Kearney Family Obituaries
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The photo is of David Holleran who was killed in the Air Force in 1957.
KEARNEY, Mrs. Anna C.
Clinton Herald; Wednesday February 18, 1970
Mrs. Anna C. Kearney, 86, of DeWitt, died Monday in the
Kahl Home for the Aged, Davenport, where she had been a patient for several
years.
The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, DeWitt. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Thursday at the Hanrahan funeral home,
DeWitt, where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Kearney was born in DeWitt on Nov. 4, 1883, the
daughter of Cornelius and Mary Verstrate Boyle. On Oct. 6, 1908 she married Michael Kearney in Davenport.
Survivors include two sons, Francis J. of DeWitt and
Vincent of Clinton; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Troy of DeWitt and Mrs. Clare
McQueeney of Chicago; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a brother,
William Boyle of Missoula, Mont. and three sisters, Mrs. Clare St. Onge of East
Moline, Mrs. Margaret Burkhardt and Miss Nell Boyle, both of Davenport.
Mrs. Kearney was preceeded in death by her husband, a son
and a grandson.
LYNCH, Albert J.
Clinton Herald;
Monday July 15, 1935; Tuesday July 16, 1935
Albert J. (Bert) Lynch, 48,
530 Seventeenth avenue South, died at 1:15 o'clock Sunday morning in Mercy
hospital, where he submitted to an operation last Tuesday. The body will repose i n the home of his daughter, Mrs. Paul B. Holleran,
2119 Roosevelt street, where friends may c all. Funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning, with requiem mass at 9 o'clock in St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Irenaeus cemetery.
Mr. Lynch, the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lynch, was born Oct. 20, 1886, in this cit y. He was married to Miss Theresa Weinbeck, Nov. 22, 1906.
Besides his widow, he is
survived by two daughters and two sons, Edward J. Lynch of Passaic , N.J.,
Raymond J. Lynch of Iowa City, Mrs. P.B. Holleran of this city, and Miss Evelyn
Lynch at home; three grandsons, David and Russell Holleran and Joseph Lynch. There also are tw o brothers and three sisters, Edward Lynch of New York
city, Frank Lynch of this city, Mrs. E lmer Andreesen of Rochester, Minn., Mrs.
J.F. McKilligan of Willmont, Minn., and Mrs. Lee Snooke , of Long Lake, Minn.
Mr. Lynch was an attendant
of St. Mary's church, and was an employee of the Clinton Company . He was a member of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship
Builders' union, local 129.
He was employed 18 years by
the Northwestern Railway company, and the last five years by the Clinton Co.
LYNCH, Mrs. Bert J.
Clinton Herald;
February 13, 14 & 16, 1942
Mrs. Bert J. Lynch, 53, of
530 Seventeenth Avenue, South died unexpectedly at Mercy Hospital Thursday
afternoon from embolism following an operation performed more than a week ago. Mrs. Lynch have been making satisfactory recovery from the operation,
according to her physician, and died only moments before her daughter, Mrs.
Paul B. Holleran, Clinton, arrived at the hospital for her regular afternoon
visit. Her death came as a shock to
her family and friends.
Funeral services will be
held at the Shadduck Funeral home Sunday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in
Mrs. Lynch was born in
Clinton Sept. 24, 1888, the daughter of John and Anna Weinbeck. She w as educated in the Clinton public schools and spent most her life
as a resident of this city . In
1906 she was married to Bert J. Lynch, also of Clinton, and four children were
born t o the couple, all of whom survive. They
are Mrs. Paul B. Holleran, Clinton, Mrs. Vincent Kearney, DeWitt, Edward J.
Lynch, Beverly, Mass., and Raymond J. Lynch, DeWitt.
Mr. Lynch preceeded his
wife in death July 16, 1935, as did Mrs. Lynch's parents and a brother, Claus
Weinbeck, all of Clinton. Prior to their deaths, Mrs. Lynch's chief interests were
concerned with the welfare of her parents and husband and the education of her
children.
In addition to her
children, Mrs. Lynch is survived by a sister, Mrs. T.J. McGovern, and two
brothers, Hans and Charles Weinbeck, all of Clinton. She had seven grandchildren and sever al nephews and nieces.
LYNCH, Andrew
The Clinton Advertiser; October 9, 1915
Funeral services for Andrew Lynch were hel d this
morning at St. Patrick's church at nine o'clock. Father Murray spoke about the certainty of death and the life hereafter. Miss Mae Murray and W.F. Healey rendered appropriate solos. Interment took place at the Fulton Catholic cemetery.
