Mary A. Kerrigan 1890 - 1907

KERRIGAN

Posted By: Errin Wilker (email)
Date: 2/5/2009 at 15:25:04

NEW ALBIN -- A pall of gloom was cast over this community last week when the sad news of Mary A. Kerrigan’s death was heard. She was the youngest daughter and child of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kerrigan, and was born in Iowa township December 8, 1890.

Mary was the idol and pride of her parents and a general favorite among her schoolmates and acquaintances, as her genial disposition made her friends wherever she went. Deceased was in the full prime of her young girlhood, and her early demise is a matter of universal regret. She was ill for a short only with typhoid fever and quietly passed away at 1 o’ clock p.m., Monday, November 4, 1907, fortified by the last rites of the Catholic church of which she was a devoted member.

She is survived by her parents, a brother, John, and a sister, Lizzie, all of whom were at her bedside, and they have the sympathy of the entire community in the loss of their beloved child and sister.

Her funeral was the largest ever held at New Albin, over seventy teams being in the cortege that followed the remains to their last resting place in the Catholic cemetery. Many beautiful flowers from schoolmates and friends were presented, among them a floral pillow bearing her name. The school children marched in a body from the home to St. Joseph’s church where Father Ryan celebrated Requiem High Mass, and paid eloquent tribute to her memory in his sermon, as he knew Mary was a good girl.

May her soul rest in peace.

Source: Allamakee Journal, Lansing, Iowa, 13 November 1907