Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1914 — FORMER STUDENT AT ST. JOE [ARTICLE]

FORMER STUDENT AT ST. JOE

Dies at Lafayette Where He Was Assistant Rector of St. Ann's Church. ‘"'* Lafayette, Ind., February 9.- —The Rev. Father William F. Flaherty, assistant rector of St. Ann’s Catholic church, who died suddenly last evening, had a premonition last, week that he would die before the week ended. A week ago today the Rev. Father Flaherty told a young member of the congregation he was about to take a long vacation, and that, it would be spent in eternity. At. that time he apparently was in perfect health. lie also told another member of the congregation his body would lie in slate in the church before aonther we d? rolled around. Saturday night he was stricken with pneumonia, and in less than twen-ty-four hours he was dead. The Rev. Father Flaherty was one of the youngest priests in the Ft. Wayne diocese, being only twentynine years old. Tie was born in Pennsylvania, and when a boy moved to Muncie. He studied at St. Joseph’s college rt Rensselaer, and then went to St. Bernard’s college, at Rochester, N. Y. He was ordained a priest at Ft. Wayne in .Tune, 1909, by the Right Rev. Bishop Alerdlng. His first, assignment was as an assistant at St. Patrick’s church at Kokomo, and for-a time he was temporary rector at. Wabash. He then went to Decatur, Ind., as an assistant at St. Mary’s, and from there he went to the cathedral in Ft. Wayne. He cqme to Lafayette last July as the Rev. Father Bryne’s assistant. The Rev. Father Flaherty was deeply interetsed in veung people’s work, and organized several societies at St. pirn’s cihurch. He also w-as interested in athletics. He is survived by his mother, Mrs., Richard Flaherty, of Pittsburg; two sisters, Mirs. Peter .T. McArdle, of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Mary O’Connell, of Muncie, and a brother, James Flaherty, of Muncie. ■ - ’ ■ , The body will lie in state at St. Ann’s.church until Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, when solemn requiem high mass will be chanted. Burial will be in St. Mary’s cemetery.