McCARTHY, Daniel Damion

BRANDT, GILLES, SLATE, MCCARTHY

Posted By: D. Fox Engelhardt (email)
Date: 8/11/2009 at 22:06:02

Mass of Christian Burial for Daniel Damion McCarthy, age 93, of Osage, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven with Rev. John Moser officiating.

Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in New Haven. Visitation will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, where there will be a Scripture service at 6:00 p.m., and one hour before services at the church on Wednesday. Dan died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Dan was born Aug. 26, 1912, on a farm northeast of New Haven, the son of William and Mary (Brandt) McCarthy. He attended rural schools in the New Haven area to the 6th grade, 6th -10th grade at St. Mary's in New Haven, and graduated from Osage High School in 1930. Dan was united in marriage to Rosemary C. Gilles at St Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven on September 19, 1944. He, along with his brother Richard McCarthy, farmed the family farm northeast of New Haven until his retirement in 1981. He and Rosemary then moved to Osage. Dan was a long time member of the Knights of Columbus in Osage and St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven. He also was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage during his retirement.

Dan was preceded in death by his parents; one sister Mercedes Slater; and one brother James McCarthy.

Dan is survived by his wife, Rosemary of Osage; three daughters and sons-in-law: Linda and Ervin (Pete) Hagen of Osage, Carmen and Ben Johansen of Denver, Colo., Karen and Dwaine Heimer of Stacyville; one brother Richard McCarthy of Osage; one sister Catherine Hatton and her husband William of Denver, Colo. He is also survived by grandchildren Todd Miller and his wife Patti of rural Osage, Erik Loften of Washington, D.C., Brian Heimer of Iowa City, Kristy Heimer of Stacyville; three step-grandchildren, four great-granddaughters, two step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangments made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706.

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