The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-11-01
Jack Flahayen Sum-
moned By Grim Reaper
Last of a Group of Melrose Sef..
ders Passes Away, at Age of
SO Years


Jack Flahaxen, a venerable and
highly respected pioneer of Nell
rose, and ONE of the oldest resi-
dents in this community, passed to
the Great Beyond at his home here
Friday at IL :45 a. M, at the age
of ninety years. Death was due to
infirn1ities of old age, having been
confined to his bed for three
weeks.
Jack Flahaven was born I'M IRE
land June "a, 1888. He came to
America i'm 1857 and lived for a
time in New York and Ohio. In
1865 he was married in Ohio to
Margaret Flahaven and they came
to Mehese in 1867 and took a
homestead 8 miles north OF Mel
rose, the farm now occupied by
Ben Vofbert. They lived on their
homestead until ID years ago when
they retired and took up residence
in the city. Mrs. FlahaNen died
here July 27, 1915. .-
Mr.. Flahaven is the last of a
group of homesteaders, who were
the first to settle in the vicinity of
Melrose, to pass away.
The deceased is survived by
mine children, a son. Dennis, died
August Z, 1927. The children
are: John, Katherine and William
Flahaven at home, Mike of One
NEE, N. OAK, Mrs. Minnie Allen,
of Sank Centre, Mrs. Thomas Da-
vid, of Minneapolis, Miss Margaret,
of Minneapolis, Thomas, of Plaza,
N. OAK, and Mrs. Arthur Graham,
of St. Cloud. There are FL grand.
children and great grandchildren.
The funeral was held at the
St. Patrick churcn Tuesday at
$50 o'clock, Rev. Killian officiat-
ing at Solemn Requiem assisted
by Rev. Fearon, of Sank Centre,
and Rev. Wessendorf, of Little
Falls.
Six grandsons were pall bearers,
viz: Gilbert, Archibald and Oliver
Graham, of St. Cloud, Stephen
and Thomas Allen, of Sank Cen
tire, and John Flahaven of st /.
Paul. julius Pothen, grandson-in-
law was cross bearer. The honor
airy pail bearers were: Fred Reh-
kamp, Henry Tieman, VIM. Dwyer
Thos. Dwyer, Mike Burke and
Steve Robinson.
All the children were present at
the funeral and the following from
out-of-town attended the funeral
or visited at the Flahaven home
sfer the death: Arthur Graham
family, Mrs. A. r. Kinney, Mrs.
W. F. Donohue and son, Howard,
Mrs. Chas. Olmsteai, Mrs. l. B.
Uptegrove, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Robinson, Mrs. Nick Verkennis
Mrs. VIM. Howe, Ben Huston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Graham, Mr. .
and Mrs. John Graham, Mrs
James Donohue, Mrs. Agnes Koop,
meiner, Joe Nathe, Mrs. Mary At
kinson and son, Louis, Mrs. Henry
Leach, Mrs. Mary Kennedy, Mrs.
is. j.. Mortinson, Mrs. Nick
Schwartz, Mrs. Mayberry and Mr..
and Mrs. Ike O'Connor, all of st.
Cloud; Mrs. Harry Kirk, Steve
Kinsella, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Kinsella, Thos. Kinsella, Mrs {.
George Brown, T. j. Flahaven and
son, Roscoe, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Allen and son, Edward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Kenna, Miss Elizabeth
Allen, Mrs. Chas. Baker, Mrs.
Chas. Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Graham and James Kinsella,
all of Sank Centre; Mrs. M. j.
Connolly and daughter, Mae, of
Glenwood; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Full
Ter, Miss Mayme Riley, Mrs
VIM. Savowski, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Flahaven and son, William,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Dunford, Mr..
and Mrs. James McNevin. Mrs !.
Margaret McNevin, Mrs. Louis
Beadon and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Schaefer, all of St. Paul; James
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