OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 9 December 1909, Page 1935

OBITUARY

* community , .(writer pur^^T^cttch'^correspondent) experienced a painful n sljock o when qtajecame * WiOhat Mrs.. y White,.widp^ i pf J IK. 111 1 11A 1 - £ Whfcf very .faold !f and: !P^omme»t ; ciibizett. f of,,ClifistcKurcli, X and head of r -the-well^now^ firm/of, A: J. winter, months health rsuffered 3^6me r what, >»T.bidf. wo% thfl return "of nidre, gWi l arWaih'er7she' Reared .extent, ,her." f usual. Mgpr^' SHb v waS pre- -, 'sehfeja* the warehouse ,6n, Ttfesjia/y, afternppn' ftft'a'ii'n'bnr or ' li ?° T^ an - d laad ' afternoon. ,t.ea.-with severalVmemße'rsftf < Tfce^staff. ■ When .she.Tpturned.to ( .her I ,residenp i e\at';Opa'w'alatfer v 6ii she .m became iseriousjy.,4ll. , The^^Rdf^FitEe^ P^iceV^dm., n oa .being^telephoned, Jor,> was spe^y^' beside in: time - to unpart the, last rites, of Holy .Church VaVemaitfeft w jth Jier to, ,the v ,end., At about, 7 ofclo.ct'^heVsuddenly'Wxpired 'i.an ;her. ohair.,, ; The I latp .Mrs. .^h>euwas born'ui .WilSshire, - , England, and was, ahput 70, years, pi 'age: ' J ;Sh r e J c^in^ut to •■'New Zealand. 42, years,, ago in ,tbe.sam l e>ess(el J a's l , J MS*. ! 'A. J. - White.,-.- Both -settled. in. ( CHristbhrifcti; ''weje j Warrie&'rthere, :jjand,established -in, a small way the business ,wHrch haV.'grown i,: with, ,the.,city,, and ,3vb.^ch i&mow.welLknpwn' in'^many^. parts of .the Dominion.,, Mrs f .White, '/took ,ari active 'WrtMiS her ■ husband's business affairs from the begiriiiing. iill/ Sh < c was equipped ior this by. .remarkable business 'qtrilftyr' ''and 5 aptitude. In the early,days of , the. firm's '.existetfce" s Wen Mr. White had to sales in other 'places', s 'hie left 3 Mrs. White in charge of the business," with which she became closely acquainted. Mr: -White died in 1895, and since that time Mrs. White has given -the business personarsupervision, attending almost daily at the office and looking into many details of the transactions. About eighteen months ago the firm- became a -private company, but; Mrs.,;W,hite still re- ' • tamed her- interest in it, .and continued to, 'supervise .affairs. In spite of her age,. she i showed- great,, aptiv,ityV r 'The late Mrs: White was a faithful and devoted , member, of VtJieT Catholic" 'congregation, -gave., liberally j to,, every., good!- wprk in ■, connection- with the- Church,, andi ; outside n tor aW'ihlt apI tofiher.>.'as!:deserving.'/> The .extent j~of.,' her "t&ivate ■ benefactions • wall ptobably never t bef i kno^vn : ',\ iHer. .funeral, ,' ! which was very largely attended;; tool? >p}ace on .Thursday. ; A Solemn (Requiem Mass-, was, celebrated,. in the^Cathedral by his' Lordships Bishop .Grimes, the' R'^'Dean ''Ginaty; S.M:, -.V.Gj, -was -assistant • priest^ -the 'Rev. Dr. J 'Eennedy' deacon/ Rev. -Father McDonnell, subdeacon, and ! very Revl Father 'Price,- Adm.^, master,'/, of ,'' ceremonies. I The-Cathtedral. was crowded., i His jLordship ihe" Bish' op, in ' th'e : 'co'urse r of a -touching- address,; Said, it, close' upon ' a quarter ! of) a 'century since,, he .became 'acquainted with "the late MrsJ Whiter I She was, present, at the "speaker's II cprtsecratioTf, N and* at 1 his first i'Poutifical He was ' ; deeply-^ 'impressed! by fi-thef- wonderful; b/ain an*d'.^ill v power/ '■■that' she displayed-. 7/ That' was^the^keyriote, .of^ Iner "lffe.- A' stern sense of duty governed all^her actions ;/ 3D ven ; when she had passed the Scfiptural'-three score years 'and ten she still display edu#faafrj,s"te£n attachment ' to duty, and despite the protestations_j)f her loved ones she refused to cease from w c ork. Heir sense of -duty impelled her to go on r ,to the en^d'.^iAfltllbugl? her' end} wasi r vfery sudden, she was w ritft' unpVepared. God had given her a premonitory signal fc'some agp, y Th-«y^a ) skqd; ij.pt t,Q, f be from n«^udden.Hdeaths ohufo 1 frpmr^su^de^^an^JuiipTpvided death. oiThosei hvh.6 iw.er c c ile.fit. n preacn€r , exlfpr t'M %8I? 'to "mourn li;as'3thosej-with.outl^ope.| ,sss? ( cspld^!ll^cqnaiHtie r x ia/eir love irf'for ]herwby'(senyiing-vup .%eii^fgr f y;en| <,sfa.y§rk toHhe'Throne ifiiiixb His^Bo?dship<^t^?ißl§{^fip (^|lffifl^ Ine' interment in si JjinTvoodiiCerofltery.jfjbei^g-oatieii^'ed: Ijy pre'>mbusTyicjme»tionedJ. B drTh^ son, ff'Mrt.><A\]/ir. cWhite^.-.and s^en'r.aaughter^Hnclttdfflg^Mrs. W. ■x/Inksonfand, Mrs/xßbnald"O; ( pun J can^B. r .l^P- 9ll "* ii97/

■i&qob Mfeisrkv BrPWiT, B^n Bj xanfl;^f^SJW^di&, have '"Wondeftul/'list'tef .ideas for ..CJixistmas, { dSft* tfe"s Year 7-p're^nts.- r ! l Eftsts'banF'bej I bbtain i ed",.9U- app^qa^j^..^ 1111 11' 1 ' £„^^fio^a^usil 'sftiTitiVal^T^tWatijforl ladies -will ' commence „',*£#s Convent; of' th>' r 'Sacreti Heart, Tjmarj.i,/on. r Monday January ' 37 r The' retreat will be -pr.eached by the eigj Rev. t ;,pr.'Kennsdy, Rector of " St. Patrick's /College.