OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 21 January 1915, Page 19

OBITUARY

MRS. M. WHELAN, AND MISS W. DEVOY, QUEEN’S COUNTY.

It is with sentiments of the deepest sorrow that we (The Natipnalist and Leinster Times'), have to announce this week the death, of two highly esteemed young ladies, Mrs. Mary Whelan, beloved wife of Mr. John Whelan, Kilrory, and Miss Winifred Devoy, youngest daughter of Mr. John Devoy, Ballythomas. During their protracted illness, borne with patience and true Christian fortitude, they had the consolation of receiving the frequent ministration of the Sacraments and the constant attendance of the devoted clergy in their respective parishes. The sad event of Mrs. Whelan’s death on Tuesday, November 10, was by no means unexpected, but the news of her sister’s demise on the following Saturday came as a shock, even to those who had entertained little hope of her recovery. Belonging as they did to one of the most highly respected families in the Queen’s County, their demise should, even in ordinary circumstances, command the deep sympathy of a large circle of friends, but taken as both were at such a short interval, and in the very prime of life when a bright and happy future might have been their lot, every heart goes out in deepest sympathy with their friends and relatives in their sad bereavement. The esteem in which the deceased young ladies were held was evinced by the large and representative cortege that accompanied the remains to their last resting place in Oakvale Cemetery, where the last prayers for the repose of their souls were recited by the Very Rev. J. Delany, assisted by their cousin, Rev. P. J. Prendergast, S.M., Catholic University School, Dublin. We tender our most sincere sympathy to all their relatives, especially to their respected parents, Mr. and Mrs. Devoy; to Mr. J. Whelan to their esteemed uncle, the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., Wellington, New Zealand; to their brother, Rev. Mark Devoy, S.M., and to their aunt, Sister Mary Brigid, Holy Faith Convent, Haddington road, Dublin.— R.I.P.