Ida Maria Shadbolt - Walsh

WALSH - GOUGH - PRINGLE - SHADBOLT

Posted By: Deborah (email)
Date: 11/28/2004 at 14:02:17

Mrs. Ida Walsh Died Wednesday

82 Year Old Lady Found Dead in Bed

Mrs. Ida Walsh, aged 82, who has been in poor health for the past two months, was found dead in her bed, Wednesday morning, by Miss Margaret Stewart, who had been caring for her. Miss Stewart notified Mrs. Walsh's sister, Mrs. Jessie French, and called a physician, who after examination stated that death one occurred at about 5 a.m. from a heart attack. Mrs. Walsh had been able to be up and about her home every day before her death. Her husband, William Walsh, died very suddenly about fifteen years ago.

She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Shadbolt, pioneers of this community, coming here from Wisconin in 1855.

Mrs. Walsh is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bert Coon, of Clarksville, Mrs. J.J. Gough, of Rockford, Illinois; Mrs. Arnold Amick of Waterloo, Iowa; two sons, Jerome and Robert, of Nashua; twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; two brothers, Sumner Shadbolt, of Minneapolis, Alboin Shadbolt, of Ionia; and one sister, Mrs. Jessie French of Clarksville, also survive her.

No funeral arrangements had been made at the time of this writing pending the receiving of word from relatives who live at a distance.

(Personal note -- The obituary below comes from a newspaper clipping. Apparently there were a number of errors made in the newspaper write up. In what looks like Beancy Walsh - Coon's handwriting errors are lined out so that I can't make out the original wording and has written corrections made directly on the newspaper clipping. Information between " and " below will be the corrections)

Obituary Ida Walsh

Ida Maria Shadbolt was born at "Grafton" Wisconsin, December 11, 1853 and died at her home in Clarksville, Iowa, January 15th 1936, aged 82 years, one month and four days.

She came to Iowa with her parents when about two years of age and except for one year in Colorado and one year in Wisconsin, had spent the remainder of her life in this state.

She was united in marriage to William Walsh on "May 4th, 1875". To this union five children were born. They are Robert Walsh, of Plainfield; Jerome Walsh, of Nashua; Mrs. Beancy Coon, of Clarksville; Mrs. Delight Gough, of Rockford, Illinois; and Delila Amick of Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Walsh died "1923". Twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive. She is also survived by two brothers, Sumner Shadbolt, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Alboin Shadbolt, of Nashua and a sister, Mrs. Jessie French, of Clarksville.

Mrs. Walsh was a memeber of the Christian church in Clarksville, and of the Rebekah Lodge. The ritualistic service of the lodge was given at her funeral service.

Funeral services were held from the Community Church, Friday afternoon, January 18th, with the pastor, Rev. R.B.Fisher, in charge. Burial was at Lynwood Cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our friends, neighbors and the Rebekah Lodges for the many kind deeds and beautiful floral offerings at the time of the death of our beloved mother.

Robert E. Walsh
Jerome D. Walsh
Mrs. Delight Gough
Mrs. Delila Amick
Mrs. Beancy Coon