P. J. Lawler Passed From This Life Jan. 4

Patrick James Lawler was born near Lexington, Kentucky, June 16, 1850,
the son of  John and Mary Lawler and  one of a family of  nine, all of
which preceeded him  in death except one sister,  Mrs. Alicia Kealy of
Hastings, Neb.

In 1851  he came with his parents  to Clinton county living  on a farm
near Villa Nova. In 1872 he  came by covered wagon to Crawford county,
settling on a  farm north of West Side in which  vicinity he has since
resided.

In 1888 he  sold out the farm  and went in the business  of moving and
carpentering.  He was the inventor  of the corn husker during the year
of 1890  of which  he never  got credit for.   The machines  not being
manufactured until his patent rights had run out.


He was one of the oldest  office holders in the state, having held the
office of assessor for the term of fifty years.

For  the last  twenty years  or more  he has  made his  home  with his
sister, Mrs.  Margaret Dunn,  and his niece  and nephew  Josephine and
Clare Dunn.   Mrs. Margaret Dunn preceeded  him  in death  on Jan. 16,
1931.

Mr. Lawler's health began to  fail about the year 1922, being affected
with rheumatism and heart trouble so  badly that he had to give up his
trade as Carpenter and house mover.

His niece, Miss Joseph Dunn, and  nephews, Clare and Leo, did all that
loving hands could do for him up to the time of his death on Jan. 4th,
1932.

The funeral was  held in Vail on Thursday, Jan.  7, Rev. Rather Lynott
officiating  at a  Requiem  High  Mass after  which  the remains  were
tenderly laid  to rest in St.  Ann's cemetery beside  his brothers and
sister, who preceeded him in death.

The  pall bearers  were  his  six nephews:  Joseph,  Will, and  Daniel
Lawler, Joseph Kealy, Leo Dunn and Joseph Cuddy.

Thos  left to  mourn his  loss are  one sister,  Mrs. Alicia  Kealy of
Hastings, Nebr., Josephine and Clare and Leo Dunn of Breda; his nieces
and nephews  of this  vicinity and around  Hastings, Nebr.,  besides a
very large circle of friends and acquaintances.

Those  attending  the  funeral   from  a  distance  were  his  sister,
Mrs.  Alicia  Kealy of  Hastings,  Neb.,  her  son Joe  and  daughter,
Mrs.  Phil  Vreeland and  grandson  John  Goodwin;  Daniel Murphy  and
daughters,  Mrs. W.  K. Clark,  Mr.  and Mrs.  Tom Maher  and Mr.  and
Mrs.  John  Downey,  all  of  Carroll;  Mrs.  Peter  Lawler,  Mr.  and
Mrs. J. P. McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Will Corrigan, Mrs. Tom Brogan all
of Wall Lake.

May his soul rest in peace. --- Contributed.

Wall Lake newspaper
Thursday 14 Jan 1932