John F. McGovern 1858-1920

MCGOVERN, LYNCH, BLAKE

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 3/24/2015 at 10:06:50

Funeral Services Held
For John F. McGovern
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The funeral of the late John F. McGovern was held this morning from the home of his son, Joseph, in Vernon Township to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at Centralia, at 10 o’clock, where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by the Reverend Father Donlon, pastor. He also preached a sermon.

The pallbearers were Magnus and John McGovern, Mark Lynch and Ambrose Blake, Alfred Blake and Charles McGovern, relatives of the deceased.
A delegation of the Catholic Order of Foresters of the Centralia Church attended the service in a body.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald and Times Journal Sept. 1920