Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Whalen, Patrick 1920
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The Carson City Gazette, April 16, 1920


Patsy Whalen was born April 8, 1858, and died at Pewamo Monday, March 22, 
1920, at the age of 61 years, passing away at the home of his sister, Mrs. 
Anna Davern, where he had made his home for some years.

He spent his boyhood days on his father’s farm two miles south of Carson 
City.  At the age of 15 with the thought of helping his widowed mother he 
dropped school and went north where there was need of men at inviting wages.  
To his and her misfortune he returned home in three weeks on account of a 
broken leg.  Upon recovering from his injury he returned to school again so 
that he later became a very efficient teacher and taught many years in 
Montcalm and adjoining counties.

The inside work proving detrimental to his health he went to Upper Michigan 
and became bookkeeper for the C.L. Co., remaining 12 years, and then returned 
to this vicinity.  He had a strong mind, was fond of books and loved nature.   
Kind and courteous in manner he was especially fond of children, and they in 
turn showed that they realized they had lost a good friend in the death of 
Patsy.

He leaves to mourn their loss one brother, James Whalen, of Vicksburg, and two 
sisters, Mrs. Anna Davern of Pewamo and Mrs. Mary Moore, of Carson City.

The funeral services were held at St. Joseph’s  Catholic church in Pewamo and 
his remains were interred in the Pewamo cemetery.  There were many beautiful 
flowers, among them being some from the employees of the G. T. Ry.


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