Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Corcoran, Michael J. 1922
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, August 31, 1922
Ionians were shocked this morning when the word was passed along that Michael 
J. Corcoran, for many years a familiar figure on our streets, had passed on, 
and many expressions of regret were heard on all sides.

A message received here at 1:30 this morning was sent by the chief dispatcher 
of the Union Pacific railroad, addressed to the local lodge of Elks, was 
received, but was delivered to the family home, contained the word that Mr. 
Corcoran had been seriously injured in an automobile accident at North Platte, 
Neb.

Some time later a message was also received by the family to the effect and at 
7:10 this morning the third message conveyed the sad news of his death.  No 
other particulars were given other than that the fatal injury was received in 
an auto accident, he never regaining consciousness.

Mr. Corcoran, familiarly known as “Mike” to Ionians, had been located at 
Sidney, Neb., for the past four years in line with his work with the Union 
Pacific as relief operator, which position covered the entire line of that 
road.

Previous to going to the Union Pacific, Mr. Corcoran was connected with the 
Grand Trunk line, four years of which he was telegraph operator in this city 
and 20 years acting as traveling passenger agent, with headquarters in several 
cities, but was a frequent visitor to his home city.

Michael Corcoran was 48 years of age, having been born September 24, 1874, and 
his death is the first break in the family circle of eight children, the only 
death in the family being that of the mother some years ago.  

He was a charter member of Ionia lodge No. 548, B.P.O. Elks, and also retained 
membership in the local camp of Modern Woodmen.

John Corcoran, a brother, residing at Monroe, Mich., left this morning for 
North Platte to accompany the remains to Ionia, where funeral services and 
burial will take place, possibly early next week.  

Mr. Corcoran, it is said, had a peculiar aversion to automobiles and rarely 
was it possible to get him to take a ride in one, and that he should meet his 
fate through them is a strange coincidence.  Mr. Corcoran had planned on 
spending the winter in Ionia, having written the home folks here to that 
effect, and expected to leave Sidney on November 1 for Ionia.


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