Marshall County KS Archives Obituaries.....Shaughnessy, Ellen February 14, 1886
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Axtell Anchor, Friday, February 19, 1886
Died - At her home in St. Bridget, on Sunday Morning, February 14th, Mrs. Ellen
Shaughnessy, aged 56 years.

Mrs. Shaugnessy was a native of the Parish of Kilroran Co., Galway, Ireland. 
her maiden name was Ellen Ryan.  She came to this country in 1849, and was
married to Michael Saugnessy at Madison, ind., in 1852.  they came to Marshall
county in 1858, and located at St. Bridget where she continued to live until her
death.  She leaves seven children to mourn her loss, three sons and four
daughters., who with their father have the sympathy of the entire community. 
Mrs. Shaughnessy was a loving and faithful wife, a kind mother and a true
friend.  Her generous hospitality was proverbial.  Possessed of an abundance of
this world's goods which her own energy and good management had assisted
materially in accumulating, she was ever ready to assist those in need and there
never was a more cheerful giver.  Naturally of a happy, cheerful disposition,
she spread light and sunshine around her.  She spared no pains to make home
pleasant for her children -- all her thoughts were of them and for them.  She
lived to see most of them raised and provided for as she had long prayed and
when this came about she said she could depart without a murmur.  All that human
aid, medical skill, a loving husband, devoted children and hosts of kind,
sympathizing friends could do to soothe her pains and comfort her was done. 
With true Christian fortitude she bore patiently the great sufferings which the
fell disease, cancer of the stomach inflicts.  It had been gnawing her vitals
for the past eight years.  She retained her mental faculties to the last and
said but a shot time before her death that she was willing to die and did not
desire to live longer.  She died with an assured hope that her departure from
this life would be the beginning of another whose joys are eternal and
unspeakable.  All that was mortal of Mrs. Shaughnssy was followed to St. Bridget
church, on February 17th, by the largest concourse of sympathizing friends and
neighbors that had ever assembled there.  After a solemn requiem high mass, the
remains were born to the church yard, adjoining her old home, where in a
beautiful metalic coffin, moistened by loving tears, they were laid to rest till
the judgment day.  Peace to her ashes.

Additional Comments:
All the misspellings of Shaughnessy were copied directly from the obituary. 
Correct spelling is Shaughnessy.

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