OBITUARY: Daniel Damion McCarthy, 1912-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Original obituary posted Oct. 12, 2005 on www.mcpress.com]





                           Daniel Damion McCarthy

A Mass of Christian Burial for Daniel Damion McCarthy, age 93, of Osage,
Iowa, was held on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, at St. Peter's Catholic Church
in New Haven, Iowa, with Rev. John Moser officiating.  Burial was in
St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in New Haven.

Dan died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health
Care Center.

Dan was born Aug. 26, 1912, on a farm northeast of New Haven, the son of
William and Mary (Brandt) McCarthy. He attended rural schools in the
New Haven area to the 6th grade, 6th -10th grade at St. Mary's in New Haven,
and graduated from Osage High School in 1930. Dan was united in marriage to 
Rosemary C. Gilles at St Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven on September
19, 1944.  He, along with his brother Richard McCarthy, farmed the family
farm northeast of New Haven until his retirement in 1981. He and Rosemary
then moved to Osage. Dan was a long time member of the Knights of Columbus
in Osage and St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven. He also was a member
of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage during his retirement.

Dan was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Mercedes Slater; and
one brother James McCarthy.

Dan is survived by his wife, Rosemary of Osage; three daughters and
sons-in-law: Linda and Ervin (Pete) Hagen of Osage, Carmen and Ben Johansen
of Denver, Colo., Karen and Dwaine Heimer of Stacyville; one brother Richard
McCarthy of Osage; one sister Catherine Hatton and her husband William of
Denver, Colo. He is also survived by grandchildren Todd Miller and his
wife Patti of rural Osage, Erik Loften of Washington, D.C., Brian Heimer
of Iowa City, Kristy Heimer of Stacyville; three step-grandchildren, four
great-granddaughters, two step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces
and nephews.

Arrangments made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706.



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