Will County IL Archives Obituaries.....Mahoney, Ellen Bean June 7, 1921
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Herald, Jun 8, 1921
Death Claims Mrs. Mahoney

Widow of Pioneer Grocer of Joliet Succumbs to Illness

Herald June 8, 1921

Lived Here 72 Years

Mrs. Ellen Bean Mahoney, 72 years old, a resident of Joliet for more than half 
a century and widow of the late Jeremiah Mahoney, pioneer grocer of Joliet, 
died last night at 6:45 o'clock at her home, 304 North Joliet street, after 
several months illness.

Since her husband's death six years ago, she has been in poor health. A 
hemorrhage of the brain a week ago resulted in her death last night. Mrs. 
Mahoney would have celebrated her seventy-third birthday June 19.

Born in Frankfort

Born in Frankfort, Mrs. Mahoney was educated at St. Francis academy, Joliet, 
and was married Nov. 11, 1868, to the late Jeremiah Mahoney. The marriage is 
the first recorded on the register of St. Mary's church. The couple was 
married by Archbishop Riordan.

For 47 years Mr. Mahoney was in the grocery business in Joliet, for 43 years 
of that period occupied a stand in North Chicago street, where the L. F. Beach 
store is now located.

Leader of Society

Since the organization of the Altar and Rosary society of St. Mary's church by 
the Rev. W.J. McNamee, 22 years ago, Mrs. Mahoney has been president of the 
organization. She was also a past president of the Visitation and Aid society 
and held membership in the Business Woman's club. She took an active part in 
all charitable movements in the community and took an interest in relief work 
of all kinds.

She is survived by two sons, Edward and George F. Mahoney of Joliet; four 
grandchildren, Evelyn, George Francis Jr., Helen Elizabeth and Jerry Mahoney 
of Joliet; two sisters, Mrs. Martin Clennon, Sioux Falls, S. D., and Miss Mary 
Bean, Joliet.

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