Considine, Patrick 1855-1921

CONSIDINE, HURLEY

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Date: 6/29/2023 at 08:49:50

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
March 25, 1921
Page 1

RECORD IN SERVICE
EMPLOYE OF MILLING COMPANY FOR FORTY-TWO YEARS
ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA WAS FATAL.
Patrick Considine, One of the Pioneer Residents of LeMars, Passes Away after an Illness of Ten Days. Was Widely Known.

Patrick Considine, one of the pioneer residents of LeMars, died at a local hospital at an early hour on Tuesday morning following a ten days illness of pneumonia. Two weeks ago Mr. Considine went to Emerson, Neb., to attend a funeral of a relative. On the trip he caught a cold which developed into the disease which proved fatal. It is said he was hardly ever sick a day in his life up to this time.

Patrick Considine was a native of Ireland and was born in County Clare on June 14, 1855, and grew up in his native place. He came to America forty-four years ago and soon after arriving in the states came to LeMars and made his home here ever since.

Mr. Considine held a record for long and continuous service. For forty-two yea4rs he was employed at the Plymouth mills and was a faithful and trusted employe, well liked and respected by his employers and his fellow workmen.

He leaves a wife and two sons, John Considine and Michael Francis Considine of this city. One daughter, Nora, died in infancy. He also leaves a brother, Thomas Considine, of LeMars and four sisters, Mrs. John Connor, of LeMars, Mrs. Winnie Crowe, of Emerson, Neb., Mrs. Bridget Holloran and Mrs. Elizabeth Golden, residing in Ireland.

Mr. Considine was well known to almost everybody in LeMars and had a kindly word and greeting for man, woman and child, and was acquainted with generations of children during his two score years in LeMars. He was a loving husband and father, an upright citizen, a conscientious workman and a most likeable man. He will be greatly missed among his fellow workmen and his home circle.

A brief, but fitting eulogy was pronounced over him by a fellow workman, who had known and constantly associated with him for thirty-five years when he said, “Pat Considine was one hundred per cent man.”

The funeral was held yesterday morning at St. James church, of which he was a member and was largely attended by neighbors and old friends. The members and employes of the Plymouth Milling company attended the funeral in a body and marched at the head of the cortege which escorted the body from the church to St. Joseph’s cemetery where the interment was made.

The pallbearers were John Madden, Henry Gallagher, John Fisher, H. L. Dambrink, F. J. Beattie and Nicholas Holton.
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Further Research Note:
Patrick Considine married Sarah Hurley in LeMars, IA.