Obituaries from Father Dempsey’s Hotel Magazine


Father Dempsey’s Hotel Magazine contains obituaries dating from 1909 to 1917. The name of the deceased, issue and page number, and limited information about the deceased are available. Most likely, these people were permanent or temporary residents of the Father Dempsey Hotel. The original magazine is available at Missouri Historical Society Library.

Dennis Northcott transcribed this information for publication in the 1998 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 31, number 4, pages 127–130; volume 32, number 1, pages 3–7.

Obituaries from Father Dempsey’s Hotel Magazine

Name Issue Date Page Death Date Notes
Alvarado, Mary, Mrs. Apr 1913 10   See also Mar. 1913, p.8; May 1913, p.5; Nov 1913, p. 8.
Anderson, John Jun 1917 3    
Bartley, Myles Nov 1912 10    
Bengel, Edward May 1913 4    
Bermingham, Thomas May 1914 4    
Birmingham, Thomas Jan 1911 12 2 Jan 1911 Died Jan. 2
Brady, James Jun 1911 9 21 May 1911 Died May 21; itinerant umbrella member.
Brady, James Feb 1915 10 23 Jan 1915 Died Jan 23
Brennan, Daniel Apr 1916 4 29 Mar 1916 Died Mar 29; had come to St, Louis from Macon County
Brennan, Edward Jan 1915 4 22 Dec 1914 Died Dec 22; buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Brinkman, Mrs. Apr 1915 4    
Buckley, William Aug 1912 8 22 Jul 1912 Died Jul 22
Burke, Joe Mar 1912 7 15 Mar 1912 Died Mar. 15
Burns, Charles Oct 1917 5    
Busby, William Apr 1915 5    
Byons, Edward May 1913 4 18 May 1913 Died May 18
Byrnes, James Jul 1914 8   Native of County Waterford, Ireland.
Carroll, John Jan 1911 12   Died of ''great white plague''; buried Dec. 13.
Carroll, John Feb 1911 6   Native of Ireland
Clifford, William May 1912 6 1 May 1912 Died May 1
Collins, Con Feb 1911 6    
Comer, Thomas Jan 1911 12 8 Jan 1911 Died Jan. 8; fell off a bridge near Maplewood.
Comer, Thomas Feb 1911 6    
Connell, William Feb 1916 9 11 Feb 1916 Died Feb 11
Corbett, William May 1911 5 12 Apr 1911 Died Apr. 12
Creighton, John Jul 1915 4    
Crowley, Dan Aug 1914 4    
Crowley, Thomas Feb 1913 9   Native of Tipperary.
Cunningham, Hugh Feb 1911 6    
Dempsey, William Feb 1911 6    
Donahue, Patrick Aug 1911 3   Killed by train at Higginsville, Mo.
Dugan, Tim Sep 1911 12    
Dwyer, John Sep 1914 5    
Enright, Pat Nov 1914 10    
Farrell, John Dec 1910 7 3 Dec 1910 Died Dec 3
Farrell, John Feb 1911 6    
Finney, Sidney Dec 1909 18 26 Nov 1909 Died Nov. 26; homeless man; hit by car.
Finney, Sidney Feb 1911 6    
Fitzgerald, Maurice Feb 1911 6    
Fitzgerald, Patrick Nov 1912 10   Funeral at St. Patrick's Church; buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Flaherty, Martin Feb 1915 10    
Fogary, John Oct 1914 6    
Gallagher, Patsey Jun 1914 9    
Garvey, John Oct 1914 6    
Gavigan, Mike Oct 1913 4 19 Oct 1913 Died Oct. 19
Gibbons, James Dec 1910 7 26 Nov 1910 Died Nov. 26
Gibbons, James Feb 1911 6   Native of Clonmell, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Glavin, Pierce Jun 1915 5 10 Jun 1915 Died June 10; native of County Waterford, Ireland.
Goller, Rt. Rev. Mgr. Sep 1910 8 18 Aug 1910 died Aug. 18; pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul's Church; age 80; native of Westphalia. Germany.
