Winnebago County WI Archives Obituaries.....MANNION, John May 10, 1931
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, May 16, 1931
"FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN MICHIGAN.  Neenah - John Mannion, 72, former resident 
of this city, passed away recently at Borges hospital, Kalamazoo, Mich., 
according to information received here.  Mr. Mannion was superintendent of the 
Badger-Globe mill of the Kimberly-Clark corporation for several years during 
his term of residence here.  With his family he went to Kalamazoo about 15 
years ago where he continued to follow the trade of paper maker. His death 
occurred on his 72nd birthday.  Funeral services and burial took place in the 
Michigan city."  

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Obituary in Kalamazoo Gazette, May 10, 1931:  "JOHN MANNION TO BE BURIED MAY 
12.  Illness of Year Fatal to Former Employee of Hawthorne Mill.  John 
Mannion, 1105 Egleston avenue, died at 11:30 Saturday night at Borgess 
hospital.  He had been ill for about one year and if he had lived one-half 
hour longer he would have reached his 72nd birthday.  Mr. Mannion was born in 
Ireland, coming to this country with his parents when just one year of age.  
He had lived in Nashville, Tenn., Neenah Wis., Louisville, Ky., and in 
Kalamazoo for the last 20 years.  Besides his widow, Bertha, the deceased 
leaves seven sons, Martin, Erie, Pa.; George, Chicago; John, Aberdeen, Wash.; 
Walter, Louisville, Ky.; and Godfrey, William, and Edward, all of Kalamazoo; 
one brother, Martin, Kalamazoo; a sister, Mrs. Kate Harrison, Chicago; and 11 
grandchildren.  Mr. Mannion was a well known paper maker, having worked at 
this trade since he was 14 years of age until he retired at the age of 69.  He 
was employed at the Hawthorne Paper Mills, having been there 14 years.  He was 
a member of St. Augustine church and the Holy Name Society.  Funeral services 
will be held at 9 Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's church with burial in Mount 
Olivet cemetery."

Additional Comments:
John MANNION was born in Ireland May 10, 1859.  As a young child, he and his 
brother, Martin, immigrated to the US with their parents Michael MANNION and 
Catherine KELLY.  They initially settled in Nashville, TN (their sister Katie 
was born in Tennessee).  John wed Bertha HENNING in Louisville, KY on January 
25, 1882.  Shortly thereafter (their oldest son was born was born in Appleton, 
WI in Dec 1882), John and Bertha moved to Wisconsin and settled in Neenah 
where they raised their seven sons (most who were born in Neenah):  
Martin "Mart" D.; George T.; John "Jake" Cornelius; William C.; Godrey "Fritz" 
Thomas; Edward Charles; and Walter E.  They resided on the southwest corner of 
Commercial Ave and High.  Most of the MANNIONs were involved in the paper 
making business.  John was the superintendent of the Badger-Globe mill of the 
Kimberly-Clark Company.  John's brother Martin MANNION (also a paper maker) 
and his wife Mary HANDLER also lived in Neenah (Mary's family was from 
Neenah).  All of them eventually moved out of Wisconsin.  In 1911, John and 
Bertha moved to Kalamazoo, MI for another paper mill position.  Martin and 
Mary MANNION moved to Kalamazoo as did John's sons, William, Godfrey, and 
Edward. 

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