Norbert Thomas A'Hearn - 1908-1986

AHEARN, DEVITT, CONNOR, PRESTEMON, SMITH, WILLIAMS, OHAGAN, MARTIN, DEENEY

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/17/2011 at 13:49:15

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON DEMOCRAT, June 19, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Norbert Thomas A'Hearn, age 77, of Waukon, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 17, 1986 at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon. Services will be held Friday, June 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Larry Duenas officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery with Hanson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were Cletus Rooney, Ralph Welch, Ben Quillin, Mike Burke, Pat"Leonard" Opfer, Ernest Fruechte, Jerry Cota, Jim Ryan, Larry Dundee, and Frank Plein.

Norbert was born July 22, 1908 in Hanover Township, Allamakee County, Iowa to Joseph M. and Agnes (Devitt) A'Hearn. He attended rural schools in Hanover Township. He married Theresa Connor on January 6, 1936 in Tomah, Wisconsin. He had lived in Hustler, Wisconsin, Chatfield, Minnesota, Preston, Minnesota, and Waukon, Iowa. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Alcoholics Anonymous.

He was preceded in death by his wife, a sister, Irene Deeney, and two brothers, John A'Hearn and Gerald A'Hearn.

Survivors include two daughters, Jean Prestemon of Ames, Iowa and Mary Smith of Las Vegas, Nevada, Michael A'Hearn of Waukon, Iowa, and Patrick A'Hearn of Minneapolis, Minnesota; 9 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers Francis A'Hearn of Farley, Iowa and Clem A'Hearn of Mesa, Arizona and 3 sisters, Grace Williams and Helen O'Hagan, both of Los Angeles, California and Marie Martin of Waukon, Iowa.