Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....OBrien, Sarah C. (Mooney) June 24, 1958 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com May 30, 2017, 8:08 am Daily Sentinel-Standard - Tuesday, June 24, 1958 Sarah C. O'Brien, 90, died at an Ionia nursing home early Tuesday morning. She was born in Ionia September 22, 1867, the daughter of John and Mary Mooney. She was one of the few living residents of Ionia who remembered the tragic balloon ascension in Ionia July 4, 1872. She lived for several years in Grand Rapids, later moving to Chicago, where she married Michael O'Brien. She returned to Ionia with her husband in 1946, and they lived at the old family home at 401 Center street. Mr. O'Brien preceded her in death August 14, 1950. Mrs. O'Brien was the sister of the late John Mooney and Nellie Pettingill, and an aunt of Cecelia (Daisy) Mooney. She is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. Helen Gronner of Chicago, and several cousins. Mrs. O'Brien was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic church and the Rosary Society. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 o''clock at the church, with burial at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Rosary will be recited at the Boynton funeral home Wednesday evening at 7:30. Additional Comments: Age: 90 Funeral: Thursday, 26 June 1958 Mt. Olivet cemetery #B-152 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/o/obrien6358gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb