Sam Lazzara1
M, ( - b 1998)
| Marriage* | a 1941 | Principal=Margaret Corcoran Lazzara2,1 |
| Death* | b 1998 | 3 |
| Last Edited | 22 Sep 2016 |
Eleanor Frances Cashman Downes
F, (1887 - 1963)
| Father* | William Cashman (c 1860 - 1922) |
| Mother* | Delia Sullivan Cashman (1866 - 1900) |
| Birth* | 30 Dec 1887 | Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa (IA), United States (US)1 |
| Marriage* | 22 Feb 1911 | Saint Patrick's church, Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa (IA), United States (US); Groom=Thomas Patrick Downes, priest=Rev. James McCormack, Witness=James W. Downes, Witness=Maude F. Cashman2 |
| Married Name | 22 Feb 1911 | Downes [Cashman] |
| Death* | 24 Jan 1963 | O'Brien, Iowa (IA), United States (US)3 |
| Note* | 25 Jan 1963 | obituary: Sioux City (Iowa) Journal, Friday 25 January 1963/p.8/c.3/Mrs Eleanor Downes4 |
| Burial* | 26 Jan 1963 | Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa (IA), United States (US); priest/deacon=J. J. Hyland5 |
| Biography* | Eleanor F. Cashman Downes, 1887-1963: Eleanor's 1963 death cert and obituary list her birth year as 1885. Eleanor's obituary lists her birth place as Freeport, Illinois. Eleanor was not born in Freeport although her mother Della Sullivan was. Eleanor's delayed birth record issued by the State of Iowa in 1954, lists her birth year as 1887 and her birth place as Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa. In 1891, the family was living in Goodell, Hancock County, Iowa. The father William was working as a stock buyer. In December of 1891 the mother Della died of tuberculosis. After a year of trying to raise two daughters by himself, William brought the girls to Sheldon to live with two aunts and uncles. Eleanor lived with her mother's brother and wife who ran the hotel in Matlock, Iowa northwest of Sheldon and Maude lived with Eleanor and Pete Baadte, her mother's sister and husband who farmed northwest of Sheldon. The father William then left for Spokane, Washington and lived the rest of his life on a ranch. He married the woman who owned the ranch, died of cancer in 1922 and is burried in the cemetery in Spokane. Eleanor completed one year of high school and in 1910 was a live-in servant with bank president William Smith and his wife Adelaid at 604 Fourth Avenue in Sheldon, Iowa. The following year she married Thomas Downes. Eleanor and Thomas lived for a year on the Downes farm east of Sheldon then moved to a farm in Nobles County, Minnesota. They then rented a different farm also in Nobles County. By 1925 they had returned to Iowa. In 1930, they were renting the Downes' house at 750 Washington Avenue in Sheldon which they later bought from the Thomas Downes estate. Then, in 1936, Thomas died suddenly at age 48. In 1940, five of Eleanor's 12-children were still living at home. The house was valued at $5,000. Eleanor had a difficult time after the death of her husband in 1936 as the country was just coming out of a great depression. She worked at any job she could find usually taking care of children or helping young mothers. The last nine years of her life she lived with a daughter where once again she was on a farm and loved it. Four of their children died as babies ranging from a few months to three years old. Three are buried in Worthington, Minnesota at the Catholic Cemetery across the road from where they farmed. One is buried in Sheldon. A grandson bought a marker for the three graves in Worthington. Eleanor died at home on a Thursday of pneumonia at age 75. She was survived by six daughters and two sons. Eleanor was predeceased by her husband and the four children. The funeral was held on Saturday at Saint Patrick's Catholic church in Sheldon. The Rev. J. J. Hyland officiated. Vander Ploeg Funeral Home was in charge. Some of this biography came from a "History of the Downes family" by Carol Downes McCarty. |
| Last Edited | 1 Aug 2022 |
Irene Elizabeth Childress Gossen
F, (1913 - 1990)
| Father* | Foster Childress (1889 - 1939) |
| Mother* | Mary Wells Childress Fethkenher (1894 - 1975) |
| Birth* | 26 Jun 1913 | Owen, Indiana (IN), United States (US)1 |
| Marriage* | 14 Mar 1936 | Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa (IA), United States (US); Groom=Arthur Orville Gossen2 |
| Married Name | 14 Mar 1936 | Gossen [Childress] |
| Death* | 4 Mar 1990 | Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (AZ), United States (US)1 |
| Note* | 4 Mar 1990 | obituary: Lyon County (Iowa) Reporter, Tuesday 04 June 1990/p.3/c.4-61 |
| Burial* | 8 Mar 1990 | Riverview cemetery, Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa (IA), United States (US)1 |
| Biography* | Irene E. Childress Gossen, 1913-1990: Irene was the second of two daughters born to Foster Childress and Mary Wells. Irene was born in Indiana as were both of her parents. The family moved from Indiana to Lyon County, Iowa in 1915 and by 1920 were farming in Rock Township. By 1930 they had moved into Rock Rapids. Irene went to Rock Rapids school and completed High School. In 1936 she married Arthur Gossen. Irene's father died in 1939 and in 1940 she and Arthur were living with Irene's widowed mother Mary, who was renting for $25/month, at 312 South Green Street in Rock Rapids. Arthur enlisted in the U.S.Navy in December of 1942 and wasn;t discharged until 1945. Irene continued to live in Rock Rapids, probably with her mother, for the duration. In April of 1943, she accepted a position at the local post office. At the end of May, Irene's husband was stationed in Omaha and she visited him there. Early in October of 1945 Irene traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to meet Arthur who had just been discharged. In 1947 they were living in Genoa, Wisconsin. Arthur then took a job with Alcoa Company and they moved to the Davenport area of Scott County, Iowa. In 1949 they were living at 727½ Perry in Davenport. Irene was working at Grant's Department Store as a saleswoman. In 1951 they were living at 1331 West 36th in Davenport and were still listed at that address in 1956. Irene and Arthur then moved to Arizona and first lived in Phoenix. Later they moved to Chandler also in Arizona. When husband Arthur died in 1975 they were living at 643 West Ray Road. Irene's mother who had remarried also died in 1975 and was buried with her second husband. Irene, 76, of Mesa, Arizona, died in a Mesa nursing home on a Sunday. Graveside services were held in Rock Rapids on Thursday. |
| Last Edited | 28 Apr 2023 |
Elizabeth Gertrude Lucey McCabe
F, (1891 - 1969)
| Father* | Michael Lucey (1863 - 1937) |
| Mother* | Joanna Wiley Lucey (1866 - 1955) |
| Nickname | Lizzie | |
| Birth* | 2 Sep 1891 | Littleport, Clayton, Iowa (IA), United States (US)1 |
| Married Name | 12 Feb 1923 | McCabe [Lucey] |
| Marriage* | 12 Feb 1923 | Saint Marks church, Edgewood, Iowa (IA), United States (US); Groom=Matthew Patrick McCabe Jr2 |
| Death* | 4 Aug 1969 | Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa (IA), United States (US)3 |
| Note* | Aug 1969 | obituary: unknown paper & date1 |
| Burial* | 7 Aug 1969 | Saint Mark's cemetery, Honey Creek tp, Delaware, Iowa (IA), United States (US)1 |
| Biography* | Elizabeth G. Lucey McCabe, 1891-1969: Elizabeth was the eldest of seven children with three sisters and three brothers. Her father Michael was a first-generation Irish-American born in Ohio and her mother Joanna was a first-generation Irish-American born in Iowa. Elizabeth was raised on a farm in Elk township, Clayton County, Iowa. Her education included one-year of college. By 1915, at age 23, she was a school teacher in a rural school. In 1930, married to Matthew McCabe and with three children, Elizabeth was living on a rented farm in Sheridan township in Sioux County, Iowa. In 1964, they retired from farming and moved to Edgewood, Iowa. She wrote a will dated 08 October 1968. Elizabeth was a member of Catholic Daughters of America in Sheldon, Iowa and Altar and Rosary Society of Edgewood. Elizabeth, 77, of Edgewood in Delaware County, Iowa, died on a Monday at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. She was survived by sons Matthew of Page, Nebraska, John of Owatonna, Minnesota and Charles of Sheldon, Iowa; daughters Lucille (Richard) O'Kane of LeMars, Iowa, Patricia (Robert) Coleman of Davenport, Iowa and Kathryne (Peter) Lenoch of Cuba City, Wisconsin; 38-grandchildren and sisters Katherine Lucey, Josie Lucey and Mary (John) Downey all of Edgewwod. Elizabeth was preceded by husband Matthew in Jan 1867, three-brother's and one-sister. The funeral was held on Thursday at Saint Mark's church with Rev Albert Nees officiating and Rev Lenoch assisting. Pallbearers were six-grandsons. Appleton Funeral Home was in charge. |
Family | Matthew Patrick McCabe Jr b. 28 Dec 1891, d. 31 Jan 1967 | |
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| Last Edited | 6 May 2023 |
Matthew Patrick McCabe
M, (1924 - 1991)
McCabe, Matthew Patrick,
1924-1991
1924-1991
| Father* | Matthew Patrick McCabe Jr (1891 - 1967) |
| Mother* | Elizabeth Gertrude Lucey McCabe (1891 - 1969) |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr |
| Birth* | 17 Mar 1924 | Sheridan Tp, Sioux, Iowa (IA), United States (US)1 |
| Marriage* | 28 May 1949 | Saint Patrick's Catholic church, Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa (IA), United States (US); Principal=Elizabeth Ann Chase McCabe2 |
| Death* | 5 Feb 1991 | O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska (NE), United States (US)3 |
| Note* | Feb 1991 | obituary: unknown paper & date3 |
| Burial* | 7 Feb 1991 | O'Neill cemetery, O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska (NE), United States (US)3 |
| Biography* | Matthew Patrick McCabe, 1924-1991: Matthew was the eldest of six-children with three younger sisters. He graduated from the George, Iowa high school in 1942. After his 1949 marriage, Matthew and Elizabeth farmed near Boyden, Iowa until 1952 when they moved to Paige, Nebraska. When they retired in June 1989, they moved into O'Neill. Matthew, 66, died at home in O'Neil on a Tuesday after a long illness with cancer. He was survived by wife Elizabeth, 12-children, 16-grandchildren, sisters Pat Coleman of Davenport, Iowa, Lucille O'Kane of LeMars, Iowa and Katie Lenoch of Madison, Wisconsin; brothers John of Potosi, Wisconsin and Charles of East Moline, Illinois. Matthew was preceded by his parents, one son and one infant daughter. The funeral was held on Thursday at Saint Patricks Catholic Church in O'Neill. Rev Paul Ortmeier and Rev Rick Arkfeld of Coleridge, Nebraska officiated. Pallbearers were: David Hynes, Leo Clark, Joe Janousek, Tom Harte, Mike Schmit and John Pierson. Honorarys were: John Hynes, Wayne Smith, Jerome Allen, Jerry Rotherham, Ron Schmit, Wayne Hurley, Lowell Jensen, Arnis Babl, James McCarty, Lynn Larson, Joe Harte, Jerry Gokie, O. J. Drueke, Tom Schneider and Ward Smith. Biglin's mortuary was in charge. |
| Last Edited | 6 May 2023 |