OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7, 18 February 1909, Page 259

OBITUARY

MR. M. J. STAUNTON, WAIPAWA

The many friends of Mr. Michael Joseph Staunfcon, not^ alone in Otago, but in other parts of the Dominion, willhear with sincere regret of his death, which took place, at Waipawa on February 5, at the age of 51 years. The deceased had been in poor health for some time, but no seriou3 consequences wore anticipated until shortly before his death, when his illness took a turn - for the wor.se. The late Mr. Stannton was a Victorian by birth, and came to Dunedin with his parents in the early days, and joinei the Telegraph Department in this city. - At various times he had been postmaster at Mosgiel, Milton, Manaia, and on the Otago goldfields, where he made hosts of friends by his courtesy and genial manner. Quiet and unobtrusive, he was a man who had read widely and who was a keen observer of men and manners. The late Mr. Staunton was a devoted and practical Catholic, and was attended in his illness by the Rev. Father Johnson and the Sisters of Sb. Joseph. On the day following his demise a Requiem Mass for the repose of his soul was celebrated in St. Joseph's Church, the solemn nrnsic being rendered by the nuns and the local choir. The funeral procession to the railway station was representative of all classes in the community. The remains arrived in Dunedin last week, and were interred in the Southern Cemetery on Wednesday. The Rev. Father Gilmartin officiated at the graveside. — J. v . 1 . x •