Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-26
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CALLED.
Death Of Miss Mary MeGiIIis Followed
A Few Hours Later by that
of Her Mother.


had departed two of our pioneer
and well-known residents had been
waited away. The final summons
came to Miss Mary MeGillis last
Friday evening and the following
morning about 1890 her mother,
Mrs. Margaret McGillis, joined her
in that undiscovered country from
whose bourn no traveller returns.
/ About two weeks ago Miss Nc
Gillis became i'll with pneumonia,
which in a short time became of a
serious aspect. All that medical at
tention and the care of loving rela-
tives could do for her was admins
tered, but despite all this the dis
ease gradually ravaoed her vitality
and for several days she hovered
between life and death. The fore
part of the week it appeared to
those about her that she had pass
ed the critical stage and was appar-
emily improving. The improve
ment, if such there was, however,
was for short time only, and with
the assurance of the physicians that
her life could not be spared the in
evitable was awaited and shortly
after o'clock Friday evening her
mortal soul departed from this
earth.
A little more than a few hours
after the sisters and brother were
called upon to mourn the loss of a
loved one their cup of sorrow was
doubly added to by the death Of
their mother, Mrs. Margaret Nc
ellis, who passed away at 1890
Saturday morning. She was more
than 80 years of age and for some
time past Had been in failing health,
and while her daughter was brave
ly struggling against the ravages
of fatal disease she too was on the
brink of the grave, the end coming
without her having been made
aware of the death of her daughter.
Mrs. McGillis death was the re-
suit of the infirmities of old age, she
having been under the care of near
ones for several months past. She
suffered a fractured hip a few years
ago and due to her advanced age
she never regained full use of her
limbs and had since that time been
an invalid requiring constant care.
Mrs. McGillis was born Oct. 2,
1888, at Glengary, Ontario, Cana
da. The family home was at points
in lower Michigan for many years
and i'll 1886 together with her hus-
band, Angus McGillis, and child
ren, she came to Hurley. Her hus-
band died here about II years ago.
The surviving relatives are two
daughters, Cassie and Alice, a son,
/ John, and a granddaughter, Mayme
McNally.
Mary McGillis was born Nov. 7,
1867, at Port Huron, Mich. A few
years after her parents removed to
Hurley she followed them and made
her home here since. For many
years she acted as housekeeper for
Simon ]. McNally, taking upon
herself the duty of rearing Mr.. Nc
Nally's children and keeping in
tact the family home following the
death of Mrs. McNally, and during
Mr.. McNally' S recent long period
of illness tenderly catered to his
wants. She devoted her life to a
most worthy cause, filling the posi-
tion left vacant by the loss of a
kind and loving mother with credit
to herself and has earned a just re-
ward.
/ Mrs. .McGillis was beloved among
a large circle of friends, neighbors
and acquaintance. She done her
duty. well, Travelled through life
with all its trials and tribulations
and lived the allotted three score
and ten, ard to her no doubt in her
declining years as reward for the
Sacrifices and trials which only a
mother can know must have come
a deep sense of pleasure and keen
est Ioy 10 seeing about her fami-
ly of kind loving and upright