Green, Martin Jun 1914 9   Born in Dublin, Ireland.
Harrington, Daniel Feb 1911 6    
Hasset, Frank Oct 1917 5    
Hayes, James Jul 1912 6    
Hayes, Katherine, Mrs. Aug 1916 9 24 Jul 1916 Died July 24; near Atchison, Kans.; age 90; Maiden name was Ryan; born in Moycharchy Parish, near Thursles County, Tipperary, Ireland.
Healy, Christopher Joseph Oct 1913 4    
Holmes, James Jun 1911 4 21 Jun 1911 Died Jun. 21
Hooley, Pat Mar 1914 17 22 Feb 1914 Died Feb 22; street cleaner.
Horrigan, John Jun 1913 5   Came in off the railroad; died at St. Mary's Hospital; buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Jordon, James Jul 1915 4    
Kane, John May 1912 6   Born in Ireland; age 67
Kane, Steve Apr 1911 13   On of the oldest and best known Irish Nationalists in  St. Louis; hit by a train; longtime employee of St. Louis Water Dept.
Keane, Thos. Feb 1911 6   Served twelve years in the 18th Royal Irish Regiment.
Keaney, Barney Apr 1910 8   Died in St. Mary's Hospital; buried in Calvary Cemetery Mar. 12
Keegan, William, Mrs. Aug 1912 8    
Keenan, James Mar 1911 13   Shoe worker from the East.
Kelly, James Feb 1915 10    
Kelly, John Sep 1911 12    
Kelly, Philip Mar 1912 7 15 Mar 1912 Died Mar. 15; born in County Cavan, Ireland
Kerens, Richard C., Mrs. Jun 1914 3 28 May 1914 Died May 28 in Philadelphia; wife of former ambassador to Austria.
Kernan, Luke, Father Sep 1912 4 Error in Month Died Aug. 24 in Chicago.
Kinney, Thomas Oct 1917 5    
Laughlin, John Aug 1912 8 27 Jul 1912 Died Jul 27 in East St. Louis.
Lawler, Michael Oct 1913 4    
Leroux, Frank Feb 1911 7    
MacDonald, William E. Jan 1913 4 30 Dec 1912 Died Dec. 30.
Maher, Ellen Aug 1912 8   Buried in Calvary Cemetery
Maher, Johnny Feb 1913 9    
Maher, Patrick Jan 1910 6 16 Dec 1909 Died at City Hospital Dec. 16; homeless man.
Maher, Patrick Feb 1911 6   Native of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Mahoney, John Sep 1910 14 4 Sep 1910 Died the 4th inst.; born in Ardcost, Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland.
Mahoney, John, Mrs. Oct 1910 10 3 Oct 1910 Died Oct. 3; age 54; born near Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland; daughter of Mr. And Mrs. John Sullivan.
Maroney, Patrick Aug 1914 4    
Martz, Edwin Mar 1913 8   Died at City Hospital.
McCabe, J. J. Jan 1916 3   Age 74; founder of Sacred Heart parish.
McCann, William Oct 1912 10 10 Oct 1912 Killed at Taylorville, Ill. On Oct 10.
McCormick, James Mar 1913 8   Died on St. Patrick's Day; buried at Calvary Cemetery.
McDonald, O. J., Rev. Apr 1911 5   Pastor of St. Ann's Church.
McDonough, Patrick Sep 1915 4   Janitor at Father Dempsey's Hotel.
McGinity, Mike Oct 1917 5    
McGlynn, William Nov 1911 8 26 Oct 1911 Died Oct. 26; plumber and steamfitter.
McGrath, John Jan 1911 12 3 Jan 1911 Died Jan. 3; was student at Kenrick Seminary.
McKinley, Frank Aug 1914 4    
McNamara, Thomas Jun 1911 9   Native of Dublin, Ireland.
Miller, Charles Sep 1911 12    
Miller, Frank Oct 1913 4    
Miller, Herman May 1911 5 3 May 1911 Died May 3; victim of ''white plague''
Mireless, Cameta Jul 1914 8    
Molloy, Joseph Aug 1915 5   Native of Birr, King's County, Ireland.
