The beginning of the new year brought to the home of Mr. Thomas Berry, of Sunbury, much sorrow, for a few minutes before ten o'clock Monday night, the spirit of his oldest son, Edward, aged 26 years, bid adieu to its earthly tenament and found, we trust, an abiding place in a happier home. Relentless consumption marked him for its victim, and for some time he realized that his stay here would be short. The Sunbury Division of the A. O. H. had charge of the funeral. Father Hedges delivered an eloquent sermon in the Streator church, after which the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. It is customary, we know, after death, to hide the vices, and hold up to public view the virtues of the deceased; but in this instance such is unnecessary, no unworthy act committed. "Life's record'' tells of one whose manly ways, exemplary conduct and cheerful disposition made him a favorite wherever known. To the bereaved family we tender our sympathies, and to his brother Hibernians we extend our regrets on the death of one of their circle, and may his ways be an example for them, so that when the final call Is sounded they may be prepared to go the way from "which no traveler returneth."
-The Ottawa Free Trader, Ottawa, Illinois,7 Jan 1888, Sat Page 5
-The Ottawa Free Trader, Ottawa, Illinois,7 Jan 1888, Sat Page 5
The beginning of the new year brought to the home of Mr. Thomas Berry, of Sunbury, much sorrow, for a few minutes before ten o'clock Monday night, the spirit of his oldest son, Edward, aged 26 years, bid adieu to its earthly tenament and found, we trust, an abiding place in a happier home. Relentless consumption marked him for its victim, and for some time he realized that his stay here would be short. The Sunbury Division of the A. O. H. had charge of the funeral. Father Hedges delivered an eloquent sermon in the Streator church, after which the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. It is customary, we know, after death, to hide the vices, and hold up to public view the virtues of the deceased; but in this instance such is unnecessary, no unworthy act committed. "Life's record'' tells of one whose manly ways, exemplary conduct and cheerful disposition made him a favorite wherever known. To the bereaved family we tender our sympathies, and to his brother Hibernians we extend our regrets on the death of one of their circle, and may his ways be an example for them, so that when the final call Is sounded they may be prepared to go the way from "which no traveler returneth."
-The Ottawa Free Trader, Ottawa, Illinois,7 Jan 1888, Sat Page 5
-The Ottawa Free Trader, Ottawa, Illinois,7 Jan 1888, Sat Page 5
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