The funeral service for Mrs. Bridget Shields, who died at her residence at Osgoode on Wednesday, was held in St. John's Church, Osgoode, on Saturday morning. Solemn requiem high mass was chanted by her grandson, Father Gerald Kelly, O.M.I., and the body was met at the door by Father Wilfred Nevins, parish priest.
Present in the sanctuary were Father F. Corkery and Father F. Tierney, and choral selections were presented under direction of Father Martin Mooney. Spiritual offerings were from the Catholic Women’s League, Separate School No. 4, and Rideau Room of Murphy-Gamble. Interment was at the adjoining cemetery.
Chief mourners were her sons, Patrick and Thomas, of Osgoode, and Stephen, Ottawa; three daughters. Mrs. P. J. McGahey, Osgoode, and Ida and Bertha, New York City; a sister, Mrs. Alice O'Brien, Osgoode, several grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mrs. Shields, a life-long resident of Osgoode, was a daughter of the late Patrick Dewan and Mary McGee. She was married more than 60 years ago in Osgoode to Thomas Shields who predeceased her. She attended St. John’s Church, was a member of the League of the Sacred Heart, the Tabernacle Society, and the Catholic Women’s League.