Moloney, Michael Oct 1913 4    
Mooney, Thomas Dec 1910 7 17 Nov 1910 Died Nov. 17
Mooney, Thomas Feb 1911 6    
Morris, James Jan 1916 4    
Murphy, Matthew Nov 1915 5    
Murphy, Thomas Feb 1916 9 21 Jan 1916 Died Jan 21
Murray, John Apr 1914 6 15 Apr 1914 Died Apr. 15, near Alton; hit by train.
Nicholson, Peter Aug 1912 8 26 Jul 1912 Died Jul 26
Norton, John Feb 1911 6   Poor railroad laborer.
Nugent, Mrs. Sep 1909 10 23 Jul 1909 Of Cork, Ireland; died July 23; mother of Father John and Wm. Nugent of St. Louis.
O'Connor, Denis Oct 1909 4 14 Sep 1909 Died at home of his daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Keating on Sep. 14; born in County Longford, Ireland.
O'Connor, George Jun 1914 9   Killed by train at Red Bud, Ill.
O'Connor, Michael Dec 1915 14 8 Dec 1915 Born in Clontuskert, County Galway, Ireland
O'Donnell, John May 1911 5 18 Apr 1911 Died Apr. 18
O'Donnell, Tom Sep 1914 5 17 Aug 1914 Died Aug. 17
O'Dowd, Chas. Feb 1911 6   Native of County Kerry, Ireland.
O'Fallon, Christ. Dec 1909 18 21 Nov 1909 Died Nov. 21 at City Hospital; homeless man.
O'Fallon, Christ. Feb 1911 6    
O'Hearne, James Feb 1911 6   Born in London, England, of Irish parents.
O'Keefe, John Apr 1911 5    
O'Neil, Peter Sep 1912 4    
O'Neill, Michael Oct 1914 6    
O'Rourke, Frank Jul 1914 8    
O'Shea, Frank Oct 1909 9 27 Sep 1909 Died Sep. 27; homeless man; hit by a car; buried in Calvary Cemetery.
O'Shea, Frank Feb 1911 6    
Powers, James Mar 1913 8 3 Mar 1913 Native of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland; died Mar. 6; at St. Patrick's Church; buried ar Calvary Cemetery.
Prout, Thomas Jun 1913 5 9 Jun 1913 Native of Cincinnati; died June 9; shoe maker; remains taken to Cincinnati.
Quinlan, William Feb 1911 7   Native of Boston; died in Boston.
Quinn, Charles Dec 1915 14    
Reidy, Patrick Jan 1916 4    
Reilly, James Feb 1913 9    
Ryan, Ed Mar 1915 9   Died at age 28; born in Fond du Lac, Wisc.
Ryan, John Oct 1917 5   Born in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland.
Ryan, Pat Feb 1911 7    
Shannon, Thomas Jan 1915 4 19 Nov 1914 Died Nov 19
Shively, Ben Jan 1916 4 26 Dec 1915 Died Dec 26
Shrader, John Jan 1916 4    
Slattery, Phil Sep 1911 12    
Sullivan, James H. Apr 1913 10   Age 34
Sullivan, Mary Dec 1915 14 3 Dec 1915 Died Dec. 3
Sullivan, Pat Oct 1914 6    
Sweeney, Joseph Feb 1911 6    
Taafe, Nicholas Jun 1915 5 1 Jun 1915 Died June 1
Taaffe, Kate, Mrs. Jun 1911 9 19 May 1911 Died May 19
Walsh, Edward Dec 1913 10 26 Nov 1913 Died Nov. 26; native of Balingary, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Walsh, William Apr 1911 5 21 Mar 1911 Died Mar. 21 at City Hospital.
Warren , John Mar 1911 13    
Whelan, Patrick J. Dec 1909 11 & 14 6 Nov 1909 Died Nov, 6; age 42; native of Waterford  County, Ireland; buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Wright, John Aug 1914 4    
Wright, Walter Sep 1914 5 22 Aug 1914 Died Aug 22
Zurkuhlen, Julius May 1913 4 10 May 1913 Died May 10