Sunday's Obituary - Roma Marguerite O'Connor

Today's obituary is for Roma Marguerite O'Connor, who is my 1st cousin once removed. Roma was the daughter of my Grand Aunt Elizabeth Minnie O'Connor (known as Minnie) and an unnamed father. She died in February 1932 at Cobar District Hospital from Gastro Enteritis and was buried in the Roman Catholic Section of the Cobar Cemetery.

Source: Cobar. (1932, February 19). Narromine News and Trangie Advocate (NSW : 1898 - 1956), p. 8. Retrieved September 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98916706

Transcript:

Cobar.

Little Roma Marguerite O'Connor, aged 2 1/2 years, of Harcourt-street Cobar, was taken to the hospital on Thursday, died on Saturday and was buried on Sunday, Father Brennan officiating at the graveside.

Source: Trove. DEATH FROM GASTROENTERITIS (1932, February 17). Western Age (Dubbo, NSW : 1914 - 1932), p. 2. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137152274

Transcript:

DEATH FROM GASTRO-ENTERITIS

Little Roma Marguerite O'Connor, aged 2 1/2 years, of Harcourt-street, Cobar, was taken to the hospital on Thursday, died on Saturday and was buried on Sunday. Father Brennan officiating at the graveside. Our sympathy is extended to the heart-broken mother.

NSW BDM Death Index

O'CONNOR ROMA M 3386/1932 MINNIE E COBAR

OCONNOR ROMA M 3386/1932 MINNIE E COBAR

Source: NSW BDM Death Index listing for Roma O'Connor. Retrieved from https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/

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