OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 23 October 1913, Page 27

OBITUARY

• MRS. SARAH HARTNETT, CHRISTCHURCH. We regret to report the death of Mrs. Sarah Hartnett, relict of the late Mr. John Hartnett, who passed away at her residence, Armagh street, Christchurch, on Friday morning. Prior to settling in Christchurch the deceased had been for many years a resident of Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. The late Mrs. Hartnett was a native of Galway, where she was born 76 years ago. With her husband she came out to New Zealand in the ship Victory, 51 years ago, and soon after their arrival they went to reside at Milton. The late Mrs. Hartnett had been ill for about 16 months, during "which time she was constantly attended by the Rev. Father o'Boyle of the Cathedral, and she passed away' fortified by all the rites of the Church of which she was a zealous member. The deceased had been predeceased by her husband, three daughters, and one son. The remains were brought to Dunedin, the interment taking place on Saturday afternoon at the Southern Cemetery, where the burial service was conducted by the Rev. Father Buckley. The late Mrs. Hartnett was a fervent and devoted Catholic, of a highly charitable disposition, and greatly esteemed by a large circle of friends. She leaves one married and three unmarried daughters, and one son (Mr. Daniel Hartnett, auctioneer for the National Mortgage Company, Christchurch), to mourn their loss.R.I.P. MRS. O'MALLEY, WESTPORT, MAYO. On September 27, Mrs. Marv O'Malley, wife of Mr. Edward O'Malley, Claddy, Westport, Co. Mayo, passed away in her fifty-fourth year "fortified by the rites of the holy Catholic Church. On the 29th her remains were laid to rest in the family burial ground, and her husband, three sons, and two daughters were at her graveside. The news of her death, though not altogether unexpected, came as a surprise to many of her relatives and friends. The Rev. Father O'Malley, of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, is her third son, and when the cable from Home announced the sorrowful message the people of the parish and the Bishop and priests of the diocese tendered their sympathy in a practical manner, and paid a fitting tribute to the memory of the deceased. A crowded congregation and a large number of the priests of the diocese attended St. Patrick's Cathedral on the Bth inst., when a Solemn Requiem Mass was chanted for the repose of her soul. The sanctuary, the altar, and the catafalque were draped in purple and black; and the musical rendering of the Mass by the Cathedral Choir gave great effect to the solemnity of the sad service. The celebrant of the Mass was the Rev. Father O'Malley;

deacon, Rev. Father Brennan; subdeacon, Rev. Father Murphy; master of ceremonies, Rev. Father O'Doherty. After Mass Right Rev. Mgr. Brodie, V.G. (in place of the Bishop, who, through illness, was unavoidably absent) gave the solemn Absolution. In the course of a few appropriate remarks he said: 'We have assembled here to-day to assist at holy Mass tor the repose, of Mrs. O'Malley's soul. We had not the pleasure of knowing her, but judging from what we know of the son we can form a fairly accurate estimate of what the mother was like. She must be a good mother that brought up so good a son. With that son we sympathise to-day in his great sorrow, and we ask God that the rod of affliction may fall lightly on him. For the repose of his mother's soul we earnestly pray, and we beg that our dear Saviour may hear our prayers and accept the sacrifice which we have just offered up in His Name as a price for whatever temporal punishment she may have still to suffer.' In conclusion, he apologised for the Bishop's absence, and thanked the congregation, on Father. O'Malley's behalf, both for their kind messages of sympathy, and, for their presence at Mass that morning. The following priests were also present: Right Rev. Mgr. Gillan, V.G., Very Rev. Dean Darby, V.F., Rev. Fathers Golden, Clarke,'Tigar, Bowen, Zanna, O'Hara, McGuinness, Tormey, Furlong, Molloy, Doyle, Edge, Ormond, Forde, Kerrane, McLoughlin. Apologies were received from his Lordship the Bishop and Rev. Father Cahill.—R.l.P.