DORSEY, John Thomas "Jack" 1873-1945

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DORSEY, John Thomas "Jack" 1873-1945

DORSEY

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 5/17/2011 at 14:48:37

#1:
Aged Osage Man Dies;
Funeral to Be Monday
OSAGE, IOWA — A funeral will be held at 8 a.m. Monday for Jack Dorsey, 72, at the Sacred Heart Church in Osage, with the Rev. E. A. Fitzerald officiating. He died Friday morning.
Jack Dorsey was born June 8, 1873, son of Margaret and James Dorsey, at Jefferson, Wisconsin. He came with his parents to New Haven when but five years of age. The family moved to Osage four years later.
Surviving is one sister, Nellie Dorsey, of Waterloo, his wife and son, James, both at Oakland, California.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, March 13, 1945]
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#2:
John Thomas Dorsey
John Dorsey died Friday morning at Mrs. L. A. Squiers' rooming house on State Street. He had been in poor health for some time.
John Thomas Dorsey was born June 8, 1873 in Jefferson, Wisconsin, the son of James and Margaret Dorsey. When he was five years old he came with his parents to New Haven. His father died when he was nine years old. Later his mother, two sisters and one brother moved to Osage, which has been his home ever since. Mr. Dorsey attended country school near New Haven.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Edith Dorsey, of Oakland, California, one sister, Miss Nellie Dorsey of Waterloo; and one son, James Dorsey.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Sacred Heart church, Rev. E. Fitzgerald officiating.
Mitchell County Press, Sept. 20, 1945
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#3:
The cemetery listing on IaGenWeb, for Sacred Heart Cemetery at Osage shows:
Dorsey, John 1873 -- 14 Aug 1945 Age: 72
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NOTES:
There seems to be some discrepancy regarding the month of his death.
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Below is a photograph of his tombstone at Sacred Heart Cem. -- from GPP

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Obituary: #1: Aged Osage Man Dies; Funeral to Be Monday OSAGE, IOWA — A funeral will be held at 8 a.m. Monday for Jack Dorsey, 72, at the Sacred Heart Church in Osage, with the Rev. E. A. Fitzerald officiating. He died Friday morning. Jack Dorsey was born June 8, 1873, son of Margaret and James Dorsey, at Jefferson, Wisconsin. He came with his parents to New Haven when but five years of age. The family moved to Osage four years later. Surviving is one sister, Nellie Dorsey, of Waterloo, his wife and son, James, both at Oakland, California. [Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, March 13, 1945] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: John Thomas Dorsey John Dorsey died Friday morning at Mrs. L. A. Squiers' rooming house on State Street. He had been in poor health for some time. John Thomas Dorsey was born June 8, 1873 in Jefferson, Wisconsin, the son of James and Margaret Dorsey. When he was five years old he came with his parents to New Haven. His father died when he was nine years old. Later his mother, two sisters and one brother moved to Osage, which has been his home ever since. Mr. Dorsey attended country school near New Haven. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Edith Dorsey, of Oakland, California, one sister, Miss Nellie Dorsey of Waterloo; and one son, James Dorsey. Funeral services were held Monday at the Sacred Heart church, Rev. E. Fitzgerald officiating. Mitchell County Press, Sept. 20, 1945 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: The cemetery listing on IaGenWeb, for Sacred Heart Cemetery at Osage shows: Dorsey, John 1873 -- 14 Aug 1945 Age: 72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: There seems to be some discrepancy regarding the month of his death. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is a photograph of his tombstone at Sacred Heart Cem. -- from GPP
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