Fr. Daniel Patrick Mulcahy (1877-1933)

MULCAHY, MCCOY, HAMM, STARK, PETTIT, MOON, RASMUSSON, JOHNSON, FITZGERALD

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/10/2012 at 19:54:24

From Nevada Journal August 24, 1933

REV. FR. MULCAHY DIED SUDDENLY

FORMER STORY COUNTY MAN PASSED AWAY FOLLOWING OPERATION

Rev. Fr. Daniel P. Mulcahy, pastor of St. Patrick's parish, Anamosa, died at the Mercy hospital there early Wednesday morning following an operation for gall stones the evening before.

High Mass for the deceased priest, a native of the Colo neighborhood, will be read at 10:00 Friday morning at St. Patrick's church Anamosa, after which the body will be brought overland to Colo and interment will be in St. James cemetery, Colo, probably between 4:00 and 5:00 that afternoon.

Father Mulcahy had been in the charge of the St. Patrick's parish at Anamosa for about two years.

He had been in Nevada twice during the past few months.

Here on June 27 he had a part in the Golden Jubilee ceremonies marking the fiftieth anniversary of the late Father Nichols in the priesthood, and on August 12 was here to assist in the funeral mass for Father Nichols.

Daniel Patrick Mulcahy, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mulcahy was born on the homestead southeast of Colo, December 30, 1877. He attended the rural schools where he gained his early education and later attended St. Joseph's now Columbia college, Dubuque, where he graduated from there to Rome where he attended the North American College and was ordained to the priesthood in June 1905.

Returning to America immediately following his ordination he was installed as an assistant at Waterloo, where he remained for a time, and later held pastorates at Vinton, Bernard and Garry Owen, Cedar Rapids and would have been at Anamosa two years in October.

The mother died in 1911 and the father passed away about 3 years ago.

Daniel is the fourth of the eleven children of the family to pass away. A brother James died in 1910, at Dubuque, but a short time before he was to have been ordained to the priesthood; Mary, the third sister, a sister in religion, died 32 years ago and Mrs. Anna McCoy the oldest sister passed away about 16 years ago.

Surviving brothers and sisters are Mrs. Lila Hamm of Armour, S. D., Carl Mulcahy of Mason City, John Mulcahy of State Center, Evangeline of Des Moines, Frank of Colo, Margaret of Colo and Mrs. Nita Stark of Colo.

From Nevada Journal August 26, 1933

INTERMENT OF CATHOLIC PRIEST

REV. FR. MULCAHY LAID TO REST IN ST. JAMES CEMETERY

A large group of relatives and friends gathered at St. James cemetery, Colo, late Friday afternoon to meet the funeral cortege from Anamosa, accompanying the body of the late Rev. Fr. Daniel P. Mulcahy, former Story county boy, who had died very suddenly Wednesday morning following a surgical operation.

Many present were neighbors and friends of his boyhood days, Father Mulcahy having been born on the Mulcahy homestead south of Colo December 30, 1877, attended school there as a boy and raised to young manhood among the people who mourned his untimely death.

Hundreds had gathered in the beautiful St. James cemetery, when the funeral cortege arrived from Anamosa about 5:00 p. m.

Interment was in charge of Rev. Fr. Thomas Collins of Waverly, assisted by Rev. James Cassidy of Nevada, Rev. Fr. Campbell of Ames, Rev. Fr. Drummy of Marshalltown, Rev. Fr. Buzenski of State Center and Rev. Fr. Daniel Gorman of Gilbert, soon to come to Nevada.

Solemn Requiem high mass for the beloved priest had been celebrated at St. Patrick's church, Anamosa, where he had been in charge for two years, at 10:00 Friday morning and had been largely attended by members of his congregation and friends. Dignity was lent to the occasion by the presence of about a hundred priests from over the state, among whom the deceased had been held in the highest of esteem.

Rev. Fr. Collins of Waverly, boyhood friend of the deceased, was celebrant of the mass. Others assisting in the mass were Rev. J. C. Wieneke of Cedar Falls, deacon; Rev. Timothy McElliott of Marion, sub-deacon; Rev. Stephen Kucera of Prairieburg, first master of ceremonies; Rev. Eugene Lorenz of Anamosa, second master of ceremonties.

The funeral sermon was preached by Monsignor Wolfe of Dubuque who was ordained in Rome, Italy, in 1905, at the same time of the ordination of Father Mulcahy.

Acolytes were Rev. Joseph Dunn of Ashbury and Rev. Phelan of Dubuque and Rev. Clair Drummy of Waukon served as incense bearer.

High dignitaries of the church present in addition to those mentioned were Most Reverend H. P. Rholmann, Bishop of Davenport, and Monsignors Haney of Dubuque, Boeling of Dubuque, Toomey of Cedar Rapids, O'Conner of Mason City, Coury of Dubuque and Beese of Bellevue.

Pallbearers were from among his congregation at Anamosa and accompanied the funeral cortege to the St. James Cemetery, Colo. They were Maurice Fay, Simon McLaughlin, Albert Ament, J. W. Conmey, Ed McNamara, John Cheshire, P. D. Dailey and W. P. Morrissey.

In addition to the accompanying priests and pallbearers, about forty others accompanied the funeral cortege on its drive of 150 miles from the scene of his last labors to his final resting place by the side of his parents.

Daniel P. Mulcahy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mulcahy, was born on a farm southeast of Colo, December 30, 1877, attended the rural schools of New Albany township. Studied his classics and philosophy at Columbia college, Dubuque and his theology at North American College in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood in Rome in June 17, 1905.

On his return to America, he was named assistant to Rev. Mark Cooney in Cedar Rapids where he spent seven years. His first parish was at Vinton, later served at Cedar Rapids, then Garry Owen and on October 7, 1931, was installed as pastor of St. Patrick's church, Anamosa, where he died.

He was taken ill on Monday night and rushed to Mercy hospital, Anamosa, where he submitted to an operation but passed away Wednesday morning at 9:30.

It had so happened that his life long friend, Rev. Thomas R. Collins of Waverly who was also a former Colo boy, had been called to Dubuque on Monday and learning of his friends illness hastened to his bedside and was with him during his last hours. To Fr. Collins he assigned the task of his funeral arrangements and requested that he be buried in Colo be the side of his parents and other members of the family who had preceded him in death.

Members of his family from Colo and Des Moines reached his bed side before his death on Wednesday morning and all the family were in Anamosa for the funeral services Friday morning and in Colo for the interment services.

Among the brothers and sisters, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral were the brothers, Carl, his wife and son James of Mason City, Frank and wife and son Dowd of State Center, the sisters Miss Margaret Mulcahy and Mrs. Clarence Stark husband and family of Colo, Miss Evangeline Mulcahy of Des Moines and Mrs. Charles Hamm, son Alo and daughter Amelda of Armour, D. D., their daughter and husband Dr. and Mrs. E. V. Pettit of Des Moines.

Among the many other relatives were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moon of Zearing and her mother, Mrs. Henry Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rasmusson of Des Moines, Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Quarry and her sister-in-law, Miss Ada Johnson, John Mulcahy, an uncle of the deceased fro Logan, Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzgerald and daughter of St. Anthony.