Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Brannick, Michael 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com October 22, 2006, 11:42 pm Phoenix Advertiser Minooka News, Feb 19, 1903 Death of Michael Brannick Minooka lost one of her oldest and best citizens last Thursday morning, Feb. 12, 1903, when Michael Brannick answered the death summons after a life of nearly eighty years. His health and mental powers were excellent until about three years ago when the infirmities of age began to manifest themselves and the splendid faculties declined as all mortal powers some time must. Mr. Brannick was born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1823 and came to America when a young man. He was on a farm near Lisbon for a few years until the gold fever of California cast its charmed spell over the whole country when he became an argonaut to the far land. Fortune smiled rather generously on Erin's hardy son and he returned here to claim the hand of Miss Mary Sterling in marriage. Mr. Brannick purchased a farm south of town in 1851 and there he lived from that time until about fifteen years ago when he came to spend his last years in the rest which he had so well earned. He was a man of generous nature, of good impulse and benevolent deeds, honest, industrious and successful. Many friends besides the family mourn his decline and departure. Mr. Brannick's death was the first in his family. He leaves a widow, six sons and four daughters, John, Ambrose, William, Henry, Katherine and Margaret Brannick, and Mrs. William Coulehan of Minooka; Michael and Thomas of Cripple Creek, Col. and Mrs. Thomas Brady of Joliet. The funeral took place Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and the obsequies conducted by Rev. Father McMahon, were very largely attended by the citizens in general. The pall bearers were Messrs. P. H. Priscoe, William Coulehan, Thomas Comerford, John McDonald, James McEvilly, and J. P. Clennon. The interment was in Dresden Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/obits/b/brannick336nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb