Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1888 — Death of Lucy Healy. [ARTICLE]

Death of Lucy Healy.

The Republican has seldom, if I ever, had a sadder duty' to perform than to announce, as it this week must, that death has again invaded the ranks of that bright and affectionate family, the Healys, and, for the third time in a little more than one and a half years, carried to the cold grave the fair form of a loving sister and daughter. ■ Lucy B. Healy, daughter of S. and M. Healy, died last Saturday evening, at a few minutes after five o’clock. On the Sunday evening previous, she was, apparently, in the best of health, and in the full enjoyment of her natural youthful gayety. On Monday she was taken sick with a fever, but nothing serious was thought of it, for a day or two. She grew worse however, and after a day or two a physician was called. On Friday morning, at her own request, a change was made in her physicians. To both of the physicians, she seemed to be. indeed, seriously sick, but to neither of them did her case seem so desperate as the sad sequel proved it to have been. About noon Saturday she, herself, informed the members of her family that she would die that evening, and gave minute directionaa to her funeral and selected from herj.young associates the names of eight young men whom she desire ’

ed to act as her pall bearers. She also gave full directions as to the dress she desired to be ’buried in, and expressed an earnest desire that Rev/ Father Willard would preach her funeral sermon. About five o’clock she expressed a desire to arise ard be dressed. By the advice of her physician, she was humored in this desire, but after partially rising, she expressed herself as satisfied, and laid back upon her bed. The light was then removed from the room, at her quest, and she at once lapsed into complete silence; which was so unusual that her sister, Maggie, who was at fyer bedside, summoned the family with the light They raised her up and foiind that life had departed, a moan and apparently without a pain. Her age was a little past 18 years. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, from St. Augustine’s Catholic church, of which the deceased was a faithful member. The religious services .were con- a ducted by Father Willard, manager of the Indian school, assisted by Father. Anthony, the regular pastor of the congregation. Hie pall-bearers were eight young ladies and an equal number of young men, as follows: Missed Blanche Loughridge, Eliza Tutuer, Ray Leopold, Nellie Hopkins, Floy Powell, Gertie Clark, Allie Kinney, Fannie Rosenthal; and Messrs. Chas. Rhoades, Louie Hopkins. John Kegg, A H. Hopkins, D. J. Warner, Frank Lenhart, Fred Phillips and Chas. Morlan. The remains were laid in the family lot, m Weston cemetery, by the side of Sister Agnes, who preceded her in April of last yearand of Sister Mary who was laid to her long rest last May.