Re: obit
BRENNAN, MURPHY, BIGLEY, SWEENEY, GORMAN, HANIFAN, LINDL, ADAMS
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email) In Response To: Re: obit (Michael Burch)
Date: 12/11/2012 at 20:58:52
It appears that Anna and Lillian Murphy married two brothers, John and Thomas J. Sweeney. I located obituaries for both John and Thomas as well as their wedding notices.
LIVERMORE— John Sweeney, 50, died at his home in Livermore last Thursday. He had been a sufferer from a number of ailments which had kept him bedfast during the last several months and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Sweeney was born at Humboldt, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Sweeney and spent all of his life in Humboldt county. He moved to Livermore a few years ago but was engaged in farming. He was married to Anna Murphy, who with five children survive him. They are Robert, Richard, Mary, Elizabeth and Billy....
Humboldt Independent - Humboldt, Iowa
Tuesday, June 30, 1936, Page 5**************
Murphy—Sweeney
The marriage of Annie llene Murphy, daughter of John Murphy, and John Sweeney, son of O. J. Sweeney all of this neighborhood, took place in the Catholic church in Livermore last Monday morning, January 18, 1915, Father Costello officiating. The bride's sister Lillian and the groom's brother Charlie officiated as bridesmaid and groomsman, and their friends shortly after accompanied them to the M. & St. L. depot where they took the nine o'clock passenger for Des Moines for a short wedding trip. The young couple were both born and raised in Humboldt county, and the bride has been Mr. Murphy's efficient housekeeper for the past few years. She is quite popular among her acquaintances, young and old, and deservedly so. The groom has also been a faithful assistant on his father's farm, and he is to be congratulated on the prize he has won for a life partner. They are expected to return from their wedding trip this week, and will take up their abode for the present at the John Murphy home, as the groom has made arrangements to help carry on a part of the place the coming season. In time however, they will occupy the former Carlman house across the road, which Mr. Murphy purchased recently, and where their many friends will wish them all kinds of happiness and prosperity.Humboldt Republican - Humboldt, Iowa
Friday, January 29, 1915************************
July 1894 - November 20, 1920Mrs. Thos. J. Sweeney died Saturday afternoon at her farm home east of town. Mrs. Sweeney has suffered for some time from heart trouble which was the cause of her death. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from the Catholic church.
Humboldt Republican -- Humboldt, Iowa
Friday, November 26, 1920**************
October 10, 1895 -- February 28, 1948Thomas J. Sweeney
Funeral services for Thomas J. Sweeney, who passed away at his home Sunday following a heart attack ten days previous, were held at Sacred Heart Church in Livermore on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock. Father James Duhigg officiated. Burial took place at Mount Calvary cemetery south of town….. Thomas J. Sweeney was born on a farm near Humboldt on Oct. 10, 1895 to Mr. and Mrs. Owen J. Sweeney, He moved with his parents to Livermore in 1909. On August 20, 1918, he was married and his wife passed away on November 20, 1920. He is survived by three sisters and five brothers....Humboldt Republican -- Humboldt, Iowa
Friday, March 05, 1948**************
Murphy-Sweeney Wedding
The marriage of Miss Lillian Murphy and Mr. Thomas J. Sweeney took place last week at Sacred
Heart Catholic church in Livermore. They were attended at the ceremony by the groom's brother John and the bride's sister Mrs. Sweeney. Among those present from abroad were Miss Loretta Brennan of Fort Dodge, the bride's aunt. The bride is the well known young daughter of John Murphy, who was born and raised here and is very popular among the young people. She has been her father's home keeper for a number of years and will probably still make her home there for the present as the future arrangements of the young couple are somewhat unsettled. The groom is also a well known and popular young man who was raised in this vicinity. He is in the draft and expects to respond to his country's call within a short time, which is the cause, as stated above, of their future arrangements being left in an unsettled state. Their many friends extend the heartiest congratulations and well wishes for the future, and here's hoping our future young soldier may be as lucky in making captures when he faces the enemy as has been while mingling with his friends.Humboldt Republican - Humboldt, Iowa
Friday, August 30, 1918*****************
California Death Index
Ann Eileen Sweeney
November 13, 1892, Iowa -- February 20, 1981, Orange County, California
Father: Murphy; Mother: Brennan********************
1920 and 1930 Humboldt County, Iowa federal censuses list John and Anna Sweeney with children: Robert J, Joseph Richard, Mary E., Elizabeth and William;***************************
October 15, 1022 --- August 27, 2012
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Sweeney, was born October 15, 1922 in Livermore, Iowa, and died August 27, 2012 in Huntington Beach, California. She lived with and provided care for her mother many years in Iowa and California. Betty worked for Holmes and Narver, engineers in Los Angeles and Orange County for over three decades, as executive secretary advancing to chief of the document processing division. In 1976 Betty married engineer Robert Lindl, living in Anaheim California for many busy and happy retirement years. Among her hobbies were her love of dancing and following sports. She became an excellent bowler and avid baseball fan, attending all California Angel home games for over twenty years. In 2011 she acquired symptoms of Alzheimer disease and required care in a private rest home. She is survived by her husband, nieces and nephews in Iowa, California, Utah, and Hawaii. A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. St. Justin Martyr Church, Anaheim. Private interment.
Orange County Register - California
August 31, 2012***************
February 27, 1925 --- April 26, 2005William Sweeney, 80
Graveside rites for William (Bill) Emmett Sweeney, 80, of Temecula, California, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Livermore. The Wilson Funeral Home of Livermore is in charge of the arrangements.
William Sweeney, the son of John and Ann (Murphy) Sweeney, was born February 27, 1925, on a farm near Livermore. The family moved to Iowa City, where he attended schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific Theater. After his discharge, he attended St. Ambrose College in Davenport. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he was a senior engineer, retiring after 40 years with Parsons Engineering. He lived in West Covina for a number of years and retired to Temecula. Over the years, he enjoyed returning to Iowa for an annual visit.
Bill Sweeney died April 26, 2005. He is survived by two sons and their wives, Bill Jr. and Diane, of Fremont, California, and Richard and Susie, of Fullerton, California, and a daughter, Barbara Adams, of Salt Lake City, Utah; five grandchildren; a sister, Elizabeth; and a number of nieces and nephews.
The Rite of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in Brea, California, on April 30, 2005.
Iowa City Press Citizen
May 8, 2005Hope this helps -- I am not related so this is all I have.
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