Edward J. Cahill 1882-1904

CAHILL

Posted By: Cathy Joynt Labath
Date: 10/22/2006 at 15:23:18

Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa; Wednesday, April 27, 1904

Death of Edward J. Cahill

Sunday afternoon, Mr. Edward Cahill died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Edward Cahill, of this city, after a brief illness. The sad news was considerable of a surprise to the many friends of the family in this city and elsewhere, few of whom had heard of his illness. Some months ago he was severely crushed by one of McLaughlin Bros. Large horses, while working about the barn, and it appears that he never fully recovered from the injuries. Dr. O’Brien, who attended him, found him failing gradually from a tuberculosis ailment and advised him to seek a change of climate as soon as his condition would permit a journey to be taken. Sunday morning he received a stroke of apoplexy, as a result of the latter trouble. In the afternoon he received a second stroke and in a few moments passed away. The funeral will be held this forenoon. Services will be conducted at Assumption church at 10 o’clock and the interment will be in St. John’s cemetery. The pallbearers chosen are Wm. Kirby, Robert Laughlin, James Larkin, Hugh Metz, Michael Brennan and John Duffy. His brother John, who was at Aberdeen, could not reach here until last morning. Hence the delay.

Edward Joseph Cahill was born at Sanborn, Iowa, June 4, 1882. He attended school in this city where he also grew to manhood. Several years ago his father died. The mother, John, and one daughter, Virgie, are the only surviving members of the family. Edward was an industrious, exemplary, courteous, and well disposed young man. At an early age life he was thrown upon his own resources but he did everything that an obedient and loving son could do and as best he knew how to aid his mother and sister. He was constantly engaged in something that would be a source of profit to himself and to those who had the storngest of claims to his time and efforts. His taking off when the visions of expectant, anxious young manhood seem brightest and when the ardor of youth can see so much to live and hope for is, of course, source of keen anguish to those who are left to mourn his departure, but they will, as all true Christian hearts must, find solace in the knowledge that his career, though brief, ahs not been without deeds of kindness and duty well performed. To the bereft the Democrat extends its sincerest sympathy.