John McDonald

MCDONALD, RIVERS

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/18/2014 at 09:55:56

JOHN M’DONALD, VETERAN RIVER PILOT, SUMMONED

John McDonald, 827 Brown street, for more than 40 years a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi river, passed away at 12:10 o’clock this morning at the U. S. Marine hospital in Chicago. His death terminated a lingering illness.

Mr. McDonald was born at Albany, Ill., on April 16, 1858, and there on April 16, 1883, he married Miss Louisa F. Underholt. He was a pilot on the Mississippi river for more than forty years, the last fourteen of which he was on the Lone Star of the Builder’s Lime & Cement Co. He was a member of Court of Honor and Camp No. 32 of Albany of the . W. A. He came to Davenport in 1907. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Harry L. and Ray L McDonald, both of Davenport, one daughter, Mrs. Orral Rivers of Los Angeles, Calif., two sisters, Mrs. B. L. Hanks of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. M. Ewing of Albany, Ill.

Arrangements for the funeral will be made on the arrival of the body in Davenport.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 21 Jan 1925, p.6.

DEATH NOTICES

McDonald Funeral

The funeral of Capt. John McDonald was held from the home, 827 Brown street, in Davenport, Saturday afternoon. Rev. M. A. Getzendaner officiated at the home and at the grave in Oakdale cemetery where interment took place.

The pallbearers were H. Goos, M. Hanley, Capt. F. Wilson, Edward Knochle, Capt. H. Witt and Capt. G. Case.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 26 Jan 1925, p. 6.