Jean (O'Neill) Liddiard 1918-2006

DREW, ONEILL, LIDDIARD, NEISES, LEWIS, ONSAGER

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 7/28/2006 at 13:09:10

Jean Liddiard

Jean Liddiard, 87, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, Iowa. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 17, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Waukon. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, rural Waukon. Hanson Funeral Home of Waukon was in charge of arrangements.

Jean was born September 5, 1918, in West Ridge, to John P. and Ellen (Drew) O'Neill.

April 14, 1936, she married Ed Liddiard at St. John's Church, West Ridge. Jean and Ed farmed in the Volney, Waterville, and Waukon areas before retiring.

Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Neises of Patch Grove, Wis., and Colleen Lewis of Cedar Rapids; one son, Pat Liddiard of Waukon; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Onsager.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ed, three brothers, and a sister.

Casketbearers were Ed O'Neill, Tom O'Neill, Frank O'Neill, Steve Onsager, Raymond Ryan, and Phillip Liddiard.

Waukon Standard, June 21, 2006