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Show Aged Inmate Passes Into Great Beyond. Eliza O'Conneli. the oldest inmate of the county infirmary, is dead. On a cot in the hospital at the institution Wednesday Wed-nesday night this notable character departed de-parted for the world unknown, leaving behind her memories of ninety-three years of a varied and eventful career. She was born in Ireland Feb. 2?., 1817. and remained there throughout her earlier life. She then came to this country and settled in Philadelphia, where she was married and became the mother of two children. About twenty years ago she came to Utah and had lived here since that time. In 1904 she went to the county infirmary, and remained re-mained there until her death. According Accord-ing to the steward of the infirmary, H. C. Anderson, she had been a congenial companion and had won many friends throughout the institution. Her passing pass-ing was a matter of regret to all of her numerous associates. Mrs. O'Conneli was a devout Catholic. In former years she was pl nurse in Philadelphia. She has one daughter in Philadelphia and another in Washington, Washing-ton, D. C. She has a grandson in this city, Melvin Crane, a clerks in the George W. Mullett clothing store. The funeral was held from the O'Don-nell O'Don-nell undertaking parlors on West Temple Tem-ple street Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment was in Calvary cemetery. |