Houlihan, Mary B. (Aylward) 1916-2005

HOULIHAN, AYLWARD, JOYCE, KOLSRUD, CAROLLO, BRANNAN

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Date: 12/22/2007 at 17:32:24

Mary Bernadette Houlihan

Mary Bernadette "Bernie" Houlihan, 88, died Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral Mass was held Saturday, January 15, 2005, at St. Ann's-St. Joseph's Church, Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
Burial was at St. Joseph's Cemetery following the Mass.

Bernie was born March 7, 1916, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, to George and Mary (Joyce) Aylward. She graduated from St. Mary's Academy in Emmetsburg.
Bernie married James A. Houlihan September 8, 1942, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry.

This fine Irish lady enjoyed visits with her family and was fortunate to have many good friends and neighbors.

Bernie is survived by her husband Jim; six children, Kathleen "Kay" at the Mosaic Home in Waukon, Pat (Kathy) of La Crosse, Wis., Dennis of Dubuque, Thomas of La Crosse, Brian (Michele) of Lansing, and James T. of Harpers Ferry; 12 grandchildren, Katie, Sean, Erin, Colin, and Tara Houlihan, Brendan and John Houlihan, Kevin and Ellen Houlihan, Michael and Briana Houlihan, and PV2 Ross Kolsrud; and two great-grandchildren, Connor and Dylan Houlihan of Carmel Valley, Calif.

Bernie is also survived by four siblings: Loretta (Doc) Carollo of Brookfield, Wis., Mary Evelyn (Joe) Brannan of Wauwatosa, Wis., Pat Aylward of Minneapolis, Minn., and Sister Catherine Aylward of St. Paul, Minn.

Bernie was preceded in death by an infant son John, her parents, and a brother Joseph Aylward, who was killed in World War II.

Waukon Standard, January 19, 2005

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Added by Reid R. Johnson 2/3/2015:

Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sat., 15 Jan. 2005.

Harpers Ferry- Bernie Houlihan, 88, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, in Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon. Services: 10:30 a.m. today, St. Ann's - St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry. Burial: St. Joseph's Cemetery, Paint Rock, rural Harpers Ferry. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church.

Survivors include her husband, James; a daughter, Kathleen Houlihan of Waukon; five sons, Pat of La Crosse, Wis., Dennis of Dubuque, Thomas of La Crosse, Brian of Lansing and James of Harpers Ferry; three sisters, Loretta Carollo of Brookfield, Wis., Mary Brannan of Wauwatosa, Wis., and Sister Catherine Aylward of St. Paul, Minn.; and a brother, Pat Aylward of Minneapolis.