Obituary of Josephine (Mattheisen) McGee (b.1879), Swift County, MN

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Funeral Rites For Six Mile Grove Resident
Mrs. Josephine McGee. 68, a long time resident of  Swift County died at her home   
in Six Mile Grove Township on Friday, October 3,  from a complication of   
ailments. Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Monday morning October 6, at   
the Church of The Visitation at Danvers. The Rev. Martin Larkin Pastor and the   
Rev. Richard King of Clontarf officiated at a requiem high Mass  The Rev. Fr.   
Colbert of. Montevideo was also present. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Josephine Mattheisen was born on March 6, 1879, in this county.  At the time of   
her death she was 68 years and seven months of age. She was married to John F.   
McGee on June 5.1901.  He preceeded her in death in 1929.
She is survived by six sons. John, Hubert and Charles at home. Michael of   
Benson. Thomas of  Six Mile Mile Grove, and Leo of Winona and four daughters.   
Mrs. Arnold (Elizabeth) Corneliusen of Montevideo.  Mrs. Clarence (Margaret)   
Erickson of Lamberton, Mrs. Alfred (Louise) Nylander of Danvers. and Mrs. Walter   
(Marian) Butler of Villard. Three sisters, Mrs. Margart Hennessy and Mrs. P.M.   
Maher Danvers and Mrs. Francis Robertson of Park Rapids,  two brothers. Louis    
Mattheisen of  Danvers and Andrew Mattheisen of Wenatchee Wash  as well as nine   
grandchildren also survive.
Pallbearers at the service were her six sons. Those serving as honorary   
pallbearers were Dan Connolly. Robert Coy. JohnLangsdorf, James Hughes. Wensel   
Lesecki and Henry Ernst.
those Who attended from a Distance were Miss Cecelia Dolan. Mrs. Frank Dolan and   
Daughter Patricia,  Mrs. Mary Ferry and Mrs Roy Vandeberg all  of Minneapolis.   
Mr. and Mrs. Baldry and  Son of Donnelly. Mrs. Rose Biven and daughter of Los   
Angeles CA.  Mr and Mrs Manford Elanz of Madison, and Mr and Mrs John Robertson   
of Berry, Mr and Mrs Chester Robertson and family Mrs Francis Robertson and   
Clarence Robertson of Park Rapids