Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kilduff, Edward D. February 4, 1973 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 7, 2010, 7:36 pm The Ionia Sentinel, Monday, February 5, 1973 Edward D. Kilduff, 79, of 648 Hackett, a retired lieutenant of Michigan reformatory, died Sunday afternoon at Ionia County Memorial hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Mecosta county, May 23, 1893, he was the son of Edward and Sara Hogan Kilduff. He spent his early life on a farm in Mecosta county. In 1923 he came to Ionia and was employed at Pere Marquette car shops for seven years. In 1930 he accepted a position at Ionia reformatory where he worked until his retirement after 32 years as a lieutenant. He also served as deputy sheriff under former sheriff Peter VanVleck. He was married June 4, 1918 to Lilly Carroll at St. Mary’s church in Carson City and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1968. He was a member of St. Peter and Paul church, Knights of Columbus and a former member of Ionia Fishing and Hunting club. Surviving besides the wife Lilly are three sons, retired marine major Carroll Kilduff of Santa Ana, Calif; Robert of Muir; William of Ionia; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Read of Palo and Mrs. Richard Shook of Mt. Pleasant; 22 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The body is at Leddick funeral home where prayers will be said at 7 pm Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be at 10 am Wednesday at St. Peter and Paul church with Rev. Msgr. Edward Jaworowicz officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Family will be at the funeral home Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm. ---- Mt. Olivet Cemetery #D-3 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/kilduff3779nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb