Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-02-25
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.Sr. Mary Baptista, one Of the found
J ers Of the Franciscan convent in Little
Falls, died at st. ,Ansgar's hospital
Moorhead, on Wednesday morning OF
last week at 5 O'Clock from typhoid
fever, after butts few days. illness
She was 553YtS old
I, Sr. Mary 1ftista, who before enter.
ing the sisterhood was Miss Mary Blais.
was born ut Quebec, Canada. She came
: to Minnesota with her parents in 1867,
the family homesteading near Swan
vile. At the age of II years, she en-
tered the convent, going to Rome, Italy.
Three years later, she returned to this
county and was assigned to the old con-
vent at Belle Prairie, which later
burned. She was one Of the founders
of the convent in Little Falls and was
,, there until about four months. ago,
when she, accompanied by several other
Sisters, went to Moorhead to conduct
st. Ansgar g hospital, recently acquired
by the Franciscan Sisters.
The remains were brought to Little
Falls Thursday afternoon, and Sr.
Scholastic of the local convent and ST..
Bernard Of the !Moothead hospital &C.
companying them here. The funeral
was held Friday morning at 9 O'Clock,
Msgr. Nagel officiating. Interment was
in the franciscan convent cemetery.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Louis
st. Antoine Of this city; and five
brothers, John Blais of Washington,
Peter and Cyprin Of Belt, Mont. !;
Thomas Of SWanville and Joseph of
Canada.
Mrs. Katherine . Barton, mother Of
Mrs.: L. D. Brown of Little Falls and
Q former resident Of this city, died ear
~ Friday morning at the home Of her
son, Lester Barton, Superior, Wis.,, after
a brief illness: Mrs. Brown went to
Superior Wednesday evening, after ,re-
ceivingsa telephone: call stating that
her mother was critically i'll, and she
was at her bedside. whom the end came.
Mrs. Barton was~a resident of Nor
rison county for many years; the family
residing at Pillsbury and swanville for
some time and later moving: to TINS
city. They lived here for twenS@ .Siree
years, moving away about ten. years
ago. 49,: :': :: nv:
Surviving are her husband, residing
at Bemidji; one. daughter, Mrs. L. D.
Brown of this city and two sons, Lester
Barton Of Superior and Albert H. Bar.
ton of Calvin, Wash. She also leaves
two sisters, one residing in Minneapolis
and one nin the west. ...:>
The remains were brought to Little
Falls Saturday afternoon and the funer-
al was held from the First Congrega-
tional church that afternoon at 2:15,
Rev. Philip E. Gregory officiating. In
termant. was in Oakland cemetery. The
menihars of the board of education and
Supt. Bergquist were pallbearers.
Mrs. Barton was 20 years of age.
Mrs. Elizabeth c.. Paqnin. resident
of Little Falls for many years and well
known to the older. residents Of the
city, died Thursday morning Of last
week, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Laidlaw at Rosepine, Ia, where
she was spending the winter. She was
Sc years old. '* >~~ 49,
Mrs. Paquin. lived in Little Falls 26
years ago, her husband, DR.. Paquin,
practicing medicine here at that time.
He died a number of years ago. In late
years, Mrs. Paquin lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. A. Smith, at. Sank
Rapids. F., :.- 49, .'s>> ..;>,
The remains were shipped to Little
Falls, arriving here Sunday, Mrs, Laid
law accompanying them here. Inter
ment was in Oakland cemetery, Rev.
Gregory officiating.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Laidlaw and Mrs. Smith and one son.
Samuel Paquin Of New York City. She
also leaves a brother, Charles Pullman
of Waverly. formerly of Little Falls.
Mrs. Smith of Sank Rapids and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Pullman of Waverly were
here for the funeral. Mr.. Pullman is
the son of Charles Pullman.
Mrs. Catherine Giles, resident Of
this city for twenty years, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. 8. E. Belts,
700 Second street southeast Wednes
day morning at g o 'clock from old age.
She was SO years old.
Mrs. Giles was born in Schenectady,
N. Y, April is, 1888. The family re.
sided in Winona for many years. Mr..
Giles died more than forty years ago
and for the last twenty years, Mrs.
Giles has lived with her daughter, Mrs.
Belts, in this city.
Surviving are two sons, A. L. Giles
of Duluth and John. F. Giles Of Los
Angeles, Calf, and one daughter, Mrs.
Belts. She also leaves one brother, re-
siding at Wykoff, this state. There
are seven grand children and two great
grand children.
The funeral arrangements have not
been fully completed but the funeral
will be at the Belts home this after
noon at 2 o'clock and interment will be
in Oakland cemetery. -,
The 19-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F. Smith Of Ripley died at his home
Monday morning from pneumonia: The
funeral was held from the church of