Mrs Mary Goodrich, a keen club member, dies

After an illness lasting several weeks Mrs. Mary Goodrich, wife of Mr. H. Goodrich, of Francis Street, Toowoomba, died in a private hospital last Friday. She was 69 years of age and was born in the Goulburn district of New South Wales, her parents being the late Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Barrett, of Inglewood. Her early life was spent on Whitstone Station, where her father was manager for many years. Her husband, Mr. Harry Goodrich, is the son of the late Mr. Fred Bracken, the founder of Warroo Station. Mrs. Goodrich was a devoted member of St. James's Church and St. Thomas's Church. She was president of St. Thomas's Church Women's Guild for some years. Mrs. Goodrich was an enthusiastic member of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, the Toowoomba branch of the Country Women's Association and the Women's Auxiliary of the Incapacitated Soldiers' Association. Mrs. Goodrich is survived by her husband, two daughters—Mesdames Reg Hills (Toowoomba), and C. Reinhold (Sydney)—and three sons, Messrs. George (Warroo), Jack (Toowoomba), and Norman (Murwillumbah). The services at the church and at the Toowoomba cemetery on Saturday were conducted by Canon J. T. Perry, who, for the past 30 years, had been a personal friend of the family.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 17 June 1941. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)