OBITUARY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 27, 26 October 1888, Page 19

OBITUARY.

(from the TaranaM Herald.") The funeral of the late Sister Mary St. Lucia took place on Thursday morning, October 18. The deceas'dlady had been suffering for many months from consumption, and her death, though long expected, cast a gloom over the sisterhood among whom she had be in brought up since her early childhood. The body, attired in the religious garb of the sisterhood, lay in state in the ConTent Chapel since her demise, and was visited by many friends. It was removed to Si. Joseph's Church this morning, when solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Cassidy. assisted by Rev. Father O'Djimeli. After the Mass Father Cassidy addresssd the large congregation, and showed how the good Sister, who had been called to her reward, had served God from her earliest childhood, and devoted her innocent and youthi'ul life lo the service of tbe Gieat King, and to the love and help of his poor and little onep. After an earnest exhortation, the ptocession was formed from the church to the hearse, the Cross bearer and two altar boys leading. Next came the schoolboys of the Society of the Sacrod Heart in red sashes and medals ; the little girle. pupiis of the deceased sistei'j, in wnite with veils and carrying llowers, followed next ; then the coffin, carried by six of the Sisters, was borne to the 'hearse mid the subs and tears oi many h f tk' ones. When the coffin was placed in the hearse, the procession passed down Devon Btreet to the cemetery, in the following older : — Fust, the cross-bearer and altar boys ; next followed the boys of tha Fraternity of the Sacred He-irt ; then the hearse ; the Sisters, and the pupils of the deceased S ster, and the Rev. Fathers Cassidy and O'DonnelJ. accompanied by Mr. Brown.tbe father of the deceased lady ; while the general congregation and friends made up the rear. On reaching the Henui Cemetery the Sisters carried tbe body to tho grave, and after the usual burial service was re id the coffiu wns lowered, covered with wreaths ot flowers, placed there by i-ympathising friends and tender-hearted little ones, who knew well the treasure they bad lost, and thus the first Sister who had died in this province found a lesting place. — R.I.P.

We record with regret the death of Mrs, Meenan, wife of our much esteemed townsman Mr. Fianois Meenan J. P., which occurred at her residence Great King street, Dunedin, on Siturday last. The deceased lady, who had been ill foreome weeks. leaveßa husband and a large family of cV ildren to deplore her loss. She was a lady of an amiable disposition and in every respect estimable, and her death is the cause of sincere Borrow to a numerous circle of fr.ends and acquaintanceF. Much wympathy is "\lso felt for Mr. Meenan and hip family iv their affliction. The f uDeral took place on Tuesday, a Mass of Jfftjiiirm being celebrated, in tbe presence of the body, in St. Joseph V (Jainedral at 1 1 a m The Rev. Father Lynch acted as celebrant and the music of the Itequieni, was affectm^ly sung by the Dominican jiuns' choir. A large congregation also was in attendance. At 2.30. p.m., the funeral ceremonies were commenced in the Cathedral by the Rev. Father Lynch assisted by the Rev. Father Yereker, the JJe Profundis being chanted in harmony witn extreme eweetnessard nolemnity by a choir of the altar boys and one of the Christian Brothers, and, as the coffin was earned out, tt c Dead March in Saul was performed by Miss Horan tbe organist, on the orgin. A large concouise of people were present in tbe church, and the procession which followed ihe hearse to the Southern cemetery was of great length, a long line of mourners on foot preceding a nu-nber of vehicles. The attendance of so large a number of people, on a week day especially, when many m 1 st have come at a good deal of inconvenience to themselves, testified eloquently to. the respect felt for tbe deceased lady and her husband,— U.l P.