Marshall County KS Archives Obituaries.....Loob, Thomas June 27, 1895
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Axtell Anchor, Friday, July 5, 1895
All that is mortal of Thomas Loob, one of the first settlers of St. Bridget
township, was borne to their final resting place in the St. Bridget churchyard
last Friday.  Requiem mass was celebrated over the remains and Father Hurley's
discourse was worthy of the occasion.  The throng that attended the last sad
rites was the largest ever witnessed in the parish.

Thomas Loob was born in County Galway, Ireland, about 75 years ago.  He came to
America when about 30 years of age and spent many years in the state of Indiana;
from whence he removed to Kansas in 1858, where he has since made his home.  Mr.
Loob's health had been poorly for several years and his death though not
unexpected came strangely and suddenly.  He had been around as usual the day
before and he sat outside in a chair till nearly midnite on the evening
preceding his death.  In the morning he was found lying on his back in bed with
his hands folded on his breast and his eyes closed as if in a peaceful slumber.

He was a hard working, honest man.  Left alone with a family of small children
more than thirty-two years ago, he worked manfully for them and by untiring toil
and persevering industry not only raised them respectfully but also accumulated
a sufficiency to maintain himself independently in his declining years.  But few
men were better known than Thomas Loob.  He was always true to his friends and
ever ready to assist them in need regardless of consequences.  His word was as
good as a bond and his greatest pleasure in life was the fact that he was able
to discharge all his obligations and owe no man anything.  He was the father of
four children, two boys and two girls.  Patrick Loob of this place is his oldest
son, James is in Colorado.  Sarah, wife of Michael Finnerty, of St. Bridget,
with whom he made his home, is his only surviving daughter.  His younger
daughter, Catharine, married Parick Finnagan, the present chairman of the board
of county commissioners, but she has been dead many years.

Thus one by one in close succession are those hardy pioneers who came here in
the fifties and early sixties passing away.  the last twelve months have played
sad havoc with their ranks and it will be but a few short years till all will
have crossed the Great Divide that separates time from eternity.  Let us cherish
the hope that our dear friend who has just laid down his burden of toil may have
been greeted on the other shore by the loved ones gone before, and let us so
live that when the Master calls, we too, may pass through the eternal portals
with an assured hope.                        ------H.

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