Obituary of Mrs. Philip (Bessie Dolan) Golden (b.1838 d.1922), Swift Co., MN

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ruth

************************************************************************
USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any  
format for profit or presentation by any other organization or
persons.  Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,
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. The submitter has given permission
to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.

http://www.usgwarchives.net
***********************************************************************

Mrs. P. Golden of West Bank Died Saturday
Pioneer Woman of the County Succumbs to Heart Disease and to Complications.
First Settled in Fairfield Township in 1876
Lived in West Bank 40 years... Survived by Husband, One Son, Three Daughters
Mrs. Philip Golden of West Bank Township died at her home last Saturday night  
after an illness of two years.  Death resulted from heart disease and other  
complications due to her advance age, she being 84 years of age at her death.
Elizabeth, wife of Philip Golden, was born Dec 18, 1838 in Ireland; She came to  
America in May 1861, and lived for a time in New York and Boston.  She came to  
Swift County in 1876 settling first in Fairfield Township and for the past 40  
years has been a resident of West Bank Township.  She was married in 1878.
Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Ferry of  
DeGraff, and Margaret and May at home, and one son, John C. Dolan of  
Minneapolis.   
She was a faithful church worker, and one of the pioneer women in establishing  
the Church of the Visitation at Danvers where the funeral services were held on  
Tuesday morning.  Solemn High Mass was celebrated.  Rev. J.J. Hurst being  
assisted by Rev. P.J.  Lacey of DeGraff and Rev. P. Kenny of Clontarf.

Swift County Monitor August 31, 1922