O'Grady Cemetery |
| Richland Township, Section 17 |
 Photograph courtesy of Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert, 2010 |
| Nearest town: Grand River Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.8643990,-93.9907990 Earliest tombstone burial: Aug 15. 1895 (#3-6) Latest tombstone burial: still an active cemetery View Gravestone Photos |
| History: O'Grady Cemetery is a family cemetery located at the end of
a long gravel lane. Patrick & Margaret O'Grady, both born in Ireland,
settled in Section 17 of Richland Township in 1867. The first tombstone
burial was Mrs. O'Grady in 1895. (See #3-6 for spelling -- "P.O.
Grady.") Their children are also buried here. The tombstones are located mostly under trees toward the back of the cemetery. There are iris growing on the outside of the west fence. |
| NAME Row# Stone# |
DATE of BIRTH | DATE of DEATH | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUELL, Frederick Jean 1-4 | 19 Sep 1929 | 19 Sep 1929 5 minutes old | Infant s/o Mr. & Mrs. Virgil BUELL Courthouse Records |
| CAFFERY, Walter 3-13 & 14 | 18 Dec 1938 AE 74y | Spanish-American War Veteran Wagoner, 1st Nebr. Inf. homemade & military gravestones | |
| CARPENTER, Elizabeth Josephine 3-1 | 24 Feb 1925 Bridgwater Iowa |
04 Jun 1980 Des Moines IA | World War II Veteran SK3 U.S. Navy WAVES d/o Nelson Perry & Halcion Mae (SPEED) BROWN w/o Louis Vernon CARPENTER |
| CARPENTER, Louis Vernon | 07 Jan 1920 |
10 Dec 2000 | WWII & Vietnam War Veteran M SGT. U.S. Marine Corps h/o Elizabeth Josephine BROWN |
| GILREATH, E. Dale 4-1 | 1909 |
1968 | Md Apr. 20, 1928 E. Harold GILREATH |
| GILREATH, E. Harold 4-1 | 1904 |
1981 | Md Apr. 20, 1928 E. Dale GILREATH |
| GILREATH, Harry H. 4-2 | 1877 |
1969 | h/o Mary Ann GILREATH |
| GILREATH, James E. Jim | 28 Sep 1931 Grand River IA |
16 Aug 2002 AE 70y Coolidge AZ | Korean & Vietnam Wars Veteran MSG U.S. Army Silver Star, Purple Heart s/o E. Harold & E. Dale (DAY) GILREATH |
| GILREATH, Margaret * no gravestone | 21 Apr 1928 AE 2 1/2 hours old | Courthouse Records | |
| GILREATH, Mary Ann 4-2 | 1875 |
1931 | w/o Harry H. GILREATH |
| KELLER, Don Richard | 01 Sep 1928 Decatur Co. IA |
03 Aug 2011 AE 82y | s/o Leroy K. & Juanita L. (CREES) KELLER md 11 Sep 1948 Dorothy Louise BUELL |
| KELLER, Dorothy Louise | 10 Sep 1930 Grand River IA |
12 Oct 2011 AE 81y Mount Ayr IA | d/o Virgil James & Bessie Lorraine (GLAZEBROOK) BUELL md 11 Sep 1948 Don Richard KELLER |
| LONG, Katie (LYONS) 3-2 | 1896 |
1924 | gravestone shared with Helen LYONS |
| LYONS, Helen 3-2 | 1906 |
1922 | gravestone shared with Katie (LYONS) LONG |
| LYONS, Maurice L. 3-3 | 14 Mar 1894 | 14 Dec 1966 | World War I Veteran PVT Co. G, 6th Inf. IOWA |
|
MacMARRI, John 3-9 | 16 Apr 1896 AE 60y | homemade gravestone | |
