McCARTHY, Edward died 1947

MCCARTHY, DERRICK, CRAHEN, GILLICK, GLICK, HUNZIGER

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 9/13/2012 at 21:42:22

Edward McCarthy, 78, of 327 Molino Ave., died yesterday at his home. He was born in McGregor, Iowa, and came to Long Beach nine years ago from Billings, Mont. when he retired as a railroad conductor for the Northern Pacific railway. He belonged to the Order of Railway Conductors and the Knights of Columbus in Billings, and St. Matthew's Catholic parish here. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sena McCarthy, Long Beach; three nephews, Jimm Derrick, Seattle; Dr. Jim Crahen, Portland, Ore.; Dr. Frank Crahen, St. Paul, Minn; two nieces, Mrs. Catherine Gillick and Mrs. J. Hunziger, Mankato, Minnesota.

The Sheelar-McFayden mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.

~Long Beach Independent, California, September 19, 1947

~Note: essentially the same obit appeared in the Long Beach Press Telegram, 9/19/1947 with the following additions or differences
-was a passenger conductor with the Northern Pacific Railway
-came to Long Beach in 1938
-survived by niece Catherine Glick [rather than Gillick]
-Interment in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles