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Show PUEBLO. In Memoriam of John Kane Funeral and Floral Offerings. (For Intermountain Catholic.) "Why shouldst thou fear the beautiful beauti-ful angel Death, Who waits thee at the portals of the skies. Ready to kiss away thy struggling breath. : Heady with gentle hand to close thine eyes? Oh! what were life if life were all? Thine eyes Are blinded by their tears or thou wouldst see -Thy treasures wait thee in the far-off skies, And Death, thy friend, will give them all to thee." In the passing away of John Kane, Pueblo lost one of her best young men. .He had lived in Pueblo for the last ten years and leaves to mourn his loss a father and mother and four brothers. John Kane was born in Jersey City, N. J., when but a mere boy. He moved to Topeka, Kan., with his parents. In Topeka he remained until he came to Pueblo. He possessed the qualities which make the true man. In his faith he was staunch and unflinching. He recognized as his neighbor mankind of every description. He had for hid friends people from all the different ranks of life. He fought life's battle well and he helped others to tiglU theirs. He made life bright and beautiful beau-tiful for those around him, and although al-though death called him early, it found him ready his life's "work was done. "He had fought the good fight, he had kept the faith." he had finished his work and a crown of righteousness was laid up in store for him. He always al-ways said he wanted his last words on earth to be. "Lord have mercy on me and forgive me my sins." He was sick but a few days. Sunday morning he seemed to be much better, but Sunday afternoon he gradually grew worse till Monday evening, when he clasped hands with God. On Thursday morning a large number num-ber of his friends assembled at the family residence to pay their last sad tribute of respect to their dead friend. The funeral cortege left the residence at 9 o'clock and proceeded to Si. Ignatius Ig-natius church, where a Requiem High Mass was celebrated. The coffin was borne from the church through the lines of Woodmen of the World to the ! hearse. The procession then wound its way to Rivorview and there b ft him the first to enter into the family plot in God's acre, the city of the dead. The casket was loaded beautiful Moral offerings. The Mow cr bearers were J. J. Longenotte, W. C. Lisenberry. The pall bearers were Edmund Tuchock. .1. A. O'Brien. James McFcely. Elmer Rector. Jess Summers. J. A. -Maloney. Among the Moral offerings were: A harp. Tuchock brothers: harp, shop-mates: shop-mates: Lyre. Woodmen of the "World; wreath. Modern Woodmen: anchor. .1. Longenotte; wreath, Miss N. Brown, and a cross. A FRIEND. |