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Mary M. O'Brien McElroy

Birth
Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
22 Jul 1950 (aged 98)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section K, Block 1, Lot 13S
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Married William McElroy on December 19, 1871 at St. Philomena's Cathedral, Omaha, Nebr. by Bishop O'Gorman.

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Evening World-Herald (Omaha, Nebr.), July 22, 1950, p. 16, col. 7

Mrs. Mary McElroy Dies on Birthday

Mrs. Mary M. McElroy, 1041 Park Avenue, daughter of a Civil War brigadier general, died Saturday in a local hospital on her ninety-eighth birthday.

She was the widow of William A. O’Brien [sic], formerly a traffic chief of the Western Union Telegraph Company.

Mrs. McElroy, born in Whitewater, Wis., came here in 1866 with her parents, Gen. and Mrs. George Morgan O’Brien. She attended the first Mount St. Mary’s Convent here while her father was in command at Fort McPherson, Neb. He left the Army in 1866, practiced law in Omaha, and died in 1888.

The McElroys were married in 1871 by the first Catholic Bishop of Omaha, Bishop O’Gorman. Mr. McElroy died in 1914. Of their five children, three survive: Miss Agnes McElroy, Omaha; Mrs. Bernard, Denver, Colo., and William A., Jr., Hamilton, Mont.

Mrs. McElroy was a charter member of St. Peter’s Church.
The John A. Gentleman Funeral Home is in charge.

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Morning World-Herald, July 24, 1950, p. 13, col. 1

Deaths

McELROY – Mrs. Mary, age 98 years, residence, 1041 Park Ave. Survived by 1 son, William A. McElroy, Hamilton, Mont.; 2 daughters, Miss Agnes, Omaha; Mrs. Bernard Thomas, Denver, Colo.; 4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Tuesday, John A. Gentleman Mortuary, 7:30 a.m., to St. Peter’s Church at 8 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Rosary at Mortuary Monday, 8 p.m.
Married William McElroy on December 19, 1871 at St. Philomena's Cathedral, Omaha, Nebr. by Bishop O'Gorman.

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Evening World-Herald (Omaha, Nebr.), July 22, 1950, p. 16, col. 7

Mrs. Mary McElroy Dies on Birthday

Mrs. Mary M. McElroy, 1041 Park Avenue, daughter of a Civil War brigadier general, died Saturday in a local hospital on her ninety-eighth birthday.

She was the widow of William A. O’Brien [sic], formerly a traffic chief of the Western Union Telegraph Company.

Mrs. McElroy, born in Whitewater, Wis., came here in 1866 with her parents, Gen. and Mrs. George Morgan O’Brien. She attended the first Mount St. Mary’s Convent here while her father was in command at Fort McPherson, Neb. He left the Army in 1866, practiced law in Omaha, and died in 1888.

The McElroys were married in 1871 by the first Catholic Bishop of Omaha, Bishop O’Gorman. Mr. McElroy died in 1914. Of their five children, three survive: Miss Agnes McElroy, Omaha; Mrs. Bernard, Denver, Colo., and William A., Jr., Hamilton, Mont.

Mrs. McElroy was a charter member of St. Peter’s Church.
The John A. Gentleman Funeral Home is in charge.

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Morning World-Herald, July 24, 1950, p. 13, col. 1

Deaths

McELROY – Mrs. Mary, age 98 years, residence, 1041 Park Ave. Survived by 1 son, William A. McElroy, Hamilton, Mont.; 2 daughters, Miss Agnes, Omaha; Mrs. Bernard Thomas, Denver, Colo.; 4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Tuesday, John A. Gentleman Mortuary, 7:30 a.m., to St. Peter’s Church at 8 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Rosary at Mortuary Monday, 8 p.m.


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  • Added: Mar 1, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143203326/mary_m-mcelroy: accessed ), memorial page for Mary M. O'Brien McElroy (22 Jul 1852–22 Jul 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143203326, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Scott (contributor 47643415).