Croghan, Adelaide Marie (1927 - 2013)

CROGHAN, DOBSON, GOESER, BRUCK, WOOSTER, RATIGAN, ENGLANDER, GAUL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/29/2013 at 20:40:16

Name of deceased: Adelaide Marie Croghan (nee Gaul)

Aged: 86 yrs, 2 mo, 5 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: June 27, 1927, Earling, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 1, 2013, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Thursday, Sep. 5, 2013 at the St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Panama, IA; Rev. John Dorton officiated. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Panama, IA.

Survived by: Sons, Michael (spouse,Ruth) Croghan of Littleton, CO, Donald (spouse, Kathie) Croghan of Knoxville, IA, Phil (spouse, Jean) Croghan of Panama, IA, Robert (spouse, Janet) Croghan of Portsmouth, IA, Richard (spouse, Janie) Croghan of Panama, IA; Frank Croghan of Littleton, CO, and Raymond Croghan of Earling, IA; daughters, Marilyn (spouse, Roy) Dobson of Hamilton, OH, Margaret (spouse, Tom) Goeser and Barbara (spouse, Rick) Bruck, all of Manilla, IA, Theresa (spouse, Vinton) Wooster of Charter Oak, IA, Alice (spouse, Ron) Ratigan of Panama, IA, and Kathleen (spouse, Scott) Englander of Lenexa, KS; brothers, Peter (spouse, Mae) Gaul, Jr. of Melbourne, FL, and Leo (spouse, Agnes) Gaul of Harlan, IA; 38 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren

Predeceased by: Parents, Peter Joseph and Elizabeth Catherine (nee Schechinger) Gaul; husband, Peter T. Gaul (deceased March 30, 1999, Omaha, NE)

Education: attended St. Joseph’s Catholic grade school; graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, Class of 1945

Religious affiliation: With her husband, they were active members of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church of Panama, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Peter Thomas Croghan; October 30, 1952; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA

Employment: After graduation she worked for a short time at the Farm Service Agency which later became the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) in Harlan, Iowa. After their marriage, Adelaide and Peter farmed west of Panama, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: devoted to family; enjoyed visiting, playing board games, doing puzzles

Sources: The Harlan Tribune, kjan.com, pauleyjones.com