Michael Kennedy died 1929

KENNEDY, MCCULLOUGH, HOAG

Posted By: Ann Krumme (email)
Date: 3/29/2012 at 19:40:08

DEATH OF MICHAEL KENNEDY.

As was feared when we closed our paper last week Michael Kennedy of this city, who had undergone an operation for ruptured appendix at St. Francis Hospital, LaCrosse, the Thursday previous, was unable to recover and death was caused by peritonitis at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 17.

The deceased’s age was 61 years, 6 months and 6 days.

He was born in Illinois and came, when a child, with his parents to this county, residing on a farm in French Creek township.

He was never married and after the death of his parents, he and his sister Nell carried on the farm. About twenty-five years ago they sold the farm and have since resided in this city.

Besides his sister he is survived by a brother, John of Caledonia, Minn. A niece, Mrs. Effie McCullough, and nephew, Ed. Hoag, also reside in this city.

Michael Kennedy was an honest, industrious man, well known and popular with all. For years he was right bower of the City Street Commissioner and Supt. of the city water works and any job entrusted to Mike was faithfully performed and it will be hard to replace him. He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Modern Brotherhood of America. The writer esteemed him as a loyal friend and joins with all who knew him in extending sympathy to the mourning relatives.

The remains arrived here on the train Thursday afternoon and were taken to the home of his nephew, Ed. Hoag. The funeral was held Saturday morning, requiem mass at St. Patrick’s church, Rev. Father Stuart preaching the funeral sermon, and burial in the family lot in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

~Allamakee Journal and Lansing Mirror, Waukon News column, April 24, 1929