Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kilduff, Martin July 17, 1906
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The Ionia Daily Standard, Wednesday, July 18, 1906
Headline:  Martin Kilduff, Pioneer Pere Marquette Employee, Passes Away

Martin Kilduff, for nearly half a century, a well known and esteemed citizen 
of Ionia, died at 11:30 last night at his home on East Lincoln avenue.  His 
death came after two years of suffering from paralysis, the last stroke coming 
about three weeks ago.  He was about seventy years of age and leaves a wife 
and two children, Martin and Mrs. Ed. Haight, both of Ionia.  The funeral will 
be held at 8:30 Friday morning at the church of SS. Peter and Paul.

Mr. Kilduff was born in Oldtown, county Roscommon, Ireland, and came to 
America at the age of nineteen years.  After a short residence in the east he 
came west and forty-five years ago took up his residence in Ionia.  At about 
the same time he married.  When he first came here Mr. Kilduff went to work 
for the D. G. H. & M. railway and when the Ionia and Lansing road was started 
he was employed by that company.  He worked at fencing the right of way and 
was thus one of the first men employed by the present Pere Marquette.  He 
worked in the Ionia shops after several years on the section, being in the 
blacksmith shop and afterward in the paint shop where he worked until forced 
to retire two years ago.

Mr. Kilduff has long been a resident of the Fourth ward and numbered many 
friends among his acquaintances and fellow workmen.  At the time of his death 
his family were all at his bedside and until almost the last he recognized 
them and his friends.  


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