Ratigan, Carmen A. (1922 – 2011)
RATIGAN, BAXTER, SCHWERY, LISTON, WILKINSON, BLUM, MUELL
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/1/2013 at 15:06:41
Name of deceased: Carmen Ann Ratigan (nee Blum)
Aged: 89 yrs, 3 mo, 19 days
Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA
Born: June 19, 1922; Panama, IA
Died: Oct. 8, 2011; Bethany Lutheran Nursing Home in Council Bluffs
Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011; St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; Rev. John Dorton celebrated. Burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama, IA.
Survived by: Children: Michael Ratigan (spouse, Therese) of Council Bluffs, IA, Linda (spouse, Ken) Baxter of Council Bluffs, IA, and Ron Ratigan (spouse, Alice) of Panama, IA; grandchildren: Sheila (spouse, Charlie) Schwery, Jacque a(spouse, Tom) Liston, Larry Ratigan (spouse, Kris), Brian Ratigan (spouse, Maura), Justin Baxter, Christina Ratigan and her fiancé, Justin Schwery, Michael Ratigan, and David Ratigan; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Delores Wilkinson of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, John and Gertrude (nee Muell) Blum; husband of 38 years, Francis (deceased March 1980); brothers, Robert and Donald
Education: attended country school for 2 years before attending and graduating from to St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, IA, Class of 1941.
Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, IA
Military service: n/a
Marriage: Francis Ratigan; Sep. 18, 1941; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA
Employment: homemaker, raising her children before becoming employed at Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, IA, working full-time as a nurse’s aide; She retired in 2002 at the age of 80.
Hobbies/Interests: no information provided
Sources: pauleyjones.com
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