MRS. ROY COLE (DOD: Oct 1918)

COLE, WELSH, SLAVATA, CERNY, DONAHUE

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/4/2020 at 19:45:38

SECOND SAD DEATH IN ONE FAMILY
Again the city has been shocked by the death of one taken away in the rich promise of life’s fullness. Mrs. Roy Cole (Margaret Welsh) third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh and next older sister of Loretta Welsh Slavata who was buried last Monday, died last night at ten o’clock after a five days’ illness. The immediate cause was pneumonia. Thus within less than a week the Welsh’s have been called upon to yield to merciless death a second daughter, making their two last born girls the first to go.

Mrs. Cole was a graduate of St. Agatha’s and in the years following her graduation was connected with the Bernard manufacturing company. She remained with this firm until her marriage to Roy Cole June 1914. To the young husband thus early deprived of her love and companionship is extended the heartfelt condolence of all in the community. In addition to those already mentioned two sisters and one brother survive. These are Mrs. J. W. Cerney of Brooklyn, Mrs. J. H. Donahue of this city and Serg’t John Welsh who is probably on the high seas now.

The funeral which of course will be private will be held Saturday at an hour not yet set. The Cole home is at 232 east Bloomington Street.
Source: Press Citizen, Iowa City, IA 17 Oct 1918