Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Irwin, Cornelius December 18, 1889
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Norfolk Landmark  December 21, 1889
The funeral of the late Cornelius Irwin took place from St. Paul’s Catholic Church 
yesterday morning at 10 o’clock, and was very imposing, hundreds of people of both 
cities joining the funeral throng. The cortege was formed at the house as follows: 
Naval Post Band, Chambers and Independent Fire Companies, the Order of Elks, 
Norfolk and Portsmouth Lodges; carriages, and citizens in line on the sidewalks 
The remains were conveyed to St. Paul’s Catholic Church, where a requiem mass was 
celebrated, after which the remains were conveyed to the Catholic Cemetery in 
Norfolk and interred. The funeral ceremonies were conducted by Rev. Father Hanley. 
The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers: Henry A. Campbell, Willie Linn, John 
W. Borum, William Schroeder, William G. Parker, John Hogan, R. G. McFerras and 
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, Thomas Robinson. The casket was covered 
with a handsome collection of floral offerings, and on the top of one of the 
carriages was an elk's head, composed of beautiful flowers The funeral was one of 
the largest that has occurred in the city for years.

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