Obituary of Mary Donovan Wallace - Iroquois County, Illinois

Ashkum Journal, after 23 July 1923

            Obituary of Mrs. Mary Wallace

  Mrs. Mary Donovan Wallace was born near Queenstown, Ireland, March 24,
1845, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna G. Merkle, near
Ashkum, uly 21, 1923.
  Mrs. Wallace came to the United States in 1862 and was married to
Peter Wallace in Joliet, Ill., April 5, 1868. They immediately came to
Ashkum, where they resided on what was known as the Wallace Farm. They
lived here for a number of years, and in the spring of 1907 moved to
Ashkum. She resided here until December, 1922, when on account of
failing health she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. Anna G. Merkle,
where she resided until her death.
  The children left to mourn her death are, Harry, Peter, Mrs. Jennie
Merkle, Carolina, Thomas B., and Mrs. Anna Merkle, besides 12
grandchildren, and one great grand-daughter, two brothers, John Donovan
of Chicago, Timothy Donovan, of Cherokee, Iowa, two sisters, Mrs. Anna
Feeney of Lockport and Mrs. Kate Sullivan of Chicago, besides numerous
friends and other relatives.
  Funeral services were held Monday, July 23, 1923 at the Catholic
church. Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. Fr. Rimmels. Music furnished
by L'Erable choir.
  The out of town relatives who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Merkle
and son, Robert, of Claypool, Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wallace of
Pekin, Illinois, Timothy Donovan of Cherokee, Iowa, Jerry Donovan, Dr.
and Mrs. Bernard Wallace, Ellen Wallace, Catherine Wallace, of Chicago,
Charles T. Wallace, and Mosk Wallace of Joliet. The many friends of the
Wallace family extend their sincere sympathy.


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