1921

The funeral took place Friday morning to St. Mary's Church, South Gloucester, of Mr. Maurice Leahy, who died Wednesday in an Ottawa hospital. The service was largely attended, and a requiem mass was chanted by Rev. Father Corkery assisted by the Rev. Father Gorman, deacon, and Rev. Leahy, sub-deacon. The pall-bearers were Michael, Thomas and James Daley, Jr., John O'Brien, J. R. Blanchfield and Sylvester McEvoy.

Mr. Leahey had been ailling for some time and died, after the effects of a serious operation, in the presence of his family. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Thomas P. Daley, of Osgoode, and four sons, Howard, Joseph and Raymond at home, and Bert of St. Stanislaus Novitiate, Guelph. He is survived also by three sisters, Mrs. Margaret McGee, Nora and Bridget Leahy, all of Gloucester, and a brother, Timothy Leahy, of Metcalfe.

Nearly 200 carriages carrying mourners, attended the funeral of Mrs. Patrick Kehoe, of Osgoode to South Gloucester cemetery recently. So popular had Mrs. Kehoe been that a continual procession of mourners visited the family residence at Osgoode bearing floral and speritual tributes. The funeral service was very impressive. Rev. Father Prudhomme assisted by Rev. Father Corkery of Osgoode, conducted the requiem high mass. The musical service was played by Mr. Lemieux, of Ottawa and Rev. Father Connelly. The pall bearers were Messrs, Patrick Dunlop, John Cahill, John Jenning, Joseph O'Brien and Paul Shanan. Mrs. Kehoe died in a local hospital following a serious operation. She was a prominent member of the Roman Catholic Church in Osgoode and had cultivated a large circle of friends. She lived all her life in Osgoode. Besides her husband Mrs. Kehoe is survived by one daughter, Annie, and two sons, Thomas and Patrick, all living at home; three sisters, Mrs. Patrick Cahill, South Gloucester, Mrs. J. Mectravick, Ottawa, Sister Mary Cecila, Vancover, two brothers, Michael of Osgoode and Patrick, of Winnipeg; and one grand daughter, Joan.

Miss Mabel Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grant, of Osgoode, died at the home of her parents. Deceased was 22 years of age and is survived by her parents, five sisters, Rev. Sr. Flora and Rev. Sr. Marion of Peterboro, Ont., Irene, Gertrude and Ethel at home, and one brother, Antony. The funeral service, which was held on Saturday, in St. John's Church, Osgoode, was conducted by the Rev. Father Corkery, P.P., assisted by the Rev. Father Gorman, P.P. of Metcalfe, Ont., and the Rev. Father Prudhomme, P.P. of South Gloucester. Interment was made in St. John's Cemetery.