John W. O'Brien, died 1937

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Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 3/1/2009 at 10:40:11

JOHN O'BRIEN PASSES AWAY

Funeral Rites Will Be Tomorrow

John William O'Brien, 68 years old, died yesterday afternoon at the Emmet county farm after an illness of several years.

As far as is known the man had no living relatives and he repeatedly refused to give officials of the county farm information about his early life. He had been a resident of the county farm for the last six years after ill health forced him to give up his carpentry work in and around Estherville.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow from St. Patrick's Catholic church with the Rev. L. J. Savage in charge. Burial will be be made in St. Patrick cemetery.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa: Thursday, Jan. 28, 1937.

Funeral For John O'Brien Held Today

Funeral services for John W. O'Brien, 68 years old, who died Wednesday afternoon at the county home, were held at 9 a.m. today at St. Patrick's Catholic church with the Rev. L.. J. Savage officiating. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. So far as officials of the county home can learn, Mr. O'Brien had no living relatives. He had been in poor health for about six years.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 29, 1937.

CC Note: John W. O'Brien is buried in an unmarked grave in St. Patrick's Catholic cemetery