Obit of Anthony J. Walsh (d.1918), Dakota Co., MN USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Faith M Walsh Obituary dated in the Dakota County Tribune (3-29-1918) LEBANON PIONEER CALLED BY DEATH ----------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Walsh, Fifty Years a Resident, Succumbs After Short Illness ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Was Man of Kind Heart And Generous Impulses ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Funeral Held At Rosemount On Saturday---Many Attend From Long Ways It becomes our sad duty, this week, to chronicle the death of an old and respected resident of Rosemount, Anthony J. Walsh, who was called to his eternal rest from his home near Rosemount on Wednesday afternoon, March 20, 1918 in his 83 year. Mr. Walsh had been in excellent health up to within a few days before he died. On Saturday, although he was still up and around, Dr. Schatz was called. Monday, he took a turn for the worse and it was apparent to the doctor that he had pneumonia. A trained nurse was sent for and Dr. Dodge call in consultation. All that loving hands and medical skill could do was of no avail. He failed rapidly and about three o'clock on Wednesday, he passed away in the presence of all his family and fortified by the rites of the Catholic church. Anthony Walsh was born in the county of Mayo, Ireland in 1835. At the age of fourteen years, he crossed the ocean to the land of opportunity and spent a few years at Saratoga, New York. From there, he went to Savanah, Georgia, where he remained until the outbreak of the Civil War. Not being in sympathy with the ideals of the South, he returned to New York, where he joined his mother, brothers and sisters, who had recently arrived. Shortly after this, the family came to St. Paul and he was employed for a time by Major Hatch and also General Sibley. Fifty-five years ago, he came to Rosemount and bought the farm on which he has since lived a long and useful life and died a happy death. Two of his brothers and two sisters located on adjoining farms. He was married to Margaret Nyland at the Cathedral of St. Paul on June 28, 1874. She passed away on January 4, 1913. Twelve children were born to them, five of whom are living and were with him at the time of his death. They are: Frank J, Anthony J., and Mrs. William F Hogan of Rosemount: Mrs. George Whitcher of Farmington and Mrs. John L Suel of New Prague. Four grandchildren and one brother, Patrick J. and one sister, Mrs. Anna McHugh, also survive. Five children died in infancy, Patrick died on August 3, 1906, age 30 years and Lillian died on December 18, 1911, aged 16 years. Mr. Walsh was a man of kind heart and generous impulses. His cheery greeting and hearty handshake will be remembered by all who knew him Hew was one of the noble old pioneers, whose industry, integrity and honesty had built up this great commonwealth of Minnesota. He was among the first and nearly the last. While his happy death, after such a long and useful life, leaves little place for sorrow; still he will be forever in the memory of his neighbors and the vacant chair by the fireside will ever be a reminder to his family that they have lost a devoted father and friend. The funeral was held from St. Joseph's Catholic church in Rosemount at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, Rev. Fr. Lugy of Rosemount intoned a solemn High Mass of requism, assisted by Rev. Fr. F.J. Lang of Hastings, a nephew of the deceased as deacon and Rev. Fr. Ryan of Inver Grove as subdeacon. St. Joseph's choir sang the responses. The pallbearers were: William Kelly, John Hyland, John Mullery, Roger Casey, Charles McCarthy and Arthur B. Suel. Besides the immediate relatives and pallbearers enumerated above, the following were present: Mrs. Kate Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. William Lang, James and William Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. John McQuillian, Mrs. James McQuillian, Mrs. T.E. Devitt, Mrs. John Johnston, Mrs. M. Coffey, Mrs. P Mangan, Miss Julia Mullery, Miss Stella Hyland and Stephan Brophy,, all of St. Paul and Mr. and Mrs. Krank Schneider, Melvin Faricy, Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Suel and family and T. F. White of Credit Lake. Besides this, from a distance, were a large number from Farmington, Lakeville, and Burnsville.