"OBITUARY. Consitt. On Tuesday morning, January 28th, 1930, there passed away at her home one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of Perth, Mrs. A. F. Consitt. The late Mrs. Consitt was born at Scranton, Penn., 75 years ago. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles White and was the last surviving member of a family of four children. A devout Catholic and a patient sufferer for several years her patience and sincere piety were the edification of all who had the pleasure of knowing her. All that medical aid and kindness could do was done to alleviate her sufferings but God willed otherwise and fortified by the sacraments and consolations of her Church she had a most peaceful, happy death. Of a gentle and kindly nature she was loved by a large circle of relations and friends. 'Dear Grandma' as she was best known not only by her grandchildren but by many of their friends and associates will be sadly missed now. However, her beautiful Christian life, her patience and consideration for others and her thoughtfulness for those around her even to the hour of her death leaves a lesson well worth remembering. The immediate members of her family who are left to mourn her loss are two sons Frederick and Thomas and one daughter, Miss Louise at home, and three step-daughters, Mrs. Wm. Howe, Worcester, Mass., Mrs. Carrie Tovey, Detroit, and Mrs. P. J. Lee of Perth. Deceased members were her late husband Adolphus Consitt who passed away eleven years ago, Jan. 7th, one son Francis Hugh, killed in Herald disaster, June 13th, 1910, at Montreal, and another son, Dr. Ed. H., who passed away seven months ago. The funeral was held on Thursday morning at 9.30 o'clock from her late residence to St. John's Church where solemn high mass of requiem was chanted by Rev. Dean Hogan. After mass the funeral cortege proceeded to St. John's cemetery. The high esteem of a large circle of relatives and friends was shown by the numerous floral tributes, mass cards and spiritual bouquets and the many expressions of sympathy that came from far and near.The pallbearers were Messers. Jas. Sheriden, Ed. Burke, R. H. Hughes, Ed. Enright, Frank McGowan and Geo. Noonan. Relatives from a distance at the funeral were Mr. Carroll Consitt, Detroit; Mrs. Wm. Howe, Worcester, Mass.; Mrs. Dan. Carroll, Smiths Falls; Miss Catherine Consitt and Mr. Peter Cavanaugh, Brockville; Mr. F. H. Consitt, Ottawa; Mr. Frank McGowan, Smiths Falls. The entire community join in extending deepest sympathy to the relatives of deceased. ..."
[Cols. 4-5, Pg. 8; The Perth Courier; Friday, 7 Feb 1930; Vol. XCVI, No. 26]