The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-08-19
Mrs. Fearon
Passed AWay
Last w eek
Funeral Services Held At st.
Cloud Monday
Morning
WAS BORN IN IRELAND
80 Year-Old Lady Had Been
Ill For Several
Years

After a lingering illness, Mrs.
Mary Fearon, who made her home
In Sank Centre with her son, Rev.
John Fearon, for many years,
passed away at st. James Hospital,
Perham, Thursday, August II, at
2:35 p. m. Since leaving this city in
June, 1882, when Rev. Fearon was
transferred to Morris, Mrs. Fearon
had been at Perham receiving med
ical care at the hospital.
Mrs. Fearon, who was 80 years
old at the time of death, had an
interesting life, during which she
resided in four countries, namely
Ireland, Scotland, England and
America. She was born in Kings
ton, Ireland, eight miles from Dub
lin, August 3, 1857. She came to the
United States and was united in
marriage at Rockland, Maine, to
Daniel Fearon on May 10, 1875.
After a number of years of resi-
dence in this country. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fearon returned to Europe, and
for a period of five years resided
in Ireland, Scotland and England.
A daughter, Mrs. Patrick Barrett,
of st. Wendell, was born during
their residence in Europe.
Upon the return of the family to
this country, they resided for
time at Clarks Island, Maine, and
in 1882 located on a homestead
five miles from Brainerd. Later
the family moved to st. Cloud,
where Mrs. Fearon made her home
until 1917. During their residence
in st. Cloud, Mr.. Fearon, an en-
ployee Of the Melrose Granite Co.,
at Melrose, passed away on Sept
ember 4, 1910. Mrs. Fearon came
to Sank Centre with her son in
1917.
Five children preceded the moth
er in death, namely, Elizabeth,
Bernard, Mary, William and Pat
rick. The surviving children are
Mrs. Patrick Barrett, st. Wendell:
Rev. John Fearon, of Morris; Sis
ter M. Corrine, o. S. B., of Altoona,
Wis; Francis H. Fearon, st. Cloud;
Charles G. Fearon, Chicago, III.
There are also 16 grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Fearon was member OF
the Women's Catholic Order Of
Foresters, Of which she was treas
urer for twenty years, the Chris
tian Mothers Society and the
Daughters of Erin.
"A Requiem High Mass was sung
at Perham Saturday morning at 8
o'clock, and the body was taken to
st. Cloud to the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis H. Fearon.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock
Rev. John Fearon, of Morris, son
Of the deceased lady, was cele-
brant at a Solemn High Mass con-
Quoted at the Holy Angels Cath
edral in st. Cloud. Interment was
made in the Fearon lot in Calvary
cemetery. The service was largely
attended by friends and relatives,
and members Of the clergy Of the
st. Cloud Diocese. Those from
Sank Centre in attendance were:
Mrs. Adolph Ebensteiner, Mrs. Jos.
Fish, Miss Agnes Murphy, Mrs.
Oscar Klonne, Mrs. ]. F. Coyle.
Miss Helen Allen and r. J. Malloy.
Father Fearon was assisted at
the service by Rev. Daniel O'Dris-
coll, Of Clear Lake, as deacon,
Rev. Van der Boer, of Moose Lake,
as subdeacon, Rev. T. Leo Keaveny,
rector Of the Cathedral, as master
of ceremonies, and Rev. Sebastian
Schirmers, of Perham, who preach
ed the funeral sermon.
In the sanctuary were Rt. Rev.
Monsignor Camillus Thiebault, vic
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