| McCANN, Pauline M. 3-4 | 14 Sep 1910 | 00 Jul 1985 Edgewood IA | nee O'Grady, w/o Sylvester McCANN |
| McCANN, Sylvester E. 3-4 | 1896 |
1986 | h/o Pauline M. O'GRADY |
| McNAMARA, Mary * no gravestone | Ireland |
23 Nov 1906 AE 68y | Courthouse Records |
| MORAN, Minnie and Mary 1-2 | 1914 | 1914 | infant twin d/o Jerry & Nancy MORAN These stones are enclosed by pipe fence; many flowers |
| MORAN, Raymond 1-1 | 1916 | 1916 | Infant s/o Jerry & Nancy MORAN These stones are enclosed by pipe fence; many flowers |
| NEETHER, Clena * no gravestone | 04 Nov 1881 Canada |
14 May 1911 AE 30y 6m | s/o Joseph & Flora (BARNEY) NEETHER Courthouse Records |
|
O'GRADY, Cathern 3-12 | 1864 | 1948 | (LYONS) |
|
O'GRADY, Celena 3-11 | 1876 |
1911 | w/o Edward O'GRADY |
|
O'GRADY, Donald George | 23 Mar 1921 Decatur Co. IA |
18 Jan 2002 AE 80y Lamoni IA | s/o Stephen & Jenny (CONWELL) O'GRADY Gone Home |
| O'GRADY, Dorothy E. | 22 Feb 1919 | w/o Stephen Eugene O'GRADY | |
|
O'GRADY, Edward 3-11 | 1862 |
1947 | h/o Celena O'GRADY |
|
O'GRADY, Gayle John 2-3 |
13 Jan 1939 | 08 Mar 1962 | Air Force Veteran A2C 5 Aerial Port SQ |
|
O'GRADY, Gussie Irene 2-4 | 07 Nov 1910 | 24 Dec 1996 AE 86y | d/o Leonard & Dena (JONES) FOLAND md 01 Feb 1933 Grand River IA Joseph Patrick O'GRADY |
| O'GRADY, Infant 2-1 | 11 Jul 1933 |
12 Jul 1933 | Infant s/o J.P. & G. O'GRADY homemade gravestone |
|
O'GRADY, Jenny E. 3-5 | 1880 |
1939 | w/o Stephen B. O'GRADY |
|
O'GRADY, Joseph Patrick 2-4 | 07 Jul 1907 | 28 Sep 1978 | md 01 Feb 1933 Grand River IA Gussie Irene FOLAND |
|
O'GRADY, Margaret 3-8 | Parish of Parteen Co. of Clair Ireland | 15 Aug 1895 AE 59y | w/o P.O. O'GRADY |
| O'GRADY, Michael 3-7 | 03 Aug 1912 AE 53y 7m 9d | s/o Patrick & Margaret O'GRADY | |
| O'GRADY, Patrick 3-8 | 24 Feb 1899 AE 79y 10d | ||
|
O'GRADY, Patrick 3-6 | 1869 |
1950 | gravestone shared with William O'GRADY |
|
O'GRADY, Stephen B. 3-5 | 1876 |
1950 | h/o Jenny E. O'GRADY |
| O'GRADY, Stephen Eugene Gene | 11 Apr 1915 |
25 Jul 2006 | h/o Dorothy E. O'GRADY |
|
O'GRADY, William 3-6 | 1867 |
1950 | gravestone shared with Patrick O'GRADY |
|
OWENS, Infant 1-3 | Infant d/o J. & K OWENS | ||
| unknown 2-2 | 16 May 1911 AE 35y | broken gravestone matches #2-1, Joseph Patricke & Gussie I. O'GRADY stone | |
| unknown, MacM____ 3-10 | 4 ____ | broken homemade gravestone |
| Sources: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade; transcribed for our site by Stacey Dietiker; photographed by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert June 2010; cemetery page updated by Sharon R. Becker March 2014. Additional transcriptions from WPA Records and obituaries. Reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall April 2019. |
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