Akin, Harry Mrs. 1876-1961

AKIN, GALLAGHER, NEARY

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/16/2010 at 14:53:51

Mrs. Kate N.Akin,84, mother of Dr. J.E. Akin of Hawarden, died Sunday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. C.J. Schroeder, in Rock Valley.

Funeral mass was held Wednesday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church in Rock Valley with Rev. Ralph Reinhart officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.

Mrs. Akin was born to Marg Gallagher and Ed Neary October 29, 1876 in Girardville, PA., she was the oldest of six children. As a child she moved to Wisconsin to live with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gallagher, and later joined her mother and family at Vail, Iowa. She lived there until she came to Rock Valley to teach school on the request of her cousin, Will Stevens. On June 27, 1904, she married Harry M. Akin at Rock Valley. To this union four children were born, Margaret, Lucille, Joseph and Harry. Following thier Marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Akin resided on a farm southwest of Rock Valley. After her husband's death in 1914 she moved to Rock Valley. Mrs. Akin was preceded in death by her husband and one son.

Survivors are two daughters Margaret(C.J. Schroeder) of Rock Valley and Lucille(Mrs. Emil Marcheschi) of DeKalb, Ill; one son Dr. Joseph E. Akin of Hawarden; one sister, Mrs.Margaret Nelson of Detroit and 16 grandchildren.

At the time of her death, she was a member of St. Mary's church of Rock Valley, St. Mary's Guild, Catholic Daughters America and Rock Valley Women's club

Source:Hawarden Independent(9-21-1961)