Miss Mary McDermott
Miss Mary U. McDermott, 66, died at 12:10 a.m. this morning in the home
of her sister, Mrs. C. T. Hanrahan, following a lingering illness.
The funeral service will be held Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at Assumption
church, the Rev. James Quinlan officiating. Burial will be in
Assumption cemetery, Charlotte.
Miss McDermott was born in Charlotte, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James McDermott. She attended public school here and Our Lady of Angels
Academy in Clinton.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Brinkman of Austin, Minn.,
Mrs. C. T. Hanrahan, Charlotte, and Mrs. Florence Fullan, Chicago; five
brothers, Luke and Cleo of Charlotte, John of De Witt, James of Delmar,
and Leo of Montreal, Canada. Her parents preceded her in death. The body
is in the Hanrahan funeral home in De Witt and was to be taken this
afternoon to the home of a sister, Mrs. C. T. Hanrahan in Charlotte.
Clinton Herald, June 8, 1944
Mrs. Florence Fullan
Mrs. Florence Fullan 65, of San Francisco., Calif. former resident of
Delmar and Charlotte, died Saturday evening at Crescent City,
Calif.after a brief illness. the requiem mass will be celebrated at 10
a.m. Thursday in St. Patrick's church, Delmar, with Rev James Jansen the
celebrant. Burial will be in Assumption parish cemetery, Charlotte.
The body reposes in the Hanrahan funeral home in De Witt where friends
may call after 1 p.m, Wednesday. The rosary will be recited at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday in the funeral home.
Florence McDermott, daughter of the late James and Mary Shannon
McDermott, was born March 25, 1894 at Charlotte. She married James
Fullan at Charlotte, and they lived in Delmar until his death in 1927.
She moved to California a number of years ago.
Surviving are three daughters; Doris of Chicago, Mrs. Ruth Sleeper of
San Francisco and Mrs. Florence Greer of Mountain View, Calif.; 4 sons,
Leonard of Sacramento, Calif., William of Crescent City, Calif., Cyril
of San Bruno, Calif. and John of Clinton; 20 grandchildren; one sister
Mrs. Gertrude Brinkman of Blooming Prairie, Minn.; 4 brothers, James
McDermott of Delmar Delmar, Luke of Charlotte, Cleo of De Witt and Leo
of Omaha, Neb.
Clinton Herald
June 1, 1959
Leonard J. Fullan
The funeral was Saturday for Leonard J. Fullan, 62, of Sutter Creek,
California, formerly of Delmar, who died in Sacramento.
The Rev. Brendon O'Doud officiated, Burial was in Mt. Vernon Military
cemetery with full military honors.
Mr. Fullan was born April 24, 1918 in McLaughlin, South Dakota to James
and Florence McDermott Fullan. He was raised in Delmar and enlisted in
the United States Navy in 1937. He rose through the ranks to command
several vessels of the fleet during World War II and the Korean
conflict. He retired from the Navy in 1956 with the rank of commander
and recently retired from a post with the California Department of Motor
Vehicles.
Survivors include his wife, Rita; two sisters, Mrs. Ray (Ruth) Sleeper
and Mrs. Joe (Florence) Greer, both of San Francisco, Calif.; and three
brothers, William of Crescent City, Calif., Cyril of San Bruno, Calif.,
and John of Clinton, Ia. He was preceded in death by a sister.
Died January 1, 1981 [Date Corrected 1996 by Dennis Nicklaus from records
of Leonard's brother John.]
Clinton Herald
January 7, 1981 [Corrected to 1981 by Dennis Nicklaus. Lyman had 1980]
James Earl McDermott
James Earl McDermott, 79, formerly of Delmar, died Thursday in
Crestridge Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Haylock- O'Hara &
Lahey Funeral Home.
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Friday, October 30, 1992
MAQUOKETA
James Earl McDermott,79
MAQUOKETA. James Earl McDermott,79, formerly of Delmar, died
Thursday in Crestridge Nursing Home, Maquoketa. Services: 10
a.m. Monday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Delmar. Burial: church
cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Haylock-O'Hara &
Lahey Funeral Home, Maquoketa, where a Scripture service begins at 7.
Survivors include a son, Paul of Petersville; and three brothers, Pat
of Petersville, Joe of Maquoketa and Charles of Grand Junction, Colo.
Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA)
Date: November 1, 1992
Edition: Final
Page: 16
Elaine K. McDermott
Elaine K. McDermott, 69, died Monday evening in University Hospitals,
Iowa City, after a long illness. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, St.
Patrick's Catholic Church. Burial: St. Patrick's Cemetery. Friends may
call from 3 to 8 p.m., Thursday at Haylock-O'Hara & Lahey Funeral Home,
Maquoketa, where a prayer service will begin at 7.
Survivors include her husband, Earl; a son, Paul of Petersville; her
mother; Kathryn Witt of DeWitt; and a brother, Eugene Witt of Clinton.
Publication unknown
Retyped 1994 by Lyman Morrison
Jean F. M'Dermott Dies Near De Witt
DeWitt -- Jean Frances McDermott, 15, died at 5 o'clock this morning
in her home north of here, a victim of pneumonia.
The body has been removed to the Hanrahan and Fitzpatrick Funeral home
here, where it will remain until the services Monday morning in the
Immaculate Conception church in Petersville. The Rev. Thomas Lynch
will officiate.
She was born Feb. 2, 1923 in Welton, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo
McDermott. She was a sophomore in the Welton high school and a member
of the Young Ladies Sodality.
Surviving are her parents; two brothers, Leonard and William; and six
sisters, Mary, Theresea, Ann, Lois, Helene and Josephine at home.
Newspaper clipping in Mary (McDermott) Ryan's scrapbook. Newspaper
unknown, but it has the date 3-18-38 written on it.
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