MURDOCH, Mary Ellen Holleran

MURDOCH, HOLLERAN

Posted By: Michael J. Kearney (email)
Date: 11/7/2001 at 00:23:04

The Clinton Herald; December 17 (p. 5) & 19 (p. 9), 1941 Mrs. W. F. Murdoch, 75, died at 3 o'clock this morning after an illness --- became --- 10 weeks ago. She resided at 561 Fifth Avenue South. The body reposes in the Shadduck funeral home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home with Dr. Bruce McCullough of First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery. Mary Ellen Holleran, daughter of the late James S. and Adelia Holleran was born Aug. 11, 1866, in St. Louis, Mo. She came to Fulton, Ill, with her paretns as a small child and made her home there until her marriage to William F. Murcdoch Feb. 2 1886, in Fulton. She resided in Clinton the last 37 years and was prominent in musical circles. She was graduated from Northern Illinois college in Fulton and later studied music in Chicago Musical college. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church, and an honorary member of the Clinton Harmonic club and the Clinton Women's club. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Helen A. Murdoch, and a son, William T. Murdoch, both of Davenport; two sisters, Mrs. Burce Corliss of Eagle Grove and Mrs. C.L. Prentiss of Omaha, Nebr.; one brother, F.L. Holleran of Clinton, and nieces and nephews. Her husband preceded her in death, Dec. 4, 1930.
Funeral services for Mrs. W.F. Murdoch, who died Wednesday morning, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Shadduck funeral home. Dr. Bruce McCullough of First Presbyterian church officiated. During the services, Mrs. H.H. Hobart, accompanied by Mrs. W.H. Bordwell, sand "Lead Kindly Light." Pallbearers were Charles Lucke, O.W. Hanson, Dr. E.L. Martindale, W.H. Mitchell, W.A. Struble and Harry Fulmer. Burial was in Oakland cemetery. Out of the city friends and relatives who attended the funeral were Mrs. C.L. Prentiss of Omaha, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wunderlich of Joliet, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. William R. Pauley of Aurora, Ill.,; Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monahan, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Hanson, and Mrs. J.C. Snyder of Fulton, Ill.; Miss Helen Murdoch and W.T. Murdoch of Davenport.