Obituary

On  Wednesday, March  1st the  community was  shocked to  hear  of the
sudden death of Thos. Dunn at  his home in Crawford county. He retired
at bed time as  well as usual.  In the morning at  8 o'clock, when his
daughter entered the room to ask  if there was any thing he wanted, he
was dead in a few seconds.

The deceased  was born in Queen  county, Ireland, in the  year 1829 as
near as can be learned.

A half century ago he was  married to Miss Haranhran [sic --- DJN], of
Clinton county.  To this union  was born one  son, and in 1868  he was
again  married to  Margaret  Lawler.   To this  union  were born  nine
children,  six  of whom  died  within three  weeks  of  each other  of
dipthera.  Mr.  Dunn was  an ideal christian  man.  As a  neighbor and
friend he was kind and his sudden taking away without warning comes as
a blow  to his family as  well as friends,  with no enemies as  can be
said of few of us.

"May God give  them grace to bear their burdens  of sorrow bravely, as
death is but the  beginning of life, let us say 'may  his soul rest in
peace."

He is  survived by  a sorrowing  wife, three sons  and a  daughter, as
follows: John of N.Y. City, Clare, Leo, and Josie, of Breda, Iowa.

The funeral was  held in the catholic church  at Arcadia where Requiem
Mass  was celebrate  by Rev.  Father  Shulta, who  also conducted  the
services at  the cemetery, where a large  line of teams went  to pay a
last tribute of respect to Mr. Dunn.

Thos from a  distance were his nephews, Mr. Thos.  Lawler, of De Witt,
Ia.,  L.  V. Dunn,  of  Charolette [sic],  Ia.,  Mrs.  John Kealy,  of
Hasting, Neb.

The  pall bearers  were  as  follows: B.  McLaughlin,  Dan Murphy,  Ed
Downey, James Fitzhenry, Ed McCarty, James Duffy.

In Memory

Gone are the days we cannot recall---
Gone are the friends dear to us all.
Of't we have clasped the dear hand that is cold
On the bosum of one that was loving and old.
Age did not differ for love could not fade
Till the links that were broken once firmly made.
By father's affection that with us would stay.
If the angle of death did not take him away.
One consolation --- fond memories will remain
Till we meet you and join you in heaven again.
		 Contributed.