John Justin Kelleher 1898-1918

KELLEHER

Posted By: Melissa Mayhew Grandt (email)
Date: 5/6/2009 at 19:44:59

Iowa City Citizen, Iowa City (Johnson Co.), Iowa, 18 October 1918.

SPLENDID YOUNG MAN DIED YESTERDAY
John Justin Kelleher, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelleher, Sr., died at a local hospital at 12:30 yesterday after two weeks illness from influenza and pneumonia.

The young man was 20 years of age and a graduate of the Iowa City high school and had entered the university as a member of the Student Army Training Camp, navy department.

Surviving are the parents, four sisters, Mary, Helen, Florence and Dorothy and one brother Paul.

There will be a private funeral at the family home 1139 East Burlington street at 10:30 Saturday morning. Interment at St. Joseph's cemetery.