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Show Obituary. :Mr. Charles H. Wilkin, after an illness ill-ness of one week, passed peacefully Bway on Monday, Nov. 26. at his home, 3 213 Corona street. Mr. Wilkin was bom in Warsaw, X. Y in 1846. but ! ame to Colorado thirty-five years ago io take charge of a flour mill for Shac-kleton Shac-kleton & Da vies. At Ihe time of his death he was manager of the Excelsior Milling & Elevator company, a position lie had ably filled for upward of twenty years. . The death of Mr. Wilkin will be keen ly felt by the charitable institutions of the city, of which he was always a generous gen-erous supporter. His funeral occurred from Ivogan avenue chapel on Wednesday Wednes-day morning-, and was under the auspices aus-pices of the Knights of Columbus, of which Mr. Wilkin was a member. St. Vincent's Orphans' Aid and other societies so-cieties were also in attendance. Requiem mass Avas sung by Right Rev. Bishop Matz. assisted by Rev. Father Phillips of the cathedral, and Rev. Father Fa-ther O'Ryan of St. Leo's. Mr. Wilkin is survived by a widow, four daughters ?nd one son. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn 'if 17:56 West Fortieth avenue sympathize sympa-thize with them deeply in the grief in which they have been plunged by the tragic death of their son." William, which occuired at Colorado Springs on Friday afternoon, Nov. SO. William had been blind from his birth seventeen years ago. and for the past six years mended the state institute for the blind Hi Colorado Springs, where lie was one :if the most promising pupils and was lilting himself for a useful career. Fri-lay Fri-lay afternoon the boy. with a number .-if companions, went skating on a lake In the vicinity of the school. On account ac-count of their infirmity they could not nee an air hole six feet in diameter that had been made in the ice and left unguarded, and so Willie and a. companion. com-panion. Ray Fisher, who were far in Pdvancc of the others, skated right into 'S. and were drowned in the sixteen feet : ' I I t S of water before help could reach them. The bodies were brought to Denver and the funeral of Willie Quinn occurred oc-curred Sunday afternoon from Sacred Heart church. Rev. Father Swift conducted con-ducted services, and spoke feelingly to the sorrowing parents, reminding them that their little boy whose eyes had never beheld the beauties of this earth, was now enjoying full and perfect in a far fairer land. The. body was laid to rest in Mtunt Olivet cemetery. , The funeral of Mr. Patrick J. Buckley took place Tbusrady morning, New 29, from Logan Avenue chapel. Requiem mass was said by Rev. M. W. Donovan, and was well attended, as Mr. Buckley was numbered among the very earliest settlers in the cathedral parish. Interment Inter-ment was Mount Calvary ceremetery. Mr. Buckley is survived by a widow, two daughters and four sons, who reside re-side at 1627 Pennsylvania avenue. ' Two brothers, William and Thomas Buckley, Buck-ley, are also among Denver's old-timers. The body of William Curry, who died on Wednesday, Nov. 28. at his home. 1329 Platte street, was shipped for burial bu-rial to his former home in Irwin, Pa. The funeral of Mr. John J. Maguire took place Wednesday morning, Nov. 2S, from the church of the Holy Ghost, on Curtis and Twentieth streets. Requiem Re-quiem mass was said by -the pastor, Rev. Father Bender. Interment was in Mount Calvary cemetery. Laura, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fltzmore, was buried in Mount Calvary cemetery Wednesday morning, Nov. ?8. |