OBITUARY.
MRS. MARY DEMPSEY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day. A link with the early days has been severed by the death of Mrs. Mary Dempsey in her 88th year. Mrs. Dempsey, who resided for over 60 years in Wanganui, was born at the Lower Hutt in 1849. She was the daughter of Mr. James Gilligan, an early Wellington settler. In 1868 she "married Mr. James Dempsey at Wairoa, and lived there during the troublous days of the Maori wars. Mrs. Dempsey came to Wanganui with her husband in 1875. She was a devout Catholic and worked hard on behalf of many charities. Her husband died in 1921 and she is survived by a son, Mr. William Dempsey (Wellington) and one daughter, Mrs. t Far leer ( Wanganui).
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 157, 5 July 1937, Page 3
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