LYNCH, Mrs. Sarah
The Clinton Herald; August 9 & 11, 1927; The Clinton Advertiser
August 9, 1927 Mrs. Sarah
Lynch, for 46 years a resident of this city, died yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock at Mercy hospital. The body
was taken to the Stephen M. Delaney undertaking parlors and later to the home,
571 First avenue, where friends may call.
Mrs. Lynch was born July
12, 1856, in New York, came to this vicinity when a young lady, an d was married
in Fulton in 1876. Surviving are
three daughters and three sons: Frank, Bert and Mary, of Clinton, Mrs. Lee
Snoke of Minneapolis, Mrs. E. Andersen of Rochester, Minn. an d Edward of New
York. There are six grandchildren. Mrs. Lynch was a member of the Raosary society of St. Patrick's church.
Mrs. Lynch's last illness
was due to a fall which she sustained last Wednesday, but she has been in poor
health for about a year. Funeral
services will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Patrick's church
with burial in Calvary cemetery in Fulton, Illinois.
WEINBECK, John
The Clinton Herald; March 20 & 22, 1940
John
Weinbeck, 84, 540 Seventeenth avenue South, died at 2:20 p.m. Friday in his
home after an illness of four months. He had live d 55 years in Clinton, coming here from Germany.
Funeral services will be
held at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Snell funeral home where the body re poses. The Rev. George W. Krueger, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will
officiate. Burial w ill be in
Springdale Cemetery (84 74 39)
Mr. Weinbeck was born June
9, 1855, in Regensburg, Germany, where he grew to manhood and wa s married to
Miss Anna Duhr. They came to the
United States 55 years ago and settled in Clinton. He was employed 39 years as a carpenter by the North Western railroad,
retiring June 30 , 1925, when palced on the pension rolls.
He is survived by two sons,
Charles B. Weinbeck and Hans Weinbeck, and two daughters, Mrs. B. J. Lynch and
Mrs. J.T. McGovern, all of Clinton. There
also are 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, making 35 living
descendents.
He was preceded in death by
his wife and tow sons, both of whom were born in Germany.
Mr. Weinbeck was a member
of the German society and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
WEINBECK, Mrs. Anna (Duhr)
The Clinton Herald --
Mrs. John Weinbeck, 80, resident of Clinton for half a century, d ied at 9:15
o'clock Sunday night in her home, 540 Seventeenth avenue South, following a
prolonged illness, during which she had been critically ill the last three
weeks.
Funeral services will be
held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the family home. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery (80 74 39)
Anna Duhr was born June 14,
1854 in Thielen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She was united i n marriage to John Weinbeck, Feb. 9, 1884, in Regensburg,
Germany, and the following year the y came to the United States and direct to
Clinton where they have since lived. Last
February , surrounded by their children and grandchildren, they celebrated their
golden wedding day.
Six children were born to
them. A son John, died in infancy
and Claus Weinbeck died in 1928 , and a sister, Mrs. William Lehman died in
1931. Surviving are two daughters
and to sons, Mrs. B.J. Lynch, Mrs. J.T McGovern, Charles Weinbeck and Hans
Weinbeck, 16 grandchildren and s even great-grandchildren, all of this city.
VERSTREET, August
The Clinton Herald; November 22, 1907.
DeWitt,
Iowa November 22 - August Verstreet was born at Caneghem, West Flanders Belgium
in about the year 1827. He came to
America when 18 years old. He was
twice married, first to Rasalia Dhuyvetter who died, then to Anne McGovern. The greater part of his life was spent on a farm west of DeWitt where by
his industry and good management he accumulated considerable property. He was a consistant member of St. Joseph's Church and was always seen at
his place of worship. But about five years ago he was taken with a paralytic
stroke which confined him to his room thus shutting him off from al l
intercourse with the outside world. From
that time on his sufferings was untold and he kept gradually failing until last
Wednesday afternoon, November 20, at 3 o'clock he passed in the keeping of whom
he had served so long and faithfully.
He is survived besides his
wife, by six children, Mrs. C. Boyle of Davenport, Edward, Patrick , Tessa,
Margaret and Nellie at home. Two other sons, Joe and Frank have preceeded him to the
great beyond. He leaves also, eight
grandchildren.
Mr. Verstreet will be sadly
missed not only by those who were near to him but by a wide circle of friends,
for he was one possessed with a kind and generous nature which was realized by
all with whom he came in contact.
The funeral took place
Friday morning at St. Joseph's Church. Requiem
high mass was celebrated and the remains were laid to rest in the Catholic
Cemetery, Mrssrs. John DePape, Gus Derrien, J.J. Smith, Ed Judge, Thos.
Costello and John Milka, acting as pall bearers.
Those who were present from
a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. C. Boyle and family of Davenport, Iowa; Wm. A.
Boyle, Waseca, Minnesota; Mrs. Mae Carmichael and daughter Margaret of Woodbine
; Mrs. Julia Kennedy and John DeCooke, Long Grove; Mrs. Quinn, Davenport, Larry
McMahon and sister; the Misses Nellie and Mane O'Brien and Dan O'Brien,
Calamus; Thos. Marron and Timothy Maher of Grand Mound.