Mary Doyle Tobin 1863-1926

DOYLE, TOBIN, MCMAHON, KEVLIN, BERGERT

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 10/14/2006 at 18:56:33

Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Thursday Evening, May 6, 1926

MRS. TOBIN, 63, OF LONG GROVE GOES IN DEATH
Pioneer County Resident and Beloved Woman is Called Suddenly.

Mrs. Mary Doyle Tobin, aged 63 years, a resident of the Long Grove community over four decades, died at 4 o'clock this morning in the family home, two miles west of Long Grove after an illness of only a few days.

The news of Mrs. Tobin's death was unexpected and came as a shock to the many friends and acquaintances of the family in the county.

Mrs. Tobin was born in Graigue, county Kilkenny, Ireland, May 15, 1863 and came to this country when a young woman, the family settling on a farm near Long Grove where her life was spent. Her husband, Matthew J. Tobin, preceded her in death Jan. 11, 1911, a pioneer of Scott and one of the extensive landholders of the county.

Surviving are four sons, Martin, Thomas, John and Arthur, four stepchildren, R.J. of Erie, Penn., Mrs. Laurence McMahon of Calamus, Mrs. J.J. Kevlin, Davenport and Mrs. W.B. Bergert, Long Grove. A sister, Miss Margaret Doyle of Minneapolis and two brothers, Morgan J. and Maurice R. Doyle, of Ireland, and two grandchildren also survive.

Mrs. Tobin was a devout Catholic and for many years had been a zealous and untiring member of St. Ann's church near Long Grove. She had been a Christian mother, a faithful friend, and beloved in the community.

Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8 o'clock from the home to St. Ann's church where the requiem high mass will be sung at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Ann's cemetery.