OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1910, Page 419

OBITUARY

.- ~ ! mhs..:mcEntyre, ARROWTOWN. //■ Op. Tuesday, March 1, there passed away at her home, Pleasant View Farm; Mrs. McEntyre, wife of Mr. Thomas HcEhtyre, 'of Arrowtown. Deceased lady, who was a native of County i Clare, ' resided with her husband in the Lakes district for . t** number of years, and • was an-.example of a good, self-sacrificing wife and a true Christian mother. _ Two bLher, daughters are members, of, the Order of St. Dominick/ Mrs* McFjqtXt o . received , the last rites of. Holy. Church, ■ and w 4& dejAtedly, attended , through her long illness by Rev. Father O’Donnell, who also officiated at the graveside.— R.I.P. _ 'irr/ / ' MR. KERIN CLAFFY, MACRAES. Mr. Kerin Claffy, who passed away at Macraes the otfier, day at, the advanced age of 82 years, was one of the oldest, residents, of the district. He arrived in New Zealapd frojn. Victoria in- 1865, and settled at Macraes, where he qoninienced business as a storekeeper. A few years later he was appointed postmaster, a position which he held, for upwards of 33 years! He was of a quiet and retiring disposition, and was very highly, respected throughout the district. The late Mr. Claffy had been-practically an invalid for the past two or three years. Deceased leaves two daughters—Mrs, Jas. O’Connell and Mrs. A. Phelan, of Macraes. He was a sincere and fervent Catholic. The missionary priests of the early days always received a hearty welcome from him, and he had many reminiscences of the hardships endured and fatiguing journeys undertaken by these priests . in their - zeal for the spiritual care of their scattered flocks. He was a native of King’s County, Ireland. —R.I.P.