Reedsburg Free Press
Thursday, July 20, 1922, page 1

OBITUARY	
Daly
Mary Anna Joyce Daly
Born October 2, 1874
Died July 10, 1922

Seldom have the people of Reedsburg been called upon to mourn in a greater measure than they do now, in lamenting the death of Mrs.Daly. She was an ideal mother in a typical Reedsburg home. She was a faithful, consistent Christian beloved by the members of her church and others. She was active in the social affairs of our city and found time in the arduous duties of home life to be of some practical value and help to her neighbors and the community.

Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Joyce and their home was in the town of Winfield only a few miles distant from our city. Here Mary Anna grew to womanhood, attending the local school until seventeen years of age. Then she went to the college at Lemars, Iowa where she taught for a couple years. She then returned to Wisconsin and became an instructor in the Sauk County schools, teaching for some six years.

She was married to Dr. F.P. Daly October 23, 1900. On coming to Reedsburg she at once took an active interest in all things educational and especially in those matters which touch the home life of the people of a community. She was the mother of five children, Francis, Jane, Zita, Mary Agnes and Patrick.

The father and children were not only shocked but prostrated with grief upon the death of the wife and mother. The community was also pained to learn of her death. While she had not been well for several years, she so kept her ailment to herself that but few of her friends knew that there was anything wrong physically with her. After consulting with noted physicians in other cities it was at last determined that an operation for appendicitis was imperative, if she were to regain her health. The operation was performed at the Reedsburg Hospital on Thursday, July 6th. She seemed to rally for a few days and there was every hope of her early and complete recovery but complications which could not be prevented, set in and her death followed. 

The funeral was held last Thursday, the 13th, from the Sacred Heart Church. The pastor, Rev. Fr. Kiernan officiated assisted by a large number of other priests. Requiem solemn high mass was celebrated. The office of the dead was sung by fourteen priests. Father Kiernan gave the funeral sermon. Her former pastor, Rev. Dr. Condon came from LaCrosse and gave a talk Tuesday evening at the home but was obliged to return before the funeral. The funeral service was fitting and unusually impressive and was among the largest ever recorded in our city.

The deceased was of a quiet, retiring, loving disposition, not caring for display, but carrying with her presence a feeling of friendliness to the extent not often manifested in other people. She will be missed in the home and in her circle of friends but the entire community mourns the departure of a faithful citizen.

While she was mainly a home woman and a patient mother, her love for her neighbors and friend called her forth at various times to positions of public duty and interests. Especially was she active in her church and its numerous demands. She was a long time member of the Library Board and during the war was especially active as a member of the Womens Catholic League for War Work and Red Cross and other such community activities.

The sympathy of the entire community and surrounding country is extended to the doctor and his family in this time of their great grief.

The pall bearers were: Frank Kerrigan, Frank Carroll, Dr. Hanko, Martin Hickey, Henry Rowan and Henry T?.

Among these who came from Baraboo to attend her funeral were: Mr. And Mrs. Martin Joyce, Dr. and Mrs. D.M. Kelley, Mrs. and Mr. S.G. Frazer and family, Mrs. Harlan Page, Dr. McGrath, Judge J. H. Hill, Carl DuBois, W.H. Ode and the Council No. 746 K of C.

Attending from Kilbourne: Mary Conley, Mis McManman, Frank Kerrigan, Gaylord Carrol. (Can't read the last paragraph).