Anna Stacia Keenan

KEENAN, TURNER, PEARSON, GORMAN, RAFTER, DAY, BURNS

Posted By: CJeanealogy (email)
Date: 7/18/2017 at 00:06:42

Finally located her obituary and transcribed it as follows. Please add to bio:
The Marion Sentinel Thursday March 3, 1910
Death of Mrs. Keenan.
Mrs. Anna Stacia Keenan died suddenly Tuesday night at 9 o'clock from heart failure, although she had been ill with pneumonia since Nov. 1. She was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, October 4, 1842, and came to this country in 1859, locating at Greenville, New York, where she married Thomas Rafter, in 1860. He died six years later. Three children were born to them, James of this city, Mary, now Mrs. M.F. Burns, of Lupton, Colorado, and Margaret, who died at the age of 8 years.
Mrs. Rafter came to Marion in 1868, where she married Patrick Day, who died in 1874. Three children were born to them, Katherine, now Mrs. J.S. Gorman, of Cripple Creek, Colorado; Thomas J. Day, of Cedar Rapids, and Margaret, now Mrs. J.L. Pearson, of Morrison, Washington.
In 1878 she was married to Robert Keenan; who died in 1886. One daughter, Nellie, now Mrs. L.A. Turner, was born, and it was at her home she has lived since last November.
Th deceased was always a devoted member of the Catholic church. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock, in the St. Joseph Catholic church. Rev. P.M. Loughnane, the pastor, will conduct the services and the remains will be given their final resting place in the Kenwood cemetery.

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