Sunday, April 5, 2009

1932 Obituaries of Great Grandfather Joe McGinty's parents

Mrs. E. M'Ginty

A resident of the Sioux City territory for 35 years, Mrs. mary E. McGinty, 70 years old, died in the home of her son, John McGinty, three miles east of Leeds.

Born in Cascade, Ia., she lived there until she moved to the vicinity of Sioux City, where she had lived since.

Survivors include her widower, John, sr.; two sons, John, jr., and Joe, both of Sioux City; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Dean, Mrs. C. T. Mullin of Pipestone, Minn., and Mrs. Hugo Stebner, of Sioux City; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Moran, of Cascade; Mrs. Laura Erickson, of Miller Neb., and Miss Catherine Leonard, of Dubuque, Ia.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed. The body is at Perasso Bros. funeral home.

John McGinty

Ten days after his wife died, John McGinty, 73 years old, a farmer living three miles east of Leeds, died in a Sioux City hospital. Death was due to advanced age.

Mr. McGinty was born in Iowa in 1858 and had lived in the state all of his life. He had been a resident of Woodbury county for nearly 25 years.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. E. L. Dean, and Mrs. Hugo Stebner, of Sioux City, and Mrs. C. T. Mullen of Pipestone, Minn. and two sons, John L. McGinty and Joseph McGinty, of Sioux City.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at St. Michael's Catholic church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery under the direction of Perasso Bros. funeral home.

1 comment:

Jobester McGinty said...

Hey Carey, do you have any of the actual photos or scans of any of the Obits or Birth/Death/Marriage Certificates?