Obituary of Mrs. Thomas (Cecila) Dolan (b.1844 d.1912), Swift County, MN

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OBITUARY FOR GRAMA DOLAN
DIED 12-03-1912

DEATH OF MRS. CECELIA DOLAN:
Mrs. Cecelia Dolan of West bank died at her home in that township at 6:15  
Tuesday, Dec 3 1912.  the deceased had been in failing health for the past three  
years.  The immediate cause of death was diabetes.  The funeral was held from  
the Visitation Church in Danvers, Thursday forenoon where Rev. Father Shey  
celebrated requiem high mass.  Interment was made in thje cemetary belonging to  
the Visitation Church.

The pall bearers were:  Frank Drinkwine, John O'neil, Philip Rontry, Joseph  
Laughlin, Charles Mc Govern,  John C. Dolan,  J.H. Ferry, and  E.J. Ferry.   
Among those who attended the funeral from outside points were:  Mrs. Edith Tate,  
And Mr and Mrs Lawler, of Wilmar, A.C. Dolan and Mrs John T. Dolan of  
Minneapolis: Mr and Mrs. G.H. McCarthy, Miss Agnas Loghlin, Frank and Lizzie  
Fitzgerald,  J.H. Ferry,  E.J. Ferry , Joseph Laughlin, and Phillip Rountry of  
DeGraff.  Although the weather was inclement a number of neighbors and other  
friends attended the obesquies.

The deceased was one of West Banks first settlers.  She came from Swift County  
with her husband in April , 1877, and resided on the farm in West Bank until the  
time of her Death.  Mrs. Dolan was a woman of exemplary christain character and  
habits.   She was the mother of a large family, some of whom have proceded her  
to the world beyond. Her husband Thomas Dolan , died in 1888 leaving her to  
battle with the vicisseitedes of life for herself and her children. How well she  
performed her duty can be seen better than expressed in words by a visit to her  
home and the homes of her children.  The scripture says " By their family ye  
shell know them. the deceased was an industrious, plane spoken and economical,   
homeloving  and ( unintellagable) Woman, who believed ( the rest of the  
paragraph in unintellagable)

Mrs. Dolan suffered her share of the crosses of life.  Life with her was not all  
sunshine. In the pioneer days the loss of her husband and her oldest daughter  
was irreparable, but she bore it with true christain attitued, having faith in  
Him to whom a sparrow cannot fall withou the knowledge and knowing that he would  
give her strength to bear her cross for the sake of her dependent little  
children and she performed her task as only those can who are endowed with true  
Christain spirit.
Mrs. Dolan was born in County Caven Ireland in 1844.  Her parents were Micheal  
and Bridget Dolan, both of whom were born in County Caven and lived there until  
their deaths.  the Deceased came to America in 1861 and resided with the family  
of Nathaniel Hawthorn, the noted author at Concord Mass for about 2 years,  then  
she moved to Boston and Shortly after she Married Thomas Dolan in 1863. She  
lived with her husband in Boston. Then April of 1877 when the family came to  
Swift County and resided here until the time of her death.  The late John T  
Dolan, who was a Swift county resident up to a few years prior to his death at  
his home in Minneapolis last April was her oldest son.  Four sons and one  
daughter are left to morn her loss. Charles M. Dolan of Danvers: Terrance P.  
Dolan of Six mile Grove, Frank, Thomas,  and Cecelia Dolan, of West Bank.  She  
also leaves four sisters and one brother: Mrs Philip Golden of West Bank:  Mrs  
John McDonald of Benson; Mrs Mark McGovern of Oakland Ca;  Mrs Patrick McGovern  
of County Caven Ireland: and Patrick Dolan , County Caven Ireland.   
A large Circle of Friends extend sympathy to the bereaved relatives.