MRS.  CATHERINE  FARRELL
    
The funeral  of the late Mrs.  Catherine Farrell was held  Sunday morning, the
procession starting  at 9 o'clock from the  home of Mrs. Anna  Beitemann in De
Witt, with a solemn requiem mass at St. Patrick's church in Center Grove about
10:45  o'clock. Father  Cone, the  pastor, was  celebrant, assisted  by Father
Riordan of Grand Mound and Father Nugent of Mercy hospital. The funeral sermon
was  preached  by   Father  Riordan  and  was  a   beautiful  tribute  to  the
deceased. There was  a large concourse of friends and  mourners at the service
which  were followed by  interment in  the Center  Grove cemetery.   Among the
friends and relatives from a distance were a brother, F. R. Lawler of Chicago;
a sister,  Mrs. Burke of Lexington,  Neb.; a sister, Mrs.  Fitzgerald of Cedar
Rapids; a son, John Farrell  of Alexandria, Minn.; Finton Lawler and daughter,
Miss Lillian, of West Side and Miss Mary Foley of Vail.  The pall-bearers were
near relatives, five grandsons, Joseph  and Frank Showalter, George and Joseph
Shannon, and Eugene  Farrell; three cousins and nephews,  George McGarry, John
Reed and Michael Welch.

The Clinton Herald
December 15, 1913
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		       LAST  RITES  FOR  CLINTON  WOMAN
	  Remains of Mrs. Catherine Farrell at Rest in Center Grove

Hundreds of friends of the late Mrs. Catherine Farrell followed her remains to
their last resting place in St. Patrick's cemetery, Center Grove, Sunday.  The
funeral was held from  the home of her cousin, Mrs. Beitemann  in De Witt, the
cortege leaving  the residence at 9  o'clock Sunday morning  and proceeding to
St. Patrick's  church in Center  Grove, where a  solemn requiem high  mass was
celebrated, officered as follows:

Celebrant -- Rev. Father Cone, pastor of the church.

Deacon -- Father Riordan, of Grand Mound.

Sub-deacon -- Father Nugent, of Mercy hospital.

An  eloquent funeral  sermon  was preached  by  Father Riordan,  who had  been
Mrs. Farrell's pastor when she lived  at Center Grove.  The funeral was one of
the most  largely attended ever held in  that parish and the  large church was
crowded during the service. There were many beautiful floral offerings.

The pall-bearers  included five  grandsons of the  deceased, Joseph  and Frank
Showalter of New Hampton, George and Joseph Shannon of New Hampton, and Eugene
Farrell of Davenport; also Leo McGarry,  John Reid and Michael Welch of Center
Grove, relatives of the deceased.

Among  those  from other  cities  who  came to  attend  the  funeral were  the
following:

   F.R. Lawler, of Chicago.
   Mrs. Joseph Burke, of Lexington, Neb.
   Mrs. Dr. Fitzgerald, of Cedar Rapids.
   John Farrell, of Alexander, Minn.
   Finton Lawler, of West Side, Iowa.
   Miss Lillian Lawler, of West Side, Iowa.
   Mary Foley, of Vail, Iowa.
   Mrs. Showalter, of New Hampton, Iowa.
   Mrs. T. L. Shannon, of New Hampton, Iowa.
   Mrs. J. Shannon, of New Hampton, Iowa.

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