OBITUARY.

Patea Mail, Volume XLIV, 1 December 1920, Page 2

OBITUARY.

THE REV. FATHER DUFFY,

A solemn Requiem Mass for the kite Father Dully was celebrated at tho Catholic Church tit 11 o'clock yosterday morning, Dean Tower officiating, assisted by a large number of visiting clergymen; Archbishop O’Shea being

also present.. The church was cn wded to the doors with a large congregation, many of whom were visibly affected during the service. At the conclusion of the mass the cortege left the Church for the Fa tea cemetery, headed by a procossion of twenty-three priests, and followed by the congregation and friends of the deceased, tiro funeral being the largest ever seen in the district, testifying to the warm place the deceased had occupied in the hearts of all. The service at the graveside was impressively conducted by Archbishop O ’shea.