Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, Patrick 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net July 26, 2018, 11:13 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 20 Jan 1911 Patk. Barrett Dead. Passes Away Most Unexpectedly in Sanitarium in Detroit. Patrick Barrett died most unexpectedly in Detroit last Friday. Generous, whole-hearted, whole-souled “Pat” Barret, in some respects an unusual man, blessed with the rare gift of being able successfully to touch elbows with men in all walks of life, whether the retired millionaire, the busy merchant or the unfortunate who is down and out, has passed to his eternal rest; and many friends mourn. Mr. Barrett entered Clark’s hospital in Detroit about two weeks ago for treatment for throat trouble. His ailment was not diagnosed as critical, and on Thursday evening, even, he was in splendid spirits and apparently very much improved. The Ionia friends were notified shortly after 9 o’clock by Adam Hayes, a brother-in-law of deceased whose home is in Detroit, who added that the attendants at the sanitarium were most astounded, as the sick man was very cheerful, up to the hour of his death. Deceased was born in Detroit, and it is a singular coincidence that after carrying a residence in Ionia for nearly forty years, that he should in the usual course of his business travels, happen to end his days there also; that the light of his life should appear and go out in the same city under such circumstances. He was aged 51 years, and the cause of death is attributed to pneumonia. Mr. Barrett came to Ionia as the ticket clerk for the Grand Trunk railway company, and because of his always obliging demeanor, was always popular with the traveling public. In 1885 he married Mary (eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garrity) and to them were born three children, two of whom survive, Will, now employed and living in Detroit, and Miss Crystal, who makes her home with her aunt, Mrs. James Scully, this city. His parents were poor; he was cradled in poverty, that angel in disguise which has developed every great character in the world’s history, a fact which had so much to do with shaping his character for integrity and self-reliance. Upon Patrick Barrett’s tomb can truthfully be written: “This was an honest man.” He was seldom doubted, never distrusted. Mrs. Adam Hayes of Detroit, and Mesdames James Scully and Edw. F. Gallagher of this city are sisters of the late Mrs. Barret. Deceased was the senior member of the firm of Barrett & Scully, cigar manufacturers, who began business in this city in the Bayard block on South Second street in 1901, later opened a branch in Lansing, and were soon to open a factory in Detroit. ------------ Funeral of Patrick Barrett Marked By All the Impressive Honors of the Catholic Church and Societies. The funeral service for Patk. Barrett, at Church of SS. Peter & Paul, at 9:30 o’clock Monday a.m., was very largely attended, the friends here from outside the city being very many. By reason of the character of his work in the internal revenue service for some years, and after that as salesman for his firm, he was almost constantly on the road, and his acquaintanceship therefore, was wide. There was not a town or a city in the very immediate vicinity that did not contribute to the large concourse of mourners at the church. Deceased became a member of the Grand Rapids lodge of Elks many years before Ionia lodge was launched, and retained his membership there, Daisy lodge sending up a goodly number to the funeral. A long line of the Knights of Columbus and of the employes of the Barrett & Scully cigar factory acted as the escort form the home of Hon. and Mrs. James Scully, where deceased had rooms, to the church, and also to Mount Olivet, where interment took place. The service at the Church of SS. Peter & Paul was marked by all the beautiful and impressive solemnity of the solemn mass. The participating clergy were: Celebrant, Rev. Fr. J.M. Zindler of Belding; deacon, Rev. Fr. Joseph McCabe of Hubbardston; sub-deacon, Rev. J.R. Merke, C. SS. R., of Grand Rapids, who is supplying for Rev. Fr. H.D. McCarthy during the illness of last named. Besides the usual chorus singing attending funeral services at this church, there was a vocal solo by Miss Mayme McAlary, with effective chorus of child voices. The ushers were: Fred A. Chapman, Dr. J.J. McCann and Fred Longe. The funeral discourse was by Rev. Fr. McCabe of Hubbardston, preaching from the theme: “Dust thou art, and to dust thou shalt return,” his conclusion being that death is all and only because of sin. In his closing the speaker summed up deceased as in his lifetime a consistent Catholic church-man, a charitable gentleman both in precept and practice, and withal a good citizen. The mahogany casket holding the remains was carried by: T.A. Carten, Thos. F. McGannon, F.M. Wirtz, W.G. Longe, M. Vizard, Richard O’Niel, W.J. McAlary, Martin Palmer. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/barrett7936gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb