Morrissey, Ed (Died 1919)

MORRISSEY

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 6/11/2008 at 13:43:00

Ed. Morrissey Dies Suddenly

Ed Morrissey, who for the past summer has been employed on the John Murphy farm near Hull, dropped dead at the home of John Murphy Sr. on 3d Avenue at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening, the cause of his sudden demise being heart failure.

Mr. Morrissey, who had been in ill health for the past two weeks, arrived in Sheldon late yesterday afternoon, accompanied by John Murphy Jr. After a consultation had been had with local doctors, they went in a drug store to have a prescription filled. While in the store, Mr. Morrissey complained for feeling faint and asked Mr. Murphy to take him to the home of his father in his car.

While taking off his coat at the home of the senior Murphy, Mr. Morrissey remarked that he was smothering and with these words went into a faint, passing away a few minutes later. The body was taken to the Sioux Undertaking Parlors, and word sent to the deceased man’s relatives in Nebraska.

Mr. Morrissey was a man of 55 years of age and had apparently been suffering from heart trouble for several years. His home was in O’Neil, Nebr., to which place the body will be sent for interment. He was a hard worker and in the short time he had been in Iowa, he had made many friends in the vicinity of Hull.—Sheldon Mail.

Source: Boyden Reporter, Oct. 23, 1919
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Morrisey, Edward
Nov 6,1919 The Frontier, (Holt County Nebraska newspaper)

Edward Morrisey, brother of Mrs. Barney Hynes of Maple Grove died at Sheldon, Iowa, on Oct 7 of heart disease. The body was taken to the old family home at Shullsburg, Wis. for interment.

The deceased had been a resident of this county for 30 years and had been in Iowa only a few weeks. He was 56 years of age and unmarried.
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