Mrs. Emma Heeney

WIESE, HEENEY, ROGGE, SENG

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/5/2014 at 10:08:22

MRS. HEENEY CALLED AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Pleasant Valley Resident and Former Davenporter Dies

Mrs. Emma Heeney, 67, wife if Michael Heeney and former well-known Davenporter, died at 1p.m. Monday at the family home in Pleasant Valley. She suffered a stroke in November of 1927 and has been ailing since.

Mrs. Heeney was born in Davenport, August 22, 1861, and received her education in the local school. Her maiden name was Miss Emma Wiese. She was married here to Michael M. Heeney on May 17, 1879, by the late Mgr. A. Nierman of St. Joseph’s church. The couple would have celebrated their golden anniversary this year. After the marriage they resided here until 1914, when they moved to Pleasant Valley.

Surviving besides the husband are two daughters, Mrs. P.L. Rogge, of Davenport and Mrs. Simon Seng of Lost Nation; one son, C.M. Heeney of Davenport; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Miller of Moline, Mrs. Martin Nelson and Mrs. Chris Sass of Davenport; two brothers, Rudolph and William Wiese of Davenport, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The body was removed to the Fred N. Ruhl Funeral home and will be taken to the late home Wednesday morning from where the funeral will be held at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, with services at 9 o'clock at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Bettendorf. Burial will be made in St. Marguerite's cemetery.

Source: Davenport Democrat; Davenport, Ia.,16 Apr 1929.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. HEENEY ARE HELD TODAY.

The funeral of Mrs. Emma Heeney, formerly of Davenport and wife of Michael M. Heeney, was held at 8:30 a.m. today from the home in Pleasant Valley with services at 9 o'clock at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Bettendorf.
The Rev. T.P. Coleman celebrated a requiem high Mass, pronounced the burial absolution and preached the funeral sermon. He also officiated at the committal services in St. Marguerite's cemetery.

Pallbearers, all grandsons of the deceased, were Leo and Joseph Seng, Arthur and Leo Rogge, William Johnson and John Beyer.

Source: Source: Davenport Democrat; Davenport, Ia.,Thursday evening, 18 Apr 1929.