Monahan, Marie (1922 - 2017)

MONAHAN, MILLER, MONTGOMERY, AHRENS, PATTEN, KENKEL, JURGENSMIER, MOORE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/31/2017 at 22:15:16

Name of deceased: Marie Elizabeth Monahan (nee Miller)

Aged: 95 yrs, 1 mo, 8 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Nov. 7, 1922; Panama, Shelby County, IA

Died: Dec. 15, 2017; Avoca Specialty Care, Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Darlene (spouse, Chuck) Montgomery of Yuba City, CA, Patrick Monahan (spouse, Ruth) of Earling, IA, Marilyn Ahrens of Council Bluffs, IA, Mike Monahan (spouse, Barb) of Council Bluffs, IA, Phil Monahan of Harlan, IA, and Greg Monahan of Omaha, NE; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sisters, Margaret Patten of Omaha, NE, and Theresa Kenkel of Missouri Valley, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Frank and Mary (nee Jurgensmier) Miller; husband, Charles Monahan; daughters, Lois Monahan, Donna Moore, and Dorothy Miller; great-great-grandson, Jaxson; siblings, Helan Monahan, Dorthey Miller, Edward Miller, and Francis Miller

Education: attended country school in Shelby County, IA, until Grade 8

Religious affiliation: baptized on Nov. 19, 1922 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA; long-time member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, IA, and Catholic Daughters

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Charles Monahan; Oct. 5, 1943; St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Employment: Farmed with Charles, but also worked at Western Iowa Pork. She then was employed as a cook at Red’s Café in Harlan, IA for a time, and finally cooked at Grace Baptist Home, from which she retired.

Hobbies/Interests: gardening; embroidery; baking pies; couponing; coloring in adult coloring books; playing cards at the senior center

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com