Ira and Mary Glasgow obituaries
transcribed and submitted by: Susan Glasgo: ozarksue3541@yahoo.com
 
 
Transcribed from "Sidney Argus-Herald" newspaper, Sidney, IA, dated August 5, 1943:
 
Hold Services for Ira Glasgow
 
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, August 1, at the Presbyterian church at Sidney for Ira Glasgow, 60, who died at Seattle, Wash., Friday, July 23rd.  Services were conducted by Rev. Cecil Wells.  Interment was made in the Singleton cemetery east of Sidney.
 
Mr. Glasgow had gone to Washington about three months ago, and began working in the Tacoma & Seattle Shipyards, at Seattle.  He met his death by accident in an elevator shaft while at his work.  He was killed instantly.
 
Ira Glasgow, son of Presley and Martha Glasgow, was born April 6, 1874, in Fremont county, at the old home place east of Sidney, near the Walnut Creek bottom.  He grew to manhood here.  Later he took up the trade of blacksmithing.
 
April 9, 1900, he was united in marriage to Mary Anna Cahill of Athbuoy, Ireland.  To this union eleven children were born, all of whom are living.  They are Presley James, of Sidney; Mrs. R. W. Bills, of Kansas City, Mo; Steven of Ft. Laramie, Wyo.; Eugene of Thurman; Walter Ira of St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Carl Holland of Sidney; Mrs. Floyd Glade, of Ft. Laramie, Wyo.; Mrs. Irwin Rist of Eatonville, Wash.; Howard of Fort Ord, Calif.; Floyd, somewhere in the Hawaiian Islands; Mrs. Glen Hobbs, of Omaha.
 
He is also survived by his wife, 20 grandchildren; two brothers, Ellis of Anderson and Albert of Omaha; two sisters, Rose Ann of Langdon, Mo.; and Amanda of Lincoln, Neb.  One brother and one sister preceded him in death.  They were Steve of Spokane, Wash., and Elizabeth of Chattanooga, Tenn.
 
He spent some 20 years living in the state of Nebraska, later moving back to Iowa.  He had spent the last few months visiting in the home of his daughter at Eatonville, Wash., where he passed away.
 
Mr. Glasgow was a man of few words and made friends wherever he went.  He loved musci and played the violin, making several for his children and grandchildren, which they cherish.
 
 
 
Undated newspaper article - probably from the Sidney, IA newspaper of April 3, 1961
 
Rites For Mrs. Ira Glasgow Held Here On Saturday
 
Mary Ann Cahill, better known to her friends as "Mollie," eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cahill, was born February 27, 1879, at Clonmellon, County Meath, Ireland.  She departed this life March 30, 1961 at the Hamburg hospital at the age of 82 years, 1 month, 2 days.
 
She was married to Ira Glasgow at Papillion, Neb., on April 9, 1901.  To this union 11 children were born:  Presley of Sidney, Martha Ann Bills of Lee's Summit, Mo., Steve of Hawk Springs, Wyo., Gene of Thurman, Walter of Portland, Ore., Grace Racine of Coin, Hazel Glade of Riverton, Wyo., Mary Rist of Eureka, Calif., Howard of Sidney, Floyd of Sidney, Myrtle Christenson of Bellevue, Nebraska.
 
She came to the United States at the age of 19.  Mr. and Mrs. Glasgow spent their first forty years in Nebraska, then moved to Iowa and spent the remainder of this lives in and around Sidney.
 
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira; her mother and father; three brothers; and two grandchildren.
 
Left to cherish her memory are her 11 children, 32 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and three brothers and one sister in Ireland.
 
Mollie was a devoted wife and loving mother.  She spent her entire life doing for others and trying to make them happy in her good old Irish way.
 
Funeral services were held at the Sidney Presbyterian Church on April 1, 1961, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Loren Schroeder officiating.
 
Casketbearers were:  Vurl Cloyd, John Shere, Don Chambers, John Pierce, Clarence Ryan and Murl Glasgow.
 
Mrs. Richard Maher and Mrs. Dave West sang "In The Garden" and "Beyond The Sunset", accompanied by Mrs. G. O. Nichols.
 
Flowers were cared for by Mrs. Wilma Acord, Mrs. Don Chambers and Mrs. Walter Ranck.
 
Mrs. John Pierce had charge of the memory book.
 
Interment was in the Chambers cemetery.
 
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