OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 3 July 1913, Page 31

OBITUARY

i/ MR. BRYAN J. CASSELS, ASHBURTON. ■ ; ' We regret to record the death of Mr. Bryan J. Cassels, of the Postal Department, Ashburton, who passed,away at the residence of Mrs. Soal on June, 23, at a comparatively early age. The deceased was born in Cromwell, his father then being Sergeant of Police in that ■ district. After, leaving school the. deceased joined the postal department in Dunedin, where he remained until he was transferred to Ashburton about 13 years ago. The late Mr. Cassels was a most ,zealous 'Catholic,, and died a happy death, fortified by all the rites of the Church. He was” greatly esteemed by all' who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and the most sincere regret was felt at his death by his large circle of friends in Ashburton and in Dunedin, The remains were brought to Dunedin on Thursday for interment at the Southern Cemetery. The first part of the burial service was read at St. Patrick’s Basilica, South Dunedin, by Rev. Father D. O’Neill, who also officiated at the graveside. The deceased, who was unmarried, leaves his mother, two brothers (Mr. John Cassels, Wellington, and Mr: W. Cassels, Oamaru) and three sisters (Miss Cassels, who . resides with her mother in South Dunedin, Mrs. G. Strachan, Timaru, and Mrs, A. Anderson, Christchurch) to mourn the loss of a devoted son and brother.—

MR. DANIEL HANNAN, LEVIN. Very great regret was felt in the Horowhenua district when it became known that Mr. Daniel Hannan, of Levin, had passed away. He had been ailing for some time, and an operation . was performed by Dr. Martin, of Palmerston North, for an internal complaint, but it was of no avail. He was attended throughout his illness by v the Rev. Father Henry, and died fortified by the rites of the Church. The deceased was born in Ballycurran, Castle Headford,. County Mayo, in April, 1854. He arrived in Port Chalmers in 1876, and shortly afterwards joined the police force in Dunedin, and was appointed one of the mounted gold escort from Gabriel’s Gully to Naseby. He served in the police force in Dunedin, Hokitika, Scaffordtown, Otaki, and Masterton. He resigned in 1897, and went into the hotel business, buying out the Levin Hotel, and remaining there for seven years ; after that he took the Club Hotel in Pahiatua for a short time, and later on started farming with his sons, which occupation he followed until his death. He took a keen interest in local politics, being a member of the Borough Council since its inception, of the Levin Chamber of Commerce, and of the school committee. He was also a member of the H.A.C.B. Society and St. Vincent de Paul Society. The Borough Councillors acted as pall-bearers at the funeral, which was a large and representative one, and was headed by the members of the H.A.C.B. Society in regalia. The remains were taken from the residence of the deceased to the church, where the first part of the burial service was read by Rev. Father Delach, who spoke very feelingly of the many good qualities of the deceased. The Rev. Fathers Melu and Delach officiated at the graveside. The deceased leaves a wife, and family of five sons and two daughters and seven grand-children.—R.l.P.