James H. Gaffey Sr., 29 Nov 1930 - 17 Feb 2017

GAFFEY, DONOHOE, WHELAN, ALLEN, SCHMIDT, MALICHKY, GRAY, GRIFFIN

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/17/2017 at 16:26:06

Funeral service for James H. Gaffey Sr., 86, Almond, Wis., will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Hardell-Holly Funeral Home, Almond. He died Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, where he was a resident for the past two years.

Burial with full military rites will follow at Guardian Angels Cemetery, Almond.

Memorials may be made to the Guardian Angels Cemetery Fund.

James H. Gaffey Sr. was born Nov. 29, 1930, in Holbrook in Greene Township, the son of the late Francis John and Wilhelmina Frances (Donohoe) Gaffey. He graduated from Parnell High School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War, training as a tank driver.

On Feb. 9, 1959 Jim married Bridget (Bridie) Whelan, a young girl from Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. They were married at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Iowa City, and later moved to Almond, where he began farming. His wife preceded him in death Jan. 18, 1984. He enjoyed watching the Packers, singing, braiding rope and just loved to laugh.

The family wishes to thank the staff at the Wisconsin Veterans Home for the wonderful care given to their father and grandfather.

Gaffey is survived by his children, Bernadette (Craig) Allen, Texas, and James (Tina) Gaffey Jr., Minnesota; four grandchildren, Christine (Jeff) Schmidt; Sean Allen; Michaela and Ella Gaffey; his brother, Merlyn Gaffey, Nebraska; his sister: Jeanne Malichky, Iowa, and his nieces and nephews, Karen, Timothy, Bill, Cindy, Ron, Melanie and Michelle.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Maureen Ann; a brother, Thomas; a sister, Carmelita; his maternal grandparents, James and Susan (Gray) Gaffey, and his paternal grandparents, T.F. and Julia (Griffin) Donohoe.

Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 01 Mar 2017 pg 4