Cavanaugh, Mrs. Mary E. (1858-1940)

CAVANAUGH, NAEVE

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Date: 2/20/2019 at 11:39:02

LeMars Globe-Post
January 15, 1940

Former Resident Died Saturday at Huron, So. Dak.
Funeral services were held at three o’clock Monday afternoon from Luken’s funeral home with Rev. S. A. Jones officiating for Mrs. M. E. Cavanaugh, former resident, who passed away Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Naeve, Huron, S.D. Mrs. Cavanaugh died from injuries sustained in a fall about two weeks ago. Interment was made in the city cemetery.

Deceased was born in Germany and came to this country at an early age with her parents. They resided in Jackson county, Iowa, and later she married M. E. Cavanaugh at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1877. They later lived at Dalton, Iowa, and for the last four years, Mrs. Cavanaugh had made her home with her daughter.

Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. J. A. Naeve, Huron; Mrs. Ann Chapman, Worthington, S.D.; Mrs. May Hopkins, Kansas City, Mo.; two sons, Fred, of Allen, Neb.; and one son, Elmer, preceded her in death.

Pallbearers were: Jack Tindall, Ben Clagg, Roy Jennings, A. Van Steenwyk, Henry Atwood, and Paul Durr. Mrs. S. A. Jones and Mrs. Ben Clagg sang for the service.
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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
January 19, 1940

Funeral Services Held For Pioneer Woman Monday

The funeral of Mrs. M. E. Cavanaugh, pioneer of Plymouth county, was held Monday afternoon at the First Baptist Church, the pastor, Rev. S. A. Jones, conducting the service. Music was rendered by Mrs. Ben Clagg and Mrs. S. A. Jones. The pallbearers were Henry Atwood, B. T. Clagg, Paul Durr, Roy Jennings, A. Van Steenwyck and J. D. Tindall.

Mrs. Cavanaugh died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Naeve, of Huron, S.D., following the effects of a fall she sustained two weeks prior to her death.

She made her home with her daughter the past four years after leaving LeMars. She was well known to the older residents of the community.
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Research Notes: Per the 1910 Federal Census, Plymouth County Iowa, Washington Twp: Head of Household, Mary E. Cavanaugh, widowed, age 50.
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LeMars City Cemetery Burial Records:
Block 14
Mary E. Cavanaugh
b. May 5, 1858
d. January 13, 1940
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