Cruise, Mary (McGarry) (1852-1931)

ANSTEY, CLINTON, CRUISE, MCGARRY, SHEY, VASKO

Posted By: Carl Malone (email)
Date: 4/29/2017 at 18:01:22

The Atlantic, News Telegraph
Atlantic, Iowa
June 20, 1931

MRS. MARY CRUISE OF MASSENA DIES

Massena, Ia., June 20. –(Special)--Mrs. Mary Cruise, 79, a resident of this community for nearly sixty years, died at 1:30 this morning at the family home following an illness of three weeks. Death resulted from complications incident to old age.

Mrs. Cruise was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, Jan. 6, 1852, and was married in Ireland to George Cruise in 1874. They came to America in that year and lived for many years on a farm in Adams county in the Reno vicinity. In 1913 they retired from the farm and moved to Massena where Mr. Cruise died Aug. 8, 1916.

Surviving are eleven children, twenty-seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The children are A. J. Cruise, assistant cashier of the Farmers Savings bank here; M. H. (Hank) Cruise of Omaha, prominent livestock auctioneer; Thomas Cruise of Superior, Neb.; Catherine Cruise of Sandusky, O.; Mrs. Martha Vasko of Omaha, Joseph Cruise of Mount Etna, Mrs. Rachael Clinton, Mrs. Mary Anstey, George Cruise, Eugene Cruise and Mrs. Bertha Shey, all of Massena. All of the children were at their mother’s bedside at the time of her death.

Mrs. Cruise was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic church here and of the Catholic Daughters of America.

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9:30 at the local Catholic church, conducted by the Rev. P. R. O’Donnell. Assisting priests will be Rev. P. N. McDermott of Atlantic, Rev. D. D. Dower of Reno, Rev. Joseph O’Connell of Des Moines and Monsignor McManus of Council Bluffs. Burial will be in the Reno Catholic cemetery.

NOTE FROM CONTRIBUTOR: Mary McGarry Cruise was born January 6, 1852 and died June 20, 1931

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