OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 20, 20 May 1909, Page 15

OBITUARY

MRS. W. VEITCH, OAMARU. On April 30 there passed away, at her residence, Towey street, in the person of Mrs.' W. Veitch, a lady who was greatly beloved by all in the parish (writes our Oamaru correspondent). Mrs. Veitch was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Barry, of Oamaru, and at the time of her death was only 30 years of age. The deceased was ever foremost in everything for the benefit of the Church, being a willing and energetic worker. For a dumber of years Mrs. Veitch was a prominent member of St. Patrick's choir, "and an active member of the Altar Society and Children of Mary Confraternity. She was of a kind and gentle disposition, an affectionate daughter, and loving wife, and deep sympathy is felt_for her bereaved parents and husband. During her long "illness, which was borne with resignation and patience, she was attended by the Right Rev. Mgr. Mackay, V.G.,, and Rev. Fathers Farthing and O'Neill, and died fortified by all the rites of the Church. The remains were conveyed to St. Patrick's Basilica, whence the funeral proceeded to the cemetery, headed by the Hibernian Society, of which body Mr. Veitch has long been an energetic and zealous office-bearer. The cortege was the largest witnessed in Oamaru for many years, and testified to the respect and esteem in which the deceased was held, and to the sympathy felt for her relatives. The burial service at the graveside was conducted "by the Right Rev. Mgr. Mackay, assisted by- Rev. Father Farthing.— R.l.P,

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