OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 13 March 1919, Page 23

OBITUARY

MR. THOMAS O'REILLY, METHVEN. With regret is recorded the recent death of Mr. Thomas O'Reilly, of Methven, son of Mrs. M. O'Reilly, of Culverden, who is an old and respected member of the Cathedral parish of Christchurch. The deceased was a man of sterling qualities who, besides carrying on a successful business, took a deep interest in everything connect with the church of the newly-estab-lished parish of Methven. For months previous to his death he was an inmate of the Lewisham Hospital, where he received the careful and devoted attention of the Sisters. In his last days he received the regular administration of Father Price. The remains were conveyed to Christchurch, where the deceased had spent his youth, and after a Solemn Requiem Mass in the Cathedral he was buried by the Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Adm. He leaves a wife and one child, besides many friends to mourn their loss. To his sorrowing relatives sincere sympathy is extended. —R.I.P.