Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-12
MRS. CALLAHAN
PASSES AWAY
,n FROM PNEUMONIA IN SEAT
TIE HOSPITAL ON SATURDAY
MORNING
FUNERAL HELD THIS MORNING
,.-oe Crowds Pay Last Honors To
a Respected Matron

po,otives and friends of Mrs. p. II.
o.roban were greatly shocked and
S~,eved when the news came on Sat
81 NJ her death at the Providence
sosnital in Seattle, at six o'clock that
.aorning. death resulting from pneu-
monia. 49,.
,nents of a specialist in Seattle for
.averal months and seemed to be i'm
nroving and her friends here had no
;dea that she was so near deaths
door. Only her daughter, MIS-. g
Collins. and her sister, Mrs. Ed
Miller, were with her at the time OF
sar death for her condition was not
realized until the day before she died
md then there was not time in which
10 get word to the members of her
family. Mr.. Callahan received word
If his wife's illness but was not able
~ reach her bedside before her death.
The body was shipped here, arriv-
ing Monday morning, in charge of
Mr. Callahan who was accompanied by
Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Miller.
The funeral services were held at
Ton o'clock this morning at the Cath
olic church, Rev. FIR. Kelly of Sand
point conducting the services. The
nallhearers were Mike McNichols, Nj.
fitzpatrick John Muhlfeld, S. E. Hen
nv. c. d. Simonds and o. c. Wilson.
The services were attended by a
crowd that filled the church to over
flowing and there were several dozen
boouets and floral designs banked on
and about the coffin which had been
brought by local friends of the de-
ceased or had been sent by friends in
many towns of the surrounding coun-
try.
Mary Geary Callahan was born at
Fort Dodge, Iowa, January 6, 1865
She as~married at Fort Dodge on
February IS, 1884, to P. H. Callahan
and at that time moved to North Da-
kota, where she lived until 1901 when
with her husband and children she
came to Boomers Ferry.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band and five children, two children
T. ]. Callahan and Nellie Forsythe
having died several years ago. The
surviving children are: Mrs. c. L. Col
Inns, Seattle, Wash; Mrs. Sadie Miley
Misses Agnes, Anna, and Catherine
Callahan. She is also survived b,
five grandchildren and five sisters ant
one brother: Mrs. ]. F. Miller, o.
Occur Alene, Ida; Mrs. n. b. Duffy
Of Plentywood, Mont; Mrs. F. n
opldBue, VISION, 0dSk-s MI y. y
Miller, Seattle, Wash; Michael Geary
Chicago, Ill.
Among the many out-of-town friends
Of the deceased who attended the fun
eral this morning were Mr.. and Mrs
j. F. Miller, of Couer d Alene; Mr.
and Mrs. G. l.. Hanna, of Spokane
Wash; Mrs. Anna Lands, of Spokane
Wash; Mrs Earl Bartlett, of Troy
Mont; Miss Sadie E. Ryan, of Spo
kane Wash; ]. e. Callahan, of Spo
kane, Wash. Mrs. John Reedy, o
Libby, Mont. So.
The deceased, during her residenc
IN Bonners Ferry, took an active par
IN church, civic and social affairs
She was member of the MaccabS
lodge of Enderlin, N. Oak. She wa
loving and kind mother and wifi
and while her whole interests wer
conferred in her family she Away
found time to lend a helping han
70 those less fortunate than hersel1
sne always enjoyed the respect an
ADMIRATION of all with whom she be
came acquainted. 1t is hard to es
innate the number who will mour
ner demise, never forget her kin
ueeds- always revere her memor,
III ner death this community has los
one OF its most worthy and respecte
matrons and all join in extending I
ue oereaved ones their heartfelt syn
pathies.