Obituary
Died, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.A. McNiell, in Omaha, Nebraska, February 24, 1905, Mr. Thomas Tarpy.

Thomas Tarpy was born in Abbey County, Galway, Ireland, in 1872 and at the time of his death was 78 years of age. He emigrated from Ireland to America in 1848 settling in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania, where he was married to Miss Mary Considine in 1854, and with whom he lived happily until her decease on January 16, 1902. Ten children were born of this union, of whom nine survive their father, eight were present at his funeral, one from California did not arrive in time. Those children and their present address are Mrs. John Smith, of Dixon, Nebraska; Mrs. P.P. Maloney, Council Bluffs; Mrs. D.A. McNeill, Omaha; Mrs. B.C. Hamilton, Jefferson, Iowa; Mrs. William Harrington; Henry Tarpy, Manning, Daniel Tarpy, Irwin, Iowa; Thomas Tarpy, Westside, Iowa; and William Tarpy, Santiago, California. He also leaves surviving him two sisters: Mrs. James Costello, of Topeka, Kansas; and Mrs. Ella Devaney.

Mr. Tarpy came to Iowa in 1863 living in Cedar County until 1870 when he removed to this place where he continued to reside for ten years and then moved to his Shelby County farm where he resided until 1900 when he removed to Council Bluffs. Mr. Tarpy was quite well known to many of the Vail people where he frequently visited and where he had lived for ten years. He was deservedly popular with his friends and acquaintances who knew him to be a warm hearted, generous neighbor, a kind husband and indulgent father. He had in early life toiled hard at the pioneer labor of the then west and had by his industry, thrift and economy accumulated a comfortable competence for his old age.

His funeral from St. Ann's Church last Sunday was attended by a large concourse of people, Rev. Father Murphy conducting the funeral services. His remains were interred beside those of his beloved wife in the cemetery southeast of Vail.

Mr. Tarpy died fully cognizant of his approaching end of earthly life, resigned to unalterable destiny, and fortified by the last sacraments of his church. In tendering our sympathies and consolation to his grief stricken family we think it best to say for him, as he in life would probably say for an old friend who has been called hence "May his soul rest in peace."
Vail Observer.