Obituary.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 34, 22 August 1901, Page 20

Obituary.

ME. NICHOLAS C. ORIFFEN, DTTNBDIN. We regret to record the death of Mr Nicholas Coleman Griffen, f onrth son of the late Mr John Griffen, Dunedin, which occurred on August 14. The deceased was well known in commercial circles in this oity, having been for a number of years managing clerk to Messrs John Mill, and Co., and latterly a partner of the firm of Messrs Ponsonby and Griffen, stock and sharebrokers. The deceased had been seriously ill for some time and had only recently returned from Queenstown where he had gone with the hope that the change of scene and air might prove beneficial. The Rev. Father Murphy attended him during his illness, and also conducted the burial service at the graveside in the Southern Cemetery, where the interment took place on Friday hut. The funeral was representative of the high esteem in which the deceased was held by the commercial community, and amongst those present were many members of the

Dunedin Stock Exohange, whioh had been dosed during the afternoon out of respeot to the memory of the departed member.— RI.P. MB. ALEXANDEB J. BENTOUL, WELLINGTON. The many friends of Mrs. Rentoul, Melville street, Dunedin, will regret to hear of the death of her son, Mr. Alexander John Rentonl, whioh occurred on August 15 at the residence of his uncle, Mr. Richard O'Rourke, Taradale, Hawke's Bay. Mr. Rentoul had been for some years conneoted with the National Bank, Wellington, but left it for the purpose of entering Sharland and Co. The r}pop»sed. who was a very promising young man and highly esteemed by his employers, was an enthusiastic athlete, and it is thought that over-exertion in training was the cause of the illness whioh led up to his death. His death at such an early age, and with suoh bright prospects before him, was a severe blow to his mother, who has our sinoereet sympathy in the great loss whioh she has sustained. — R.I.P. MB. MATTHEW O'SULLIVAK, SYDNEY. Last Monday, August 12 (writes our Wanganui correspondent), Rev. Father O'Snlli van received aoable message announoing the death of his father, Mr. Matthew O'Sullivan, at Sydney. The deceased, who was born in 1818, at Castleoonnell, County Limeriok, Ireland, arrived in Sydney as far back as 1849, and, with the exception of a few years, had resided in St. Patrick's parish during his 52 years of colonial life. The late Mr. O'Sullivan, despite his advanced age — 83 yean — was able to attend Mass on Sundays until a few weeks before his death. Rev. Father Piquet, S.M., attending him during his short illness. Besides Father O'Sullivan there are five members of the family, and of these one is a Sister at the Convent of Mercy, St. Patrick's, Sydney. Telegrams of sympathy have been received by Rev. Father O'Sullivan from several of the priests of the archdiooese, who have signified their intention to assist next Tuesday at a Solemn Requiem Mam. — R.IJ*.