Elizabeth Kennedy (died 1929)

KENNEDY, SKAHILL, SLATTERY, NOONAN, ENGLISH, GRAHAM, MCEVOY, MCCARTHY

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 1/28/2013 at 21:48:18

Cascade Pioneer, April 18, 1929

Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy, beloved wife of Michael Kennedy, of South Garry Owen, was summoned by death at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Skahill, 2310 Queen street, Thursday morning at 4 o'clock. Although ailing for six months, her condition did not become serious until two months ago. Mrs. Kennedy, a daughter of tbe late Edward and Ellen Slattery, was born in Otter Creek, August 15, fifty nine years ago and until two months ago when she went to Dubuque she had always been a resident of that community. She had a lovable disposition, which endeared her to all who had the privilege of knowing her and the grief-stricken family has the sympathy of many friends. She was married thirty-eight year ago to Michael Kennedy who, with three daughters, Mrs. John Skahill, of Dubuque, Mrs. Dan Noonan and Mrs. Clem English, of Bernard, three sons, Patrick and Chris, of Dubuque, Albert, of Garry Owen, eight grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. James Graham, Dubuque, Mrs. Mary McEvoy, of St. Paul, and Mrs. Theresa McCarthy, of Otter Creek, survive her. Mrs. Kennedy was a Catholic, a member of St. Aloysius church at South Garry Owen and the Rosary society of that parish. In her final hour she was comforted by the last rites of the Catholic religion.
The funeral was held Saturday morning from the Skahill residence to Sacred Heart church - in Dubuque, at 9 o'clock, where Rev. Albert Nees
officiated at a requiem Mass. At the conclusion of the Mass he also delivered a funeral discourse. In the sanctuary were Rev. John Ccmnell, of South Garry Owen, and Rev. Harry
Skahill, of Columbia College. The remains were taken to tbe mortuary chapel at Mt. Olivet where
Father Nees, assisted by Fathers Council and Skahill, officiated at the commital services. The pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased, were Edward Graham, Neal Carew, Dave Slattery,
Leo Martin, John McCarthy and Tim Penny.