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Hanora Francis Donoghue

25 Apr 1865 – 7 Jan 1937

Birth25 Apr 1865
Death7 Jan 1937
CemeterySaint Bonaventure Cemetery
Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added byShirley (Bruhn) Martys on 05 Jul 2008
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From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/news/donoghue.html Mrs. D.F. Donoghue, 71, Resident of County Over 50 Years, Dies Funeral Services Will Be Held at St. Bonaventure's Church at 9:30 a.m. Saturday Mrs. D.F. Donoghue, 71, pioneer resident of Platte county and Columbus, residing at 1971 Twenty-sixth avenue, died at 8:20 a.m. today at her home, following a short illness. For the last several years, Mrs. Donoghue had been suffering with asthma, and last Saturday she became ill with influenza. A combination of the respiratory infection and the asthmatic condition rendered her condition critical, and her strength ebbed rapidly during the last few days, when she failed to respond to treatment. As Miss Hanora Francis, she was born on Apr. 25, 1865 at Ballybunion, Kerry county, Ireland. She came to the United States when 15 years of age to join her sisters who had preceded her to this country. They were living in Omaha at that time, and she went there directly after landing in the east, and made her home with them until her marriage to Daniel F. Donoghue in June, 1883. A short time later they came to Columbus and located on a farm nine miles northwest of Columbus. Mr. Donoghue had bought the farm before his marriage, and had business interests here before moving to Columbus from Omaha. They remained on the farm until 1918 when they retired and moved into Columbus. Before retiring from the farm, they enjoyed a return trip to their native land, England and Scotland. Mr. Donoghue passed away Feb. 11, 1927, in Columbus. Throughout the years of her life, Mrs. Donoghue devoted her time almost entirely to her family and to making a home for them. She was a devout member of the Catholic faith, and after moving to Columbus became a member of St. Anne's society of St. Bonaventure's church, although in recent years she had not been active. She is survived by five sons, John, of Kimball, Robert, Daniel and James, of Columbus, and Edward, of Omaha; two daughters, Mrs. Mae Branigan, of Omaha, and Miss Gertrude Donoghue, of Columbus; one sister, Mrs. William Callaghan, of Omaha; 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. A requiem high mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Bonaventure's church, and burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be taken home tomorrow afternoon from the McKown Funeral home. [abt Jan 7, 1937] Funeral of Mrs. Donoghue--Funeral services for Mrs. D.F. Donoghue, Platte county pioneer, who died Thursday, were held at 9:30 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure's church. Officiating at the solemn requiem high mass were Rev. Fr. Athanase, pastor, Rev. Fr. David, assistant, and Rev. Fr. Casimir, pastor of St. Anthony's church. Burial was made in the Catholic cemetery, and the pallbearers were C.J. Carrig, William Ragatz, Dr. F.H. Morrow, Jack Branigan, E.C. Kavanaugh and Tom Wade, sr. Those from out-of-town attending the services were: Mr. and Mr. Edward Donoghue, Mrs. Mae Branigan and daughters, Misses Marjorie and Paula, Mrs. Phillip Kelly, Miss Nell Donoghue and Miss Geraldine Nelson, all of Omaha; Daniel J. Donoghue, of Dix, and a number of friends and relatives from Platte Center. [Jan 1937