OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 8 December 1910, Page 2022

OBITUARY

MRS. JAMES FAHEY, TUAPEKA WEST. Quite a gloom was cast over the Tuapeka district when tho news of the unexpected death of Airs. James Fahey became known on Friday morning, November 25. The deceased bad been in delicate health for the last three months, but during the last month hopes of her ultimate recovery were entertained by her friends, and it came as a groat shock to them when she passed away so suddenly. The deceased was a native of County Limerick, Ireland, and had just entered on her 53rd year. She was noted throughout the district tor her hospitality and charity to every deserving cause. She leaves a husband, four sons, and one daughter, all grown up, to mourn the loss of an affectionate wife and mother, and to whom the sympathy of the district is extended. Very Rev. Mgr. O Leary officiated at the graveside, and the funeral cortege was one of tho largest seen in the district. —R.I.P. MR. WILLI AAI RODGERS, CHRISTCHURCH. There passed away on last Wednesday night (writes our Christchurch correspondent), at the age of seventyseven years, one of tho most devoted and highly respected old Catholic residents of Christchurch in the person of Mr. William Rodgers. The late Mr. Rodgers, whose wife predeceased him by eleven years, was a native of Belfast, Ireland, and came to New Zealand thirty-three years ago. Arriving first at Wellington in 1877, he for a year followed there bis trade of a builder. Coming subsequently to Christchurch, he joined the Railway service in the office of the foreman of works, a position he hold continuously for a period of twenty-seven years, until superannuated a few years ago, with his headquarters in Christchurch, where, with the exception of nine years in Timarn, he had resided. The late Mr. Rodgers was a stalwart Irishman, one who dearly loved his native land, in the aspirations of which he was always deeply interested. Always a devoted member of the Cathedral congregation, he, as long as he was able, was ever zealous in promoting and aiding in every good work of pressing need or aiming at religions advancement. Four sons and two daughters, all married, ami their descendants are living examples of Catholic citizenship redounding to the credit of the deceased. At the time of his death the late Air. Rodgers had been residing at the residence of his daughter, Airs. D. Alahar, Sheffield, and in his brief illness was attended by the Rev. Father Fanning, S.AI., of Darfield, and passed away fortified by all the last rites of tho Church. _ On Thursday evening the remains were brought to Christchurch, and on Friday morning the Rev. Father McDonnell celebrated Requiem "Mass, and afterwards officiated at the graveside in the Linwood Cemetery. His Lordship the Bishop gave the absolution in the Cathedral prior to the funeral. — R.I.P.