Obituaries (2) of Margaret (McKiernan) McGeehan
Mrs. Margaret McGeehan: In the death of Mrs. Margaret McGeehan, wife of James McGeehan, who passed away yesterday morning at 1:30 o’clock, at her home, No. 319 West Diamond Avenue, the community loses one of those excellent women whose attributes are of the noblest and whose presence is felt in all the better walks of life. Her illness was of only two days duration. She was born in Beaver Meadow 54 years ago. The larger part of her life was spent in Ebervale, where she, with her husband, resided for thirty years.
Mrs. McGeehan was a self-sacrificing woman and altogether bound up in her family. It might well be said that she spent the main part of her life in devoted service to her husband and children. Even during her late illness she always spoke most encouragingly of her own case, and when in greatest pain she made light of her sufferings so that the children would not grieve over her condition. She was generous and open-hearted and her acquaintances had a fast friend in her. She was a pious, God-fearing woman, a member of the Catholic church, and regular and faithful in the performance of her duties. Besides her husband she is survived by six children. They are: Mrs. James P. Gorman, Maggie, Rose, Edward and William, of town, and Miss Sue, a trained nurse, who resides in Washington, D.C.
The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock. High Mass of Requiem will be said in St. Gabriel’s church, after which the burial will be made in the parish cemetery. (Hazleton Plain Speaker, 25 Mar 1895, page unknown)
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Margaret McGeehan: After an illness of but two days, Mrs. Margaret McGeehan, the esteemed wife of James McGeehan, of West Diamond Avenue, died at 1:30 o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs. McGeehan on last Friday complained of stomach trouble. Medical aid was quickly summoned, but she grew rapidly worse until death relieved her. Deceased was born in Beaver Meadow, and at the time of her death was aged 54 years and was for many years a resident of Ebervale. She was a devout christian, a kind and loving mother, and highly respected and beloved by all who knew her. Besides a husband, four daughters, two sons, two sisters and two brothers survive to mourn her loss. They are Miss Susan McGeehan, of the Emergency Hospital, Washington, D.C., Mrs. James P. Gorman, Misses Maggie and Rose, Edward and William McGeehan, Thomas McKiernan, of Jeanesville; Peter and Miss Bid McKiernan, of this city, and Mrs. James Ryan, of Coleraine. Notice of funeral will be found in another column. Hazleton Daily Standard, 25 Mar 1895, page unknown