The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-12-21
"a CLERGYMEN AT
ODONNELL RITES
1000 attend Rites at MinneOta
Church for Priest Killed
in Morton Accident
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his head early Friday but the attempt
to save his life proved futile.
A brother, Rev. Joseph O'Donnell of
st. Luke's parish in st. Paul, accom-
panied the surgeon here.
The car is said TO be the most COM
pletely wrecked of any in an accident
here in years. The whole lett side
was torn from the rest Of the car, all
the wheels were broken, the front end
was smashed nearly into the front
seat the top was smashed in and torn
off and doors, tenders and bumpers
were torn from the car and strewn
around.
Both trucks were badly smashed,
especially the Ford truck belonging to
Cantine brothers. The second truck
piled on top of the Ford truck and
smashed the engine nearly to the
ground.
Rev. O'Donnell was personal
friend of Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan of
Redwood Falls. They attended school
together in st. Paul and he was a
visitor here several times. Most of
his priesthood has been spent in Min
neota. He was 40 years old.
He is survived by his parents and
three brothers, James, Patrick and
Rev. Joseph and one sister, Betty, all
of st. Paul.
Minneota.-A crowd that approach
ed the 1000 mark packed every nook
of st. Edwards Catholic church here
Monday morning for the funeral of
Rev. John P. O'Donnell, for nearly
nine years pastor of that church and
many of them stood in entries and
outside on the stairs.
The solemn requiem high mass here
at 10 a. m. Monday preceded taking
of the body to St. Paul by motor
hearse, where funeral services were
conducted at the Cathedral Tuesday
morning, with interment in Calvary
cemetery, st. Paul. All Minneota
business places were closed during
the funeral and there was no session
of the public school in the forenoon.
Monday mornings service was the
illumination of a series of devotioNs
that began shortly after Rev. O'Don-
nelPs body was brought here from
Redwood Falls at $780, Friday eve
ming. The solemn requiem high mass
was said by Rev. Joseph O'Donnell of
St. Paul, the deceased's brother, as
celebrant; Rev. Waldren, of st. Col
umbans Seminary, Columbans, Ne
braska, a former professor of Rev.
O'Donnell's, was deacon; and Rev.
Nicholas Finn of Montevideo, was
sub-deacon. Rev. John NJ. Pilger of
Client was master of ceremonies and
assisting in the sanctuary were Rev.
Noonan of Marshall and Rev. Green
of St. Paul, who has been sent here
temporarily to handle pastoral duties
in the Minneosa parish.
Including a brief service Sunday
evening, "a priests attended the rites
for Rev. O'Donnell. Monday morn
ing there were u present, coming
mainly from Client and Marshall. The
visiting clergy included:
Rev. Joseph O'Donnell, St. Paul;
Rev. Waldren, Columbans, Nebraska;
rev. u. y. NOOiidll, MdI Slldll, NSN.
George Carlin, Marshall; Rev. Green,
st. Paul; Rev. Cahill, Tracy; Rev.
Max j. Matz, Taunton; Rev. S. F..
Dobrinski, Ivanhoe; Rev. Popolowski,
Wilno; Rev. Durkin, Elkton, South
Dakota; Rev. Joseph O'Neil, Danvers;
Rev. James O'Hara, Morton; Rev.
John Abbott, Green Valley; Rev. F.
X. Dooley, Bookings, South Dakota;
Rev. Jennings, Currie; Rev. Roche,
Sioux Falls; Rev. Borden, Ellsworth;
Rev. -Tomek, Bechyn; Rev. Godfrey
O'Sullivan, Redwood Falls; Rev.
Walsh, Murdoch; Rev. Murphy, Kan
diyohi; Rev. Ryan, Ortonville; Rev.
Rogan, st. Paul; Rev. Frederick,
Wanda; Rev. O'Connor, Graceville;
Rev. James O'Donnell, first cousin Of
the deceased, a Dominican priest from
Minneapolis; Rev. Van Dyke, a Croz-
Ter Missionary priest from Onamia;
Rev. REM, Candy; Rev. Gorrs, st.
Leo; Rev. Wolfhart, Madison; Rev.
Kern, Lucan, Rev. Moitzheim, pastor
at Wabasso and Rev. Funke, assistant
pastor at Wabasso; Rev. Nicholas
Da1, M po1nop