Jackson-Dubuque County IA Archives Obituaries.....Donahue, Rev. Joseph J. August 17, 1965
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Cascade Pioneer Advertiser, Aug. 19, 1965
Cascade Pioneer Advertiser, August 19, 1965 

REV. JOSEPH J. DONAHUE 

The Rev. Joseph J. Donahue, of St. Patrick's Church, LeRoy, Minnesota, and a 
native of the Zwingle area, died at noon Tuesday at his rectory in LeRoy. A 
Requiem High Mass was offered Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of 
the Assumption, Sylvia Switch, Iowa, near Zwingle. Officers of the mass were 
the Rev. Raymond J. Collins, celebrant; the Rev. John Huseman, deacon; the 
Rev. John J. Roskopf, master of ceremonies; the Rev. Elmer F. Becker delivered 
the sermon. Also present in the sanctuary was Bishop-elect Watters and 
chaplins to the bishop Rev. George Schmidt and Rev. Fidelis Kaufman. Also 
presnt were Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel Tarrant, Rev. Vogel, Rev. John Fagan, Rev. 
H. P. Nosbich, Rev. John Moran, Rev. Tom Currier, Rev. Gerald Blackburn and 
Rev. William Leonard. Burial was made at the Assumption cemetery. Casket 
bearers, all cousins, were: John Laughlin, James Collins, Jno Donahue, John 
Anglin, Jim Geurdet and Jim Laughlin. 

Father Donahue graduated from Holy Rosary High School, LaMotte and from St. 
Thomas Seminary, Denver, Colorado, after which he was associated with the 
Winona Diocese. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1949, and offered 
his first mass at the Assumption Church on June 5, 1949. Father Donahue was an 
assistant at Austin, Minnesota, then pastor at Freeburg and Dundee, Minnesota. 
In 1960 he was appointed pastor at St. Patrick's church, LeRoy, Minnesota. 

Father Donahue was born near Zwingle on December 18, 1922, a son of James L. 
and Margaret (Laughlin) Donahue, and lived in this vicinity until he completed 
his education. Surviving are his father, two sisters, Monica (Mrs. Kenneth)
Pancratz and Inez (Mrs. Roy) Pancratz, both of Zwingle and several nieces and 
nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and sister, Anna Marie. 




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