Ruth Maguire 1896-1939

MAGUIRE, TIETEMA, DONOVAN, LOGSDON

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Ruthven Free Press; Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa; Wednesday, March 8, 1939

WELL KNOWN TEACHER DIES.

Ruth Maguire of near Ayrshire, a teacher in the schools of Palo Alto county for many years, died on Monday of this week at the age of 42 years. She had been ill only two weeks with influenza and complications. Miss Maguire was formerly instructor in the Emmetsburg junior high school, a member of the state board of the state rural teachers' association and first president of the Palo Alto county rural teachers' association. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. John Maguire of Ayrshire, three sisters and two brothers.
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Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa; Friday, Mar 10, 1939

MISS RUTH MAGUIRE
Ayrshire, Ia.- Special Reporter: The whole community was saddened Monday morning to learn of the death of Miss Ruth E. Maguire which occurred at her home in Booth township at four o'clock. She became ill three weeks ago with a severe headache. She was taken to the Emmetsburg hospital where she remained for nearly a week before she was moved to Rochester, Minn., where specialists were consulted who diagnosed her ailment as inflammation of the brain.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning at 9:30 at Sacred Heart Church in Ayrshire. A solemn requiem high mass was offered with Father McCoy as celebrant, Father McEvoy of Ruthven as deacon and Father Molloy of Emmetsburg as sub deacon. Interment was made in the family lot in St. John's cemetery at Emmetsburg. The pallbearers were Peter Waldron, Jr., Clem Hand, William Higgins, Jack Kibbie, Frank Carrigan of Pipestone, Minn., and Gerald Maguire of Dell Rapids, S. D. The Foy Funeral home was in charge.

Ruth Elizabeth McGuire was born November 3, 1896, near Ayrshire. She attended the Ayrshire schools through the grades. She then attended St. Mary's academy in Emmetsburg for three years. In 1913 she moved with her family to Slayton, Minn., where she graduated from Slayton high school in 1914. She then attended the Mankato State Teachers college from which she was graduated in 1918. She taught in Minnesota schools for three years, at Quincy, Ill., for two years, at Emmetsburg for two years, and in the rural school in her home district for six years. For the past five years since the death of her father she has lived at home with her mother. She leaves to mourn her loss her mother, Mrs. J. T. Maguire, three sisters, Mrs. A. J. Tietema of Fairmont, Minn., Mrs. F. J. Donovan of Leeds N. D., Mrs. B. E. Logsdon of Los Angeles Cal., and two brothers, Edward of Hartley and Maurice of Philadelphia, Penn. Her father J. T. Maguire and three sisters, Loretta, Mary and Gertrude, preceded her in death.

The deceased was a devout Catholic and an upright citizen. She always took an active part in the affairs of the church and community. For the past two years she has been grand regent of the Catholic Daughters of America in this county.

Miss Maguire was truly a fine character, with a keen sense of rue values and devoted the better life. She will be greatly missed from her home, from her neighborhood and from the lodges and other groups in which her membership was highly valued. Sincere sympathy is extended to her surviving relatives.