LONERGAN, Melbourne E. "Bud" 1922- 2012

LONERGAN, MAURER

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 7/27/2012 at 00:22:27

LONERGAN, Melbourne E. "Bud" 1922-2012

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Our beloved husband, father, granddad, M.E. “Bud” Lonergan, parted mortal life July 21, 2012, at Covenant Medical Center. He has moved on to better fields in God’s Kingdom of Heaven. Surely he was welcomed by our Lord and an entourage of passed family and friends.

We will celebrate his life of love and service to others Wednesday, July 25, at 4 p.m. at Harvest Vineyard Church, 715 E. Fourth St., Waterloo.

Even in death he serves by donating his body to medical science in Iowa City.

A full military graveside service will be held in Osage at a later date to be announced.

Memorials may be directed to Harvest Vineyard Church or Acker-Mathias American Legion Post 653 of Denver.

1 Corinthians — “Love never ends.”

[Waterloo Courier - July 24, 2012 12:00 pm]
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Obituaries

(Died July 21, 2012)

M.E. (Bud) Lonergan
U.S. Veteran

OUR BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDDAD, M.E. BUD LONERGAN, PARTED MORTAL LIFE JULY 21, AT COVENANT HOSPITAL IN WATERLOO, IOWA. HE HAS MOVED ON TO BETTER FIELDS IN GOD'S KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. SURELY HE WAS WELCOMED BY OUR LORD AND AN ENTOURAGE OF PASSED FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

WE WILL CELEBRATE HIS LIFE OF LOVE AND SERVICE TO OTHERS WEDNESDAY JULY 25, AT 3 P.M., HARVEST VINEYARD CHURCH, 715 E. 4TH STREET, WATERLOO.

EVEN IN DEATH HE SERVES BY DONATING HIS BODY TO MEDICAL SCIENCE IN IOWA CITY.

A FULL MILITARY GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE OSAGE CEMETERY, OSAGE, IOWA, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE.

MEMORIALS MAY BE DIRECTED TO HARVEST VINEYARD CHURCH OR ACKER-MATHIAS AMERICAN LEGION POST 653, DENVER, IOWA.

HIS BROTHER, MARVIN LONERGAN OF CHARLES CITY, IS A SURVIVOR.

Champion Funeral Home 641-732-3706

[Champion Funeral Home web site obituary, 7/26/2012]
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NOTES:

The 15 NOV 1976 Waterloo Courier says he was made the new service manager at Paul Burk Pontiac, Inc.

The Daily Register for Oelwein, Wadena School news, (1934) said they were sorry to loose two 6th grade students, Melbourne and Margaret Lonergan who are moving to St. Ansgar.

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX:

name: Melbourne E. Lonergan
birth date: 5 July 1922
place of issuance: Iowa
death date: 21 July 2012
estimated age at death: 90
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WEDDING:

LONERGAN-MAURER

MITCHELL, IOWA — Word has been received here of the marriage on December 5, 1943, of Cpl. Melbourne E. Lonergan, son of Mrs. Lillian Lonergan, and Vandys Maurer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Maurer of Fredericksburg. He is a former Mitchell resident and is now stationed in Washington.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, December 22, 1943]
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NOTES:

According to the Waterloo Courier, June 2, 1965, Melbourne E. and Vaudys M. Lonergan were divorced. They were married on Dec. 5, 1943 in Pratt, Kansas.

See link to a biographical sketch, below picture of Bud.

Biographical Sketch
 

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