The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
PIONEER LADIES
ARE LAID TO REST
Mrs. Stephen Kinsella Passed
Away Sunday Morning;
Aged SO Years
SIX SONS PALLBEARERS
Funeral of Mrs. Charles Wey-
mouth, Ninety-Three,
Wednesday
Mrs. Stephen Kinsella

MrS. SCcpIlcH hulScud
Mrs. Stephen Kinsella, after hav-
ing lived a full life of 88 years,
passed to her eternal reward Sun
day morning, Jan. 10, 1880, with
her eleven surviving children at
her bedside.
Herald readers will recall that
she fell and broke the joint of one
of her hips Thursday, Jan. 9. Pneu-
monia developed and the end came
peacefully.
Mrs. Kinsella was one of the har-
dy pioneers of this section, settling
on the farm home in Ashley town.
ship in 1884. She was the mother
of II children, and the first break
in the family came few years
ago when a daughter, Mrs. D. G.
Collins, of st. Cloud, passed away.
Mr.. Kinsella died Sunday evening,
Sept. 13, 1925, at the ripe old age
of IS.
Mrs. Kinsella was very active,
with a keen, alert mind until she
met with. her accident. She was
greatly attached to her family and
was especially pleased to have
young people around her. In the
neighborhood in which she lived
for many years she was greatly
beloved. It was a pleasure for her
to do a kindness to others.
She was a lifelong member of
the Catholic Church, very devout
and conscientious in her religious
duties.
In a word Mrs. Kinsella was a
queen among women, "the fairest
among thousands, altogether love
ly."
Miss Mary Neville was born in
County Limerick, Ireland, in 1872.
When she was five years of age
she removed to Canada with her
parents, At Renfrew, Can, in
Juness1463, she was united in mar
- u Stephen Kinsella. Two
years after their marriage they
migrated to the United States
settling first in Michigan, later
moving to Wisconsin where they
resided until they came to Mime
sofa and Ashley township in 1854
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsella retired from
the farm in 1916 and moved to the
home on Birch Street, Sauk Cen
tire, where she passed away.
The surviving children are: ]. E
Kinsella, st. Cloud; r. B. Kinsella,
Ashley township; Mrs. T. H. Col.
Inns, Great Falls, Mont; T. II. Kin.
sella, Sauk Centre; J. c. Kinsella
Westport; Mrs. ]. p. Collins, Ell.
roy, Wis; Mrs. George Brown, OF
Sank Centre; Mrs. Al Smith, Roch.
ester, Mimi; Stephen Kinsella, Jr.
Ashley township; Frank Kinsella
Ashley township; Mrs. Earl Bee
war, Minot, N. D.
There are 81 living grandchild.
rem, one of whom is studying fol
the priesthood, and u living great.
grandchildren.
Very largely attended funeral
services were held at the Church
of Our Lady of the Angels, Saul
Centre, Tuesday morning at 9:0(
o'clock. A grandson, Rev. Austir
Kinsella, celebrated Solemn High
Mass. Just two weeks before his
grandparents celebrated their 60tf
wedding anniversary in 1928 FIR
Kinsella was ordained to the
priesthood by Bishop Busch. He
is now studying social welfare
work in New York City. After
completing the course in three
years he will return to take up his
work in the st. Cloud diocese.
Rev. Kinsella was assisted in the
funeral service over his beloved
grandmother by Rev. John A
Fearon, pastor of the Church OF
Our Lady of the Angels.
Six sons, John, Robert, Thomas
James, Stephen and Frank Kinsel.
la, acted as pallbearers.
Nine grandsons ranging in age
from gray-haired men to young
men, acted as honorary pallbear
ers. They were: Donald Becwar
st. Johns College; James Collins
Notre Dame; Allen Collins, Rich
land Centre, Wis; Dean Brown
Owatonna, Mimi; Clinton Collins
Minneapolis; Emett Collins, Mimi
<eapolis; Dean Kinsella, Sauk Cen
tire; Joe Collins, st. Cloud; Gerald
Kinsella, St. Cloud.
The remains were lovingly laid
to rest beside those of her husband
in Calvary cemetery east of the
city.
The following relatives and
friends from outside Sauk Centre
attended the services: John Cos.
tello. Mrs. Audie Atkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay Joiner, William Costello,
st. Paul; Clinton Collins, Mary Col
Inns. Emett Collins, Mr.. and Mrs
r. L. McCollouch, William Hasset
Minneapolis; Donald Becwar. st
Johns College; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kinsella, Gerald Kinsella, Joseph
Collins, William Campbell, Jr., st
Cloud; Carroll Haynes, Brewer.
Vile: Dean Brown, Owatonna;
Fred Holmberg, Mrs. Holmberg,
Joe Gueth, Mrs. Fred Gueth, Stap-
les. Miss Kate Flahaven. Melrose;
Mr. and Mrs. D. w. McLaurey. OF
Clenwood; Miss Gladys Riley, Fer
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