McGuire, Nora (Mrs. Marcus), 1873/74-1935

MCGUIRE, COTTER, SCANLAN

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

From the Rock Valley Bee, March 8, 1935:

DEATH OF MRS. McGUIRE

Mrs. Nora McGuire, wife of Marcus McGuire, passed away at her home in Rock Valley last week Wednesday morning, February 27, following a lingering illness with cancer. Although she had been afflicted with this dreaded disease, she had never complained until about two months ago when during the latter part of January she was taken to the hospital at Iowa City. She remained there about three weeks and when it was found that they could not help her there, she was returned to her home here. She passed away a few days later.

Mrs. McGuire was born at Bloomington, Illinois, October 16, 1873, where she spent her early life. For a number of years, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cotter, lived in Lyon county. She was united in marriage November 20, 1901, with Marcus McGuire, at Rock Rapids. To this union two children were born, who together with their father survive. The children are Mrs. John Frembgen of Rock Valley, and Cecil McGuire of Rock Rapids. She also leaves two brothers, Patrick Cotter of White Lake, S.D., and James Cotter of Fort Pierre, S.D., and one sister, Mrs. Will Holleran, of Richmond, California. Mrs. Holleran arrived here too late for the funeral services on account of the distance she had to come. Mrs. McGuire also leaves five grand children and numerous other relatives.

The McGuire family resided a number of years in Lyon county and Rock Rapids. They also lived in South Dakota for some time. They moved to Rock Valley about five years ago.

Funeral services were held Saturday morning in St. Mary’s church in Rock Valley, where requiem high mass was held, Father Paul McGuire, brother of the bereaved husband, officiating, and the remains were taken to the Holy Name cemetery at Rock Rapids for burial.

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RESEARCH NOTES

Her death certificate gives her name as Nora Agnes McGuire; born Oct. 16, 1873; parents Roger Cotter and Catherine Scanlan, both born in Ireland; died at 6:15 a.m. February 27, 1935; cause, carcinoma of the left [illegible] sigmoid colon; a loparotomy [laparotomy] was performed on February 1, 1935.

Her FindaGrave page gives her name as Hannora “Nora” Cotter McGuire, her birth year as 1874, and her death date as 28 Feb 1935; buried in Holy Name Cemetery, Rock Rapids. Husband’s full name, Marcus Patrick McGuire (1878-1959). There is a photo of her headstone, “Nora McGuire nee Cotter 1874-1935” and another photo of Mr. and Mrs. McGuire as a young couple. It also reproduces an obituary from the Sioux County Index (Hull), which adds that she had undergone an exploratory operation at the University Hospital at Iowa City whereby it was determined that she had cancer of the bowels, and lists the people from out of town who attended her funeral.