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John Charles McGowan

4 Apr 1880 – 29 Apr 1966

Birth	4 Apr 1880
Death	29 Apr 1966
Cemetery	Saint Bonaventure Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 26 Jul 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17750538

Bio

Thanks to contributor #47983876; Last rites Tuesday for John McGowan. A former resident, John C. McGowan, 86, of Grand Island, died Friday in a Grand Island hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday in St. Mary's Cathedral at Grand Island. The Children's choir sang the requiem high Mass conducted by the Rev. Gerald Harr. Pallbearers were Fred Cockson, William Cockson, Alvin Cockson, John Kosch, Arthur Kosch and Leo Rickert. Interment was in St. Bonaventure's cemetery at Columbus. Mr. McGowan was born April 4, 1880, at Manhattan, ILL., son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGowan. When he was a child the family moved to Rising City, where he grew up. He married Miss Margaret Ceceilia Branigan, Sept. 12, 1916, at Bellwood. They moved to a farm southwest of Wood River shortly after their marriage. They farmed here for 35 years. In 1952 they moved to Grand Island. Mr. McGowan was only semi-retired and continued to farm part of his farm until his death. He belonged to St. Mary's Cathedral and was a fourth degree knight in Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his widow; a son, Bernard of Denver, Colo.; a daughter Miss Mary McGowan of San Francisco, Calif.; two sisters, Miss Anna McGowan of Kearney and Miss Catherine McGowan of David City; and two grandchildren.

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Family

Parents

• Michael McGowan 1851–1929
• Mary Ann Shields McGowan 1859–1936

Spouse

• Margaret Ceceilia Branigan McGowan 1884–1987

Siblings

• Anna Isabell McGowan 1882–1966
• Henry Lawrence McGowan 1884–1954
• Catherine Marcella "Katty" McGowan 1888–1972
• Loretta Mae McGowan Kosch 1890–1946

Children

• Mary Magdaline McGowan 1919–1976
• Bernard M. McGowan 1922–2019

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