This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Doran Pendergast Trullinger Christy Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gk.2ADI/1108 Message Board Post: In Memory of an Octogenerian Patrick Doran Sr., died at his home in Union township, near the Green county line, Monday night at 10:30. Mr. Doran had been ailing for some time and his death came from being worn out in old age. He was eighty three years old. No disease of special nature, but a quiet passing away of life took the spirit from this world to the world beyond. Mr. Doran came to this country from Ireland, in 1847. He was born in Waterford county, Ireland in the early part of the nineteenth century. His trip from Ireland took seven weeks and three days. He landed in New York where he worked a few years. He then worked the levies in Memphis, Tennessee, and also on the Gulf of Mexico. He then went to Edgerton, Wisconsin, where he spent 24 years. He was married to Miss Mary Pendergast forty-one years ago next May, in New York. To this union were born six children – John who died seven years ago next April, Patrick jr., who lives on a farm of his own not far from the parent’s home, Mary, Mrs. Frank Trullinger of Orange township, Gutherie county, Maggie, Mrs. John Christy, near Ralston, Annie, Mrs. James Christy, north of town, and Katie, at home with the mother. The funeral services were held in the Catholic church of this city, Wednesday at 10:30, Rev. Father McCauliffe, took for his text “Si quaries monumentum respice” – If you seek a monument look around – an epitaph on a plain stone monument in West Minister Abbey, over the grave of one who could have an elegant monument of marble but who chose a plane slab of stone and these words. The silent form in that grave had built grand monuments to those of his family gone before. And Father McCauliffe likened the deceased Patrick Doran to this man. Mr. Doran came here in early days and put his time and energy to work to assist in the development of this new country. When Catholics in this vicinity were few and far between Mr. Doran as a pioneer to church work as well as development of the country worked for the founding of St. Mary’s Church of Coon Rapids. It was some 19 years ago when the first step was taken. When men shook their heads and class their efforts as fruitless. But Mr. Doran and Mr. Devine, living west of town, worked and to their devotion and energy with the assistance of faithful work, laid the foundation for what is now the prosperous church for Catholicism of our community. His duties as father and citizen were as faithfully attended to and the character of his children, men and women grown, and his good name among neighbors testify to his earnestness in these duties. The pall bearers who carried the remains of the kind friend, loving husband and trusting father, to the last resting place in the silent city of the dead were C. O’Neill, P. and T. Carroll, Tom Greenan, M. Moylan and Jas. McKeon. Considering the day it was a large number of mourning friends who met in the church and followed the remains to the grave, paying last respects to the aged man laid to his final rest. Source: Unknown newspaper obituary, probably from Coon Rapids, Iowa. Date abt January 1901/1902 Note: Contrary to this text, Mary Pendergast was the step-mother of John Doran. All spelling and punctuation as originally published. Patrick Doran Sr. is my gr gr grandfather