Obituary of John H. Ferry (b.1869), Swift County, MN

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THE DEATH OF JOHN FERRY
The early demise of the late J. H. Ferry was a shock to his many friends and  
acquaintances in Swift County; altho he had been ailing for the past year or  
more, his youth and native sturdiness were counted on to overcome the ravages of  
the desease form which he suffered, and restore him to normal health.
But such was not to be the case, and so he succubed to the Grim Reaper on Monday  
evening, March 14th.
The late J. H. Ferry was born at Paterson , New Jersey March 5 1869, and came  
with his parents to Swift County in June 1876, and settled in Cashel township,  
where he practically spent his whole life. He went to school in DeGraff and then  
to the District school when established and finished his education at Benson  
High School. After Graduation he taught school for a few terms and finally  
returned to his fathers farm.
On June 1, 1898 he married Mary A. Dolan, a member of a very old and  
distinguished Danvers Family. Seven children were born of this union, six of  
whom are living and one dead. The oldest, Leo, died of the "flu" while he was  
attending school at Morris. The sadness of his death was a hard blow to his  
father. The six who survive are: Mary E., Thomas C., Susanna V., John D.,  
Gregory B. and Charles A. all of whom are with their Mother.
John Ferry aided and abetted by his industrious wife, built up a nice home and  
beautiful farm buildings. At the time of his death he was engaged acquiring  
blooded stock. During his short life he also engaged in the hardware business  
for four or five years at DeGraff but he had an undiverted love for farming and  
always returned to it.
In politics he was rather inclined to be radical. He was a strong  
prohibitionist, and was delighted when the saloons were abolished. He loved to  
argue and debate and often took the opposite side to get his opponent's  
argument.
In religion he was a staunch Catholic and belonged to the parish of DeGraff from  
his earliest years. He was very devoted to his wife and children. He was the  
true type of the loving husband and kind father.
The funeral took place on Thursday from the Catholic Church in DeGraff. Solomn  
Requeim Mass was celebrated by Rev. P.J.Lucey, Assisted by Rev. W.P. Walsh,  
Murdock, as deacon and Rev.J.J. Hurst, Danvers, as sub-decon. the remains were  
laid to rest in the family plot in the deGraff Cemetary. As the deceased was  
very well known and respected by a large number of people in Swift County, so a  
large concourse of people attended the funeral to pay their last respect to  
their dead friend. The pallbearers were: Thomas Laughlin, Ed. Carney, G.M.  
McCarthy, J.J. Murphy, Mike Bryne, and Philip Roundtry. To the bereaved wife and  
children gois out the sympathy of a large number of friends and acquaintances.