OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 26, 1 July 1909, Page 1017

OBITUARY

MR. JAMES CASEY, DUNEDIN.

We regret to record the death of a very old resident of Dunedin in the person of Mr. James Casey, of Leith avenue, who passed away on Monday in his 75th year. The deceased, who was a highly esteemed member of the Cathedral parish, was born in County Galway, and came out to New Zealand in 1863. Soon after his arrival he settled in Dunedin, where he had resided ever since, with the exception of a short time spent on ■ the diggings. He had been a member of the local branch of the Hibernian Society for close on forty years, and for twenty years was a trustee of the branch. It is a rather remarkable fact that his nine sons are also members of the same branch. The deceased, who had been ill for about four months, was constantly visited by the Cathedral clergy, and died fortified by all the rites of the Church/ of which he was a devoted member. He leaves a widow, nine sons, thrse daughters, and several grandchildren to mourn their loss. The funeral, which took place on Wednesday afternoon, was a large and representative one, and included members of the Hibernian Society in regalia. — R.I.P.