The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-09
IN MEMoRIAM.
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Mrs. Ellen Tigue died shortly
after an operation at st. Joseph
hospital Sunday. the 9Th inst, at
$40 o'clock p. m-
Mrs. Tfgue had not been ina normal
condition of health for fully . score
Fof years. During that long interval OF
years between her original aflment
and her death. Mrs. Tue had received
the best medical attention to be had.
Mrs Tigue underwent three opera
lions within the last year and a half.
7 It was with great reluctance she con-
scented TO the last one that was per
formed on Sunday the 9th inst She
was suffering internationally from ex-
treme pain, and the most alarming
symptoms soon became evident. On
Sunday morning she received the last
sacraments and was fully prepared
for death: she reluctantly yielded as
sent to the operation In resorting
to the extraordinary means OF the
third operation, Mrs. Tigue only
elected to undergo the less Of two
painful ordeals The operation lasted
about two hours. and was carried
out with consummate skill by Drs-
Dorsey, Hall and Dfmond- As soon
rs the fncfs1on was made, the sur
geons' hopes fell low. Obstruction
of the bowels was discovered and gan
creme had set In for length Of some
thirty odd inches. Mrs Tfgue's vital
1ty sank to a very low ebb while un-
der the surgeons lance, but she sur
vtved the operation by an hour, until
$40 p. N.
Prior to breathing her last she had
IA few lucid moments from the anaes-
thetic, and she uttered some incoher-
Eent phrases and words. The deceased
nee Ellen Fields. was 50 years Of age.
She was born and raised on Carroll
street in this city She endeavored
to celebrate the twenty-seventh an
'niyesary Of her happy marriage to
Mr.. Thomas Tfgue. Saturday. the
9Th inst, but the beginning OF her end
was then felt too strongly and she
was constrained to forego the Joy of
the occasion Mrs. Tigue Is mourned
by Mr. Thomas Tigue, her husband.
and, three most devoted sons, the
last summer. with extreme pleasure.
They are Messrs. Thomas. Leo and
Joseph Tigue. Her frst-born. Ellen
Tfgue, died In infancy. Her ais
ters, Mrs. Luse, Of Indiana, Margaret
and Mary Fields, Mrs. g. ]. Hall; Mr..
Patrick Tizue and Mrs Rosa Newton,
ST. Louis, brother and sister-in-law
respectively. and Mr.. Patrick Tigue
ST., now 1t the venerable age of four
tfves, immediate and mediate, be-
moan the loss Of such an exemplary
Catholic mother.
Mrs- Tfgue was one Of the most
faithful. sacrificing members Of St
Peters congregation. She Was q true,
practical member Of three church so
cfties, viz: q Lady Of Charity, =
member of the Rosary society and OF
the church calendar. In these she
spent and labored to further the prog
ress OF the church Of God. For such
work and for her disinterested de-
votedness to her maternal cares.
Mrs Tfgue claimed the greatest tok-
ems OF hlia1 reverence which she r.
ceived at the hands of an anectionate
family and is today reaping the rich
harvest OF her reward In heaven. She
WAC buried from St. Peters church
today, September 9Th. A requiem
high mass was sung for the repose Of
her soul and the obsequies were car
rfed out befttingly In the church and
at the grave The Rev Stepehn Da-
via. assistant pastor. administered the
sacred rites.
To her faithful husband and family
az well as to all f1er relatives that
survive her, the community tenders
its deepest sympathy in this, their
sad hour Of bereavement The large
corcourse OF people that came 20 pay
their final tribute of love and esteem
for the deceased. testifies to the wide
spread sympathy felt at her death
1 May she rest IN peace