Margaret Kibbie 1865-1928

KIBBIE, MAGUIRE, RENO, WHALEN, MCGIVERIN, HAGERMAN, WALDRON, CARRIGAN

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Date: 5/13/2012 at 17:20:54

Mrs Kibbie Taken While at Omaha
Last Saturday morning about 9:30 Mrs. Joseph Kibbie of this city passed away rather unexpectedly in a hospital at Omaha in which she had been taking treatment for two or three weeks. Mr. Kibbie accompanied her to that place when their son Charles was finishing his year in Creighton University. As she had been ailing more or less since February, she decided to consult a specialist while she was in the city. Three of her daughters live at that place.

Her serious condition was not learned by Mr. Kibbie or the Palo Alto members of the family until a few hours before she passed away. Several members of the family strove to reach her bedside before the end came but they were not successful. The remains were prepared for burial and were brought to Rockwell City on Sunday. Relatives and friends from Emmetsburg drove to that place and brought home the body.

The funeral was held Tuesday forenoon at 9:30. Services were conducted in the Assumption church, Father Dunn of Ayrshire officiating in a solemn requiem high mass. He was assisted by Fathers Murtaga and McNerney of this place. The burial was in the fomily lot in the parochial cemetery at Ayrshire. The pall bearers were James Degnan, Geo. Wigens and John Anglum of Ayrshire and Frank McCormick, Charles Duhigg and P.V. Nolan of Emmetsburg. There were a large number of relatives, friends and neighbors in attendance.

Margaret Maguire was born in Union City township, Allamakee county, Iowa, October 17, 1865. She was rounding out her 63d year. She was united in marriage at Dorchester, that county, February 12, 1885, to Mr. Joseph Kibbie. Mr. and Mrs. Kibbie came to Palo Alto county 34 years ago and located in Booth township. In March, 1919, they retired from farming and located in this city where they subsequently made their home. Mrs. Kibble is survived by her husband, five sons and eight daughters. The sons are: James of New York; J.E. and J.T. of Ayrshire, and Charles and Justin, who are at home. The daughters are: Mrs. Mary Reno and Mrs. Vincent Whalen of Ayrshire; Miss Veronica Kibbie of this place, Mrs. M.S. McGiverin and Mrs. P.E. McGiverin of Marengo and Mrs. Dr. Hagerman and Misses Florence and Margaret, all of Omaha. There are two brothers - J.T. Maguire of Ayrshire and B.L. of Ruthven. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Peter Waldron of Ayrshire and Mrs. Michael Carrigan of Pipestone, Minnesota.

Mrs. Kibbie was in every way a splendid Christian woman. She was a very successful home maker. She and her devoted husband were the parents of 13 affectionate sons and daughters. The labor, the months and years of watchful, anxious hours spent in such a large household can scarcely be realized by the ordinary mother. Mrs. Kibbie had a rugged constitution and she had the industry, the zeal and the foresight to give the many about her hearthstone every attention that the loving mother is eager to bestow on her children. She was strict in the observance of her religious obligations and she saw to it that her boys and girls did not neglect their duties in this particular.

It was an inspiring sight to observers when all of the members of her large family, at an early hour the morning of the funeral, approached the Assumption church altar rail to receive holy communion in her honor. Mrs. Kibbie was through life a church leader and a church worker. she was always ready to do more than her share when appeals were made to her generosity and to her co-operation.

During the past two or three years her eyesight commenced to fail, which was a serious affliction, but she was always cheeful and she never lagged in her efforts to do good whenever an opportunity presented itself. The writer learned yeaers ago to cherish a very high regard for Mrs. Kibbie's worth as a woman and we had every reason to continue it until her useful and edifying life was brought to a close. The sincere sympathy of hundreds of our citizens is offered to the sorrowing husband and to the loving sons, daughters and other relatives in their bereavement.

~Emmetsburg Democrat
(Emmetsburg, Palo Alto co. Iowa)
June 28, 1928