
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Fluecken came
rom Colorado Springs.
= X =
The funeral of Leo Bernard Schmitt.
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs c. B.
Schmitt. was held on Wednesday from
he family home, 4437 West Thirty
iXth avenue. Interment was in Mount
Olivet cemTtArU