The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-20
Two Ladies
Called to Rest
This Week
Margaret Ann Donahue
Called Sunday Morn.
After Short Illness
BURIED TUESDAY
Mrs. Myra Molitor,
Who Died Monday,
Buried Wednesday
Margaret Ann Donahue

Death came to Margaret Ann
Donahue Sunday morning, July 16,
at 1920 o'clock at the home of her
niece, Mrs. L. w. Whitson. where
she had resided for many years.
Miss Donahue was one of the early
residents Of Sank Centre and her
passing is mourned by.a large num-
Der of friends. She had been fail
ing in health for the past six
months, but her condition was not
serious until two weeks ago.
Born in Mount Sterling, Illinois,
on April 10, 1865, she came to Sank
Centre with her parents over sixty
years ago. Her age at death was
"a years, two months and six days.
Miss Donahue resided in Sank
Centre until 1890. and then went to
Minneapolis where she was employ
ed as dressmaker. She made her
home in Minneapolis for twenty
years and in 1920 returned to Sank
Centre. Since that time until her
death she made her home with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Whitson.
She was preceded in death by
three sisters, as follows: Mrs. Julia
Hoff, mother of Mrs. Whitson, pass
ed away in 1908; Miss Rose Dona-
hue, passed on in 1884; and Mrs.
M. Hogan, who died in 1888. Sur
viving relatives are her nieces, Mrs.
L. w. Whitson, of this city; Mrs.
G. E. Henneman, of Big Lake; and
Archie Hogan, Of Las Gegas, New
ada.
Deceased was known Affection
ately by her intimate friends as
Aunt Margaret" and she possess
ed the friendship Of a large group.
gained through her pleasant and
winning ways. Her life was dedi-
Gated to the service of others, and
she will be sadly missed by all who
knew her.
Deceased was a niece Of Father
Cogan, who conducted a college on
site near where the Home School
for Girls now is located. Miss DON
ahue was a member of the w. N. A.
and the Original Bridge Club, both
pioneer social organizations of this
city.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at nine o'clock at the
Church of Our Lady Of the An
gels, of which she had been men,
Der during her residence in this
city. The Rev. John Bettendorf
read the Requiem Mass, and inter-
ment was made on the family lot
in Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers
were: Percy Hansen, Dewey O'Gara,
w. M. Parker, DR.. J. F. Dubois,
F. S. Cooper and H. F. Schmidt.
49,
Mrs. Myra Molitor
Mrs. Myra Molitor, who came to
this community with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel c. Bradley in
1868, passed away at the Long Hos
pital Monday, July IT, at the age
of u years, nine months and 10
days. Mrs. Molitor suffered a fall
five years ago, in which she broke
wrist and hip, and since which
time she has failed in health. She
was confined to the local hnospital
since the first Of the year and dur
ing the past year suffered two
strokes which fastened her demise.
Mrs. Molitor was born in Gales
vile, Wisconsin, on September 20,
1866, and at the age of three came
with her parents to this commun-
ity. The family homesteaded
farm three and one-half miles west
of Sank Centre, which is known as
the old Bradley farm.
On January IL, 1898, deceased
was united in marriage to Joseph
w. Molitor, Vho passed away May
%, 1907. Mrs. Molitor is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Fern Ripley,
of Owatonna; a sister, Mrs. c. l.
Pryor, of Daysland, Alberta, Cana
da; a nephew, Elmer Bradley, VINO
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