The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-04-11
IN ETERNAL RESI-.
Earthly Remains Of Sydney A.
Irish Are Laid Away
IN LOVELY GREENWOOD
Funeral Services Held at the Home
and later from the Con-
gregational Church


The funeral Of Sydney A. Irish,
whose death, on Wednesday, April
|3, at his home in this city, was
briefly chronicled in the last issue OF
The Herald, was held on Friday,
April 5. Because of the illness of
Mrs. Irish, a short service was held
at the home at p. M, where were
gathered the relatives and many of
the early settlers of Sank Centre, and
the members of the local Odd Fellows
lodge, of which deceased was char
ter member. Rev. w. J. Brown, pas
tor of the Congregational church, of
ficiated, reading appropriate scripture
passages from the Congregational SER
vice and offering prayer. A quartet
choir consisting of Mrs. A. w. Aus
tin, soprano; Mrs. P. Lamb, alto; DR..
E. C. Rich, tenor; A. w. Austin, bass,
sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
The flower-covered casket was then
borne from the house through double
line of brother Odd Fellows to the
hearse, and the procession moved to
the Congregational church where. at
2:3O p. M, more extended services
were held. The church was filled by
relatives and sympathizing friends.
A funeral march was played as the
company were being seated. The
same choir rendered two hymns,
namely, "Lead, Kindly Light" and
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul" Mr..
Brown preached an appropriate fun
eral discourse, his text being Luke
XIII: 46, "Father, into Thy hands
I commend my spirit" The church
was profusely adorned with cut flow
ers and potted plants. A long line Of
carriages escorted the remains to
Greenwood cemetery, where the Odd
Fellows burial service was read and
the body lowered to it's final resting
place. The pail bearers were T. L.
Mccormick, Geo. Cleveland, A. M.
Stiles, Geo. N. Rice, VIM. Pangburn,
John Donnelly. The members of the
Odd Fellows lodge acted as guard
of honor on the march to the ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Irish has been a resident Of
Sank Centre since 1858. He was one
of three men who laid out the blocks
for the city. He was member of
the first meeting Of settlers held for
any purpose, when was formed what
was known as the "Sauk Valley Claim
Association" for the protection Of
claims, and the preservation of good
feeling among the settlers. He was a
charter member of the I. o. 0. F.
lodge and it's first treasurer. He
helped to build t he Presbyterian
church which later became the Con-
gregational church. He was MEM
Der of the first school board. Mr..
Irish was Away keenly alive to all
that pertained to the improvement
and welfare of the community. He
was hard working man, never sparing
himself, and up to within year of
his death was engaged in active work
that would shame many men twenty
years his junior.
Mr.. Irish was 10 years of age at the
time of his death. Mrs. Irish sur
wives him. She is quite an invalid
from inflamatory rheumatism. One
son, Eugene Irish, with his wife and
nine children, live on the old farm
two miles south of the city, and Mrs.
Charles Sutton, an adopted daughter,
who has been more to the family then
most own daughters. comprise the
relatives of the immediate family.
Mrs Rart Scheffield. who has spent,