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PATRICK FAHEY
[Welland Tribune, 18 August 1905]
Patrick Fahey, one of the pioneers of this part of Canada, passed to rest about noon on Tuesday at the ripe old age of 90 years, though some claim his age of 96 or 97. Mr. Fahey was born at Creggs, county Ross Common, Ireland. He came here in 1842, and has been a resident here ever since. Mr. Fahey was one of the most popular and best known employees on the canal in the good old days when vessels were thicker than flies, in the harbor of “Gravelly Bay,” as it was then called. After having served the canal so long, and faithfully, he was retired on a pension which he drew up to the time of his death. He was a staunch active Reformer all is life, under and all governments. The past few years he has been quite feeble, and his death was due to advancing age, life’s machinery slowing down so calmly that the end came without a struggle. Patrick was one of those good-hearted, witty sons of Ireland, whom everyone knew and liked, and of whose death a legion of old friends will hear with regret. During the closing years of his life he had the best care that love could devise, his daughter being constantly at his side until death relieved her of her long and faithful vigil. Deceased was the last member of his family, having been predeceased by three brothers; his wife and three sons, also predeceased him. He is survived by only one daughter, Mary Ann.
The funeral takes place today (Friday) from the house to St. Patrick’s R.C. church, where mass will be celebrated at 7 a.m. The remains will be taken to St. Catharines on the 8.10 train, where interment will be made in Victoria Lawn cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined.
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