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Patrick Fagan

13 Nov 1864 – 29 Nov 1927

Birth13 Nov 1864
Death29 Nov 1927
CemeteryGrand Island Cemetery
Grand Island , Hall County , Nebraska , USA
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Grand Island Herald Thursday 1 December 1927 p. 1 Tragic Death of Pat Fagan The tragic death of Pat Fagan, a well known resident of this community, which occurred at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, when his automobile collided with one driven by his brother-in-law, John Donigan, was a severe blow to relatives and friends of the family. The accident occurred near the Hessel residence, northwest of the city, and not far from the Taylor ranch, of which Mr. Fagan was manager. a strange coincidence was the fact that the Taylor ranch fire and the tragic death of Mr. Fagan took place within twenty-four hours. Mr. Fagan was enroute home from a hard day's work at the ranch, where he directed the work of cleaning up the debris of the disaterous fire the evening before, was instantly killed when his car and that of Mr. Donigan, who were traveling in the opposite directions, met in a head-on collision. Fagan's neck was broken and death was instantaneous. It is thought that the lights of both cars blinded the drivers, resulting in their crashing. the Fagan car was overturned and the unfortunate victim was found underneath it. Mr. Donigan, who was accompanied by his wife and children, is a brother of the late Mrs. Pat Fagan. following the crash, members of the Donigan family, who were not injured, immediately set about to aid the victim of the overturned car and to their horror, discovered the dead body of the relative. Help was summoned at the Leiser home, nearby and Sheriff Palmer and County Attorney Joseph were called to the scene of the accident where an investigation proved the death to be accidental. Pat Fagan was born in the Dominion of Canada on November 13, 1866 and was 61 (sic) years and 16 days of age. His parents, born in Ireland, located in Canada in 1860, where the elder Fagan worked as a farmer for seven years, then going to Morgan county, Ill. Here Patrick Fagan attended school until the age of thirteen when he was compelled to go to work, finding employment on Illinois farms. In 1889 he came to Hall county, but shortly thereafter returned to Illinois. He again returned to Grand Island in 1892, remained a year and then went to Wyoming, where he was employed by Robert Taylor. In 1899 he settled in Hall county, since which time he has resided here. He had been manager of the McDonald ranch for many years and for the past ten years has managed the Taylor ranch. He was the owner of a farm near the ranch which he also conducted. His marriage to Miss Mary Donigan took place in 1901. There were three children born, as follows, Clara, John and Margaret, who are left to mourn his loss, Mrs. Fagan preceded him in death a little over a year ago. Other relatives surviving are a brother, William Fagan, manager of the McDonald ranch, and five sisters, Mrs. Ed. Landrigan, of Ravenna; Mrs. Norris, of Illinois;, Mary, a sister in a convent at Hot Springs, Anne, who taught school in this county for many years, and Mrs. George Buckingham, of Chicago. Funeral services will beheld from St. Mary's cathedral at 9:30 a.m. Friday with Rev. Father Heimes officiating at the requiem mass. A brief service will be conducted at the home, northwest of the city, prior to the church service. Interment is to be made in the Grand Island cemetery.

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