Maloney, Maurice (died 1933)

MALONEY

Posted By: Mary Holub, volunteer (email)
Date: 9/18/2011 at 18:50:50

From: Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, September 12, 1933

LAST RITES FOR EARLY RESIDENT MAURICE MALONEY WAS MEMBER OF WELL KNOWN FAMILY OF PRESTON TOWNSHIP

Last rites were held Monday morning for Maurice Maloney, early settler of Plymouth county, at St. James church in this city. Rev. L. J. Cooper officiating.

Maurice Maloney was about 75 years of age and was born in Ohio. The Maloney family came to Plymouth county in the seventies and farmed in Preston township and became wealthy by judicious expenditure and successful farming operations. The family, consisting of two sisters and three brothers, came to Le Mars in 1920 and purchased fine homes. Mr. Maloney was the only surviving member of the older generation. For the past year he had been at St. Bernard's hospital in Council Bluffs for treatment where he passed away Friday night.

Surviving relatives are a nephew, Dan Maloney, of this city, a niece, Mrs. Anne Fitzgerald, of Council Bluffs, and two nephews, Patrick and James Kelly, living in California.

The pall bearers were John Cooper, Frank Hentges, Maurice Redmond, John McGrory, Pat Marron, John Lubben.