34 - Death of Br. Seraphim O’Reilly

34

Death of Br. Seraphim O’Reilly

1 p.; clipping

A clipping of an article noting the death of Brother Seraphim O'Reilly OFM Cap., an Irish Capuchin lay brother who passed away on 28 June 1925 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in San Francisco. Born in Laragh, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1862, he initially worked in business in Dublin before joining the Capuchin Order in Kilkenny in 1889, later serving in Cork and Rochestown. In October 1914, he went to America to support the Western missions and became renowned as the excellent chef, housekeeper, and Brother Master at the mission in Ukiah, Mendocino County, California. Remembered for his striking 6 ft. 4 in. stature and fatherly appearance, his remains were returned to Ukiah, where he was laid to rest in the church cemetery following a Solemn Requiem Mass.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition