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Show Obituary. I Miss Agnes O'Keefe passed quietly away on Thursday, November 10, after an illness of but ten days. Death was the result of a nervous breakdown, and came as a great shock to her family fam-ily and friends. The young woman was a native of Denver, and was graduated grad-uated from Sacred Heart high school. Later she took a course in the state normal at Greeley, and for over nine years taught in the public schools of Denver. Her funeral was held Sunday Sun-day afternoon, November 13, from her home, 2741 Decatur street. Service was read in Sacred Heart church', and burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Father Bruner, S. J.. conducted the service, and preached the funeral sermon. ser-mon. His text was, "Not how you live, but how well." The nallbearers were young women who had attended school witli Miss O'Keefe. They were all alumnae of the Sacred Heart high school. They were Misses Mary Kennedy, Ken-nedy, Tessie Carr, Mary Carr, Katherine Kather-ine Carroll, Agnes Smith and Angela Gilmore. Miss O'Keefe Is survived by her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Keefe, and her brother, William O'Keefe. Thomas Monahan of St. Louis, who was one of the class of 1910 of Sacred Heart college, Denver, succumbed to tuberculosis at Glockner sanitarium, Colorado Springs, on Friday, November Novem-ber 11. Mr. Monahan was one of the brightest students of the college and winner of the Hervey Nicholls gold medal for elocution in last year's contest. con-test. The body, was sent to St. Louis for interment. A sister of the young man has been for some time at Glockner Glock-ner sanitprium, and the shock of her brother's death has rendered her condition con-dition critical. George Moffett, for many years a resident of the east side, died on Wednesday. November 9, at his home, 3457 Wewatta street. The funeral took place on Friday with requiem rrass at Annunciation church. Interment Inter-ment was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Mr. Moffett was 65 years of age, and is survived by six children. Mrs. J. Henry, Hen-ry, Mrs. R. Scanlon, Mrs. F. Over-kraemer, Over-kraemer, Junius Moffett, John Moffett and George Moffett. Frank Duffy, a switchman, who was injured in the Colorado & Southern yards at Como, Colo., on Tuesday, November No-vember 8, was brought to Denver for medical attention, and died at St. Joseph's Jo-seph's hospital after two days of suffering. suf-fering. In attempting to board an engine, en-gine, Mr. Duffy slipped and fell under the wheels, which passed over both legs. A wife and child are left to mourn his loss. The body was shipped on Friday to his home in Como for burial. Singular pathos attended the passing pass-ing of Martin O'Connor, who died in Denver last Sunday. Mr. O'Connor came to Denver from Chicago four years ago in the hope of benefitting his health. His sister. Miss Mary O'Connor, came with him, and was his constant - companion. One morning last week at an early hour he staggered stag-gered to the door of the cathedral rectory rec-tory at 1854 Grant street, and asked for a priest. He announced that he was about to die, and wanted to receive re-ceive the last sacraments. Father John Belzer attended him and prepared pre-pared him for death. He suffered a hemorrhage while he waited for a response re-sponse to his ring at the door bell. He was taken to the hospital and died there three days later. The body was shipped to Chicago for interment. Miss O'Connor accompied it. Mr. O'Connor was of a lovable naturq, and had made a host of warm friends. t - |