Obit of Mary J. BARRY (b.1861 d.1908), Sibley 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. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Dwight Grabitske ========================================================================= Arlington Enterprise Thursday 27 February 1908 CALLED HOME Two Young People, Daniel Lee and Mary Barry Join Silent Ranks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARY J. BARRY Died at her home 2 miles from Arlington on February 23, after an illness of about two months. The deceased was born on the “Barry” farm in Arlington township on Sept. 22nd, 1861, where she has resided almost continually since. The family is among the pioneers and her parents were married in Sibley county 51 years ago last November. The deceased was of a kind and self-sacrificing disposition, always read to assist and friend or relatives when in the hour of sorrow or need. She died in the same spirit as she always lived, a true christian, hoeful of the reward promised to the good and true. She leaves to mourn her loss a wide circle of friends and relatives, besides the members of the family, who are well known in this communtiy. The funeral, which was one of the largest that ever occurred in the parish, was held from St. Brendon’s church in Green Isle and the remains interred in the parish cemetery at that place. Among the large concourse of relatives and friends who attended the funeral, the following were from abroad: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McLeod of Slayton; Mrs. John Murphy and daughters May and Gertrude and Mrs. Nelle Corcoran of St. Paul. The bereaved have the sympathy of the entire community in their loss of a promising and beloved daughter and sister.