Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....McEvilly, Agnes August 17, 1925
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The New World, Aug 24, 1925
Member of an Old Minooka Family Buried Last Week

August 28, 1925, (Special to The New World)

Minooka, Ill., Aug. 24 – Miss Agnes McEvilly, daughter of the late Mr. and 
Mrs. Hugh McEvilly, died at her home here August 17.  Miss McEvilly’s family 
came from County Mayo Ireland, and was related to the family of Archbishop 
McEvilly of Tuam.

Prominent in the church and business life of Minooka, she was widely known and 
beloved.  She was a charter member of the Catholic Woman’s Coterie, and was 
foremost in all endeavors of St. Mary’s parish.  She was identified with the 
business interests of Minooka, being assistant postmaster and later acting 
postmaster.

The funeral which was attended by many Chicago friends, took place Wednesday 
at St. Mary’s church.  Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated with Rev. Joseph 
McMahon, P. R., pastor, assisted by Rev. T. B. O'Brien of St. Jariath’s church 
Chicago, deacon, and Rev. Daniel Harnett, Joliet, sub-deacon.  Father O'Brien 
preached the sermon.  Burial was at St. Mary’s cemetery, Minooka.

The pallbearers were Richard McPartlin, Ernest Heilscher and Henry Squibbs of 
Chicago, and Louis Kaffer, Charles Dirst, and Henry Dwyer, of Minooka.



Agnes M’Evilly Dies In Chicago

August 18, 1925, Newspaper Unknown

Miss Agnes McEvilly, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McEvilly, of 
Minooka, died at the Frances Willard hospital, Chicago, at 4 o’clock this 
morning following an illness of several weeks.

Miss McEvilly was taken to the Chicago hospital two weeks ago suffering from 
an acute throat infection and died before an operation could be performed.

She was connected with the Minooka post office for many years as assistant 
postmaster, serving in that capacity during President Cleveland’s second 
administration, and also during the term of President McKinley.  For a period 
she was acting postmaster, and later, did government work in Chicago.

For a number of years Miss McEvilly was in charge of the N. J. Comerford store 
in Minooka, and was popular in social and church circles.

The body will be brought to Minooka for burial, and funeral arrangements will 
be made public later.



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