Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McAlary,  William James   1938 November 28, 1938
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Ionia County News – Thursday, 1 December 1938

William James McAlary, 79, died at his home, 406 Harter Street, at six o’clock 
Monday evening, November 28.  He has been an invalid for several years.  Mr. 
McAlary was born in Ireland March 14, 1859 and came to Ionia when a young 
man.  He was employed in the Pere Marquette shops for 52 years, retiring about 
10 years ago.  On October 24, 1888, he was united in marriage with Miss Bertha 
Cross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cross, and they observed their golden 
wedding anniversary in October of this year.

Besides his widow, Mr. McAlary is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lee 
Panney, Mrs. Frank Gierman, Ionia and Mrs. Ed Sharkey of Grand Rapids, and one 
son, William James, Jr., of Grand Rapids   He also leaves one brother Alex 
McAlary, Ionia, and a sister Mrs. N. Hegland of Bay City.

Funeral service was held from SS Peter and Paul church Thursday morning at 
nine o’clock with burial in Mt. Olivet cemetery.  Pall bearers were Frank 
Frost, Frank Wirtz, Dr. J. J. McCann, Andrew Gilhooly, Roman Steinberg and 
Frank Carten.



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