Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Foristall, Henrietta, Sister March 18, 1872
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Virginian-Pilot  March 20, 1872
Funeral of Sister Henrietta — Yesterday morning, aII that was mortal of the 
deceased Sister Henrietta Forristal, who died on the previous day at the Hospital 
of St. Vincent de Paul, received their last sad funeral honors. It is useless to 
pen any eulogium upon the character of the deceased sister, whose unselfish life 
has been for years devoted to the alleviation of human suffering, for she was one 
of a large class whose lives are spent in the same holy work, and we only intend 
to speak of her obsequies, which took place from St. Mary’s Church at 10 o’clock 
yesterday morning. The Rev. Father O’Keefe, pastor of the church, celebrated the 
requiem Mass, assisted by Fathers Cutler and Hagan and several of the theological 
students of the college, after which he delivered a beautiful and appropriate 
discourse, in which he dwelt upon the blameless life and beautiful character of 
the deceased. The services were largely attended, the St. Patrick's Societies of 
Norfolk and Portsmouth and the St. Joseph Society of this city, being out in full 
force. The remains were afterwards consigned to the grave in the Catholic 
cemetery, to await the certainty of a blissful resurrection.

Additional Comments:
Her tombstone says her date of death was March 28, 1872, but, from her obituary, 
she died on March 18, 1872.

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