Patrick H. Shields, 86, former resident of Wells township for many years, died yesterday at his home at Perham, Minn., Ottertail county, and funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clock from the Catholic church at Dent, Minn.
Mr. Shields moved to Wells township in 1883 and lived there for about thirty years, when he moved to Perham. While in Wells, he was chairman of the town board, and a member of the school board. He was born at Waukesha, Wisconsin, September 4, 1846.
He is survived by one brother, Judge M. M. Shields of Faribault, a sister, Mary Shields, Faribault; and nine children, seven daughters, Mrs. John Sullivan, of Shieldsville, Mrs. John Welsh, Faribault, Mrs. Dennis Welsh, Erin, Mrs. John Sullivan, Regina, Saska., Canada, Mrs. Mary Barrows, Cherokee, Iowa, Miss Elizabeth Shields, Perham, Mrs. Milton Greenwood, Perham, and two sons, Charles and Martin, both at Perham.
Among those who will attend the funeral from Faribault are Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh, and sons, Linus and James, Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan, Delbert Greenwood, Judge Shields, Francis Shields and Mrs. Dennis Welsh.
Obituary was published in Faribault Daily News, Faribault, Minnesota - 17/Jan/1933
~Kindly contributed by Find A Grave member MLIhrke (47951805)
Patrick H. Shields, 86, former resident of Wells township for many years, died yesterday at his home at Perham, Minn., Ottertail county, and funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clock from the Catholic church at Dent, Minn.
Mr. Shields moved to Wells township in 1883 and lived there for about thirty years, when he moved to Perham. While in Wells, he was chairman of the town board, and a member of the school board. He was born at Waukesha, Wisconsin, September 4, 1846.
He is survived by one brother, Judge M. M. Shields of Faribault, a sister, Mary Shields, Faribault; and nine children, seven daughters, Mrs. John Sullivan, of Shieldsville, Mrs. John Welsh, Faribault, Mrs. Dennis Welsh, Erin, Mrs. John Sullivan, Regina, Saska., Canada, Mrs. Mary Barrows, Cherokee, Iowa, Miss Elizabeth Shields, Perham, Mrs. Milton Greenwood, Perham, and two sons, Charles and Martin, both at Perham.
Among those who will attend the funeral from Faribault are Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh, and sons, Linus and James, Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan, Delbert Greenwood, Judge Shields, Francis Shields and Mrs. Dennis Welsh.
Obituary was published in Faribault Daily News, Faribault, Minnesota - 17/Jan/1933
~Kindly contributed by Find A Grave member MLIhrke (47951805)
Gravesite Details
Provided courtesy of the Otter Tail County Historical Society (www.otchs.org), which has further information available in its research library and on its web site.
Family Members
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Katherine Shields Greenwood
1876–1955
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Anastasia B Shields Sullivan
1877–1953
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Bridget Shields Walsh
1880–1955
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Elizabeth C. Shields
1882–1963
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Anna Lucy Shields Walsh
1884–1955
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Charles Patrick Shields
1886–1961
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Martin M. Shields
1890–1951
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Mary Ann Shields
1892–1896
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Mary Henrietta Shields Berns
1892–1976
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