Mrs. Patrick Brennan -1907

BRENNAN, WELSH, SHORTELL, LYNCH, NASH

Posted By: W. F. (email)
Date: 1/20/2008 at 14:16:18

Iowa Old Press

THE DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH HERALD
Dubuque, Iowa
March 22, 1907.

--"ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.
Mrs. Patrick Brennan Passes to Great Beyond Saturday Morning In This City".--

Another of Dubuque county's pioneers has answered the final summons and joined the great army which has preceded her in death, Mrs. Patrick Brennan
having passed away at her family residence, 26 South Bluff Street, at 7:30 a.m. Friday after an illness of a few weeks' duration.

Mrs. Brennan, whose maiden name was Miss Alice Welsh (sic), was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, seventy-eight years ago. Fifty-two years ago she came to Dubuque county and settled in Washington township, where she married Patrick Brennan shortly after her arrival here. A few years ago the aged couple retired from farm life and moved to this city, where the declining days of the
beautiful life of Mrs. Brennan was spent in preparation for the life which she has entered upon. She was a devout Catholic all her life, and was a member of the Cathedral parish since coming to this city.

Besides her husband Mrs Brennan is survived by five children, Mrs. Wm. Shortell and Mrs. Dan Lynch of Washington township, and Michael, Thomas and Margaret of this city; also one brother, Ed Welsh of Missouri Valley, and one sister, Mrs.
Mary Nash, of this city.

The funeral will be held Sunday morning at 8 o'clock to the Cathedral and the burial will be made at St. Joseph's.

--Submitted by W.F., Aug 2006