Obituary

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLIX, Issue 49, 14 December 1922, Page 45

Obituary

- MRS; ARABELLA HAILES, BALFOUR, SOUTHLAND. -;■;• There died on Noveember; 16, at Melbourne Road, Is- ' land Bay, "Wellington, Mrs. Arabella Hailes, fourth daughter of: the late Francis Dunn (Audit Department, Welling--0 ton) and relict of Walter Mary Hailes, Balfour, Southland. ' The deceased had been to Auckland, and on her way back ■remained in Wellington for medical attention, as her health had not been satisfactory for some time, but the best medical skill was unavailing in staying the hand of death, and she died: peacefully, surrounded by her relatives and fortified by the rites of Holy Church, of which she was. always a true daughter. Mrs. Hailes was well known for her cliari- , ties, in Southland, where she was held in the highest esteem by all. Requiem Mass was celebrated for the repose ,of her soul, at St. Francis's Church, Island Bay, and the funeral took place at Karori. Father Mark Devoy, who attended her during her illness, officiated at the funeral. Deceased leaves three step-children (two sons and' adaugh-; ter), three sisters, and a brother to mourn their loss.—R.l.P.! -MRS. ALICE COLLINS, WESTPORT. \ There passed away at Westport recently'another of the! noble band of pioneers of the early 'sixties, in the person; of Mrs. Collins, for many years well and favorably, .known in the Charleston district. Almost the whole of "her mar-; ried life was spent in Charleston, where she 'was recognised! as a ministering angel. There was never a case of sickness: - or distress unattended by her kindly sympathy, and many a deathbed saw her there to the end, assisting the departing soul, and doing all in her power to help and succor the grief-stricken relatives. Her husband predeceased her some seven years ago, and her only son, James, lost his life in the ill-fated steamer Penguin, which was wrecked . hear Wellington "about ten years ago. Mesdames Hiclcey and Derham, of Auckland, and McCarthy, of Ohakune, are the only surviving daughters. Deceased was buried in the Catholic cemetery at Charleston, in the shadow of the. church where she had worshipped for so many years.— R.I.P. . , '*'■■' i MRS. ELLEN MAKER, WELLINGTON. Another pioneer Catholic of the Dominion, in the perv son of Mrs. Ellen Maher, wife of Mr. Denis Maker, of Rintoul Street, Wellington South, passed away on November 16, after a long and painful illness borne with true Christian patience and fortitude. Born in Co. Kilkenny, ,; Ireland, in 1847, the late Mrs. Maher, with her brother, James Walsh, arrived on the West Coast 53 years ago. A woman of great faith and charity, the welfare of the Church (which mourns the loss of a generous and devoted daughter) - was to her of prime importance. She was attended during most of her illness by Very Rev. Dean McKenna, and during her last days by Rev. Father Fallon. .. -Requiem Mass for the repose of her soul. was celebrated by Ven. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M. (an old friend of the family) and was followed in the afternoon by the funeral, which was a, very large and representative one. Rev. Father Mark Devoy, S.M., assisted by Fathers Segrief, S.M., and ,' Walsh, officiated at the interment. The deceased•-leaves her husband, two sons, and four daughters to mourn their loss.— . MR. MAURICE O'CONNOR, TIMARU. ,-;:, After a brief illness, the death occurred at Timaru on November 1 of Maurice O'Connor, a. -well-known- and re- . ; spected : resident of South Canterbury, at the age of 63 :; years. The late Mr. O'Connor, who was born in Co. Kerry, :£ Ireland,. came to New Zealand in the ship Hereford in 1879, and shortly after took up land at Hazelburn, where 1 . he resided till the time of his death. By his straightfor- , ward manner, generosity, and keen sense of "Rumor he made £/ many friends and will always be remembered as a sincere ■■'■' f friend and devoted husband and father: He was iv staunch : 'r , adherent of the Catholic faith, and, fortified by the rites of ~ the Church, had a peaceful death. He married in 1883 r Elizabeth Scanlon, of Co. Kerry, Ireland, and leaves his ' widow, five sons, and. two daughters (two sons having paid ; . ,; the supreme sacrifice during the late war) to mourn' their ;■ loss. £ On November 3 a^Solemnßequiem" Mass was cele- ' .: : brated at : , the Church . of the Sacred Heart by the": Rev l^' -Father Hurley,.after which the remains'were' kid to res?? r; v; iri* the Tiraarav cemetery .—R.I.P; r';- : ;-:3 ■•'■;•;;;-;.• ■■;/:■- "r .■■■.•■;; -f.i-

; v MR, J. F. BOYLAN, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND '' Octo^r^ 11 °-S J ' F - B ° xlan ' ociurred on ?* 31 ' th 6 E anSh ° f AU SUIS ' : *>evonport, loses one of § its poneer parishioners. Mr. Boylan, who was the son of AuckWd H I T ' B ° ylai V-t one time chairman' of the of thP A«T? ?* d H ° Spital Boards ' and vice-president of the Auckland Savings Bank, was born in Auckland 73 years ago. He attended the first Catholic boys' school Mr BoviL 1 ftr sub , se( l uentl .v Rector of schools, hi s eduction V +1 aU ft age fr Em '°P e to complete and Si' tt lat the Je * uit Allege. a t Tulkbeg hf deS en of V"™* .* L ° UVain ' wW he cora was the ZT sneering; His first professional work KapSa Z V Aucldand ' S^ rSt railw the present Jvaipaia h„ e . Among public works undertaken by him pi e ' the I'" f ° r th& f 0 1 f ehU " 8a » d Nihotapu water sup! Pies, the drainage of Parnell, the reclamation of Shoal «z Sr e H cti r of t oid cemetery ™* ** Ss i Ck intWif T** ** kyingimi of the'-Albert and S f ,V 7 n * he oom P etiti ™ held for that purpose De™ *; s :\„: vtnvz t,m f airs of ? he the early residents of th„i , } ? ' "' WM ,mi of removal of the a«reh of arrans<!d f ° r ' *>* Street theT, h' . ' r ' n -'' S , hom S} ' monl,s ■ the choir of All Qm,i > " m J e , ea b > the .male members ofTOttker To WeraTto", °, <*'Mr.,Le„ Mass, a „ (lt he cemetery were conducted bv h ZP ,1 I V , o ' abated l,y EA , Father Buekley.-R ~p. " Fl "''° ' MB. J. W. J. PITZGEIULD, MAKOTUKU - On Siindav. November 9fi n f+ . , »» davs, there' a «v ' in tt pital, Dannovirkc John w;ir tl "\ Ra " l "I'' 1 '' pl ''™te Hos--11.0 ago of aTvoars The !e , J ° Seph 'at John nnd J^Li n Pi ," Th Z"" °"'' fl " ° ! est residents of Mif'fe"* th " M ' b»t married and settled in M Icot, \, , T* tOW "' on the bnsiness of genera! stor eke % r ' ] tZI and leading nart in nil +i « • ok an active district, andC for veart V' "i "' ' he i 0 ;and and sporting circles hell 111 " business J social,. district and'on 1 7 jSwSJ the charitable nature made friend? of H w th § T the contact. his ft" K-. mhe Came the land of'h s Fln had a true lot - of his holy religion, both insX hlsX od f °IT " -t. In. church affairs no m J *£ unselfish worker could any priest desire At 1 • 1 Makotukn the priest alwavsStaved Z ■ n has worked in the parish E f is T fcS. PnGSt who besides, know thaf Ching"^ T" of God" was. the motto and spirit of that home "th Z eal for religion wa S rewarded even here : below ™d I cea.sed was strengthened in his list 1,™,,. 1 • his rites of the Church and t receivm g a » his bed until th« ln«r V■, y , ing the priest beside us oea until the last. Besides his aged parents deceased leave, a widow and one little child to moun theh los His death was sad blow te4^^iS^l Catholic eommanitv but tl fl*° ISiin^l'a^rfiiflisil|