Ira and Mary Glasgow obituaries
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transcribed and submitted by: Susan
Glasgo: ozarksue3541@yahoo.com
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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.
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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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Submitted by Susan Glasgo, ozarksue3541@yahoo.com
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