Atchison County KS Archives Obituaries.....Degan, David I October 17, 1944
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The Atchison Daily Globe, Atchison, KS, Wednesday, October 18, 1944
DAVE DEGAN DEAD AT 58 – 
Dave L. Degan, 58, for more than 20 years an Atchison real estate and insurance 
man and previously with the Locomotive Finished Material Co., many years, died 
at St John's hospital, Leavenworth, at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. His death 
was due to pernicious anemia.
Funeral services will be held at St. Benedict's chruch Friday morning at 10 
o'clock and burial will be in Mt Calvary cemetery. The rosary will be recited 
at 8 o'clock this evening at the Harouff & Buis service chapel. The body will 
be taken to the residence at 522 Riley Thursday afternoon and the rosary will 
be recited there at 8 o'clock Thursday evening.
BORN IN ATCHISON
Mr. Degan was born in Atchison June 4, 1886, and lived his entire life in his 
native city. His parents were Lawrence and Mary Degan, and his father, a 
livestock buyer in Atchison many years, was widely known as Larry Degan. David 
I. Degan attended St. Louis college in Atchison and graduated from Christian 
Brothers college, St. Joseph.
He married Miss Florence R. Jochems June 9, 1915. He is survived by his wife 
and three children Lt (jg) David A. Degan of the navy, Sister Mary Pauline of 
the Sisters of Charity, Leavenworth, and Mrs. George I. Walsh, 824 North Third, 
Atchison. Three brothers preceded him in death: Capt. Owen Degan whose death 
occurred during World War I while he was serving as chaplain at the Soldier's 
Home at Leavenworth; Larry who died while attending St Benedict's college and 
Joseph Degan of Chicago.
David I. Degan was a Fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus and was 
active in St. Benedict's church, of which he was a life-long member.
Pallbearers at the funeral services Friday will be Wirt Hetherington, Martin 
Schappler, Carl Henrichson, Herman Nass, Jay D. Adams and Frank Barnes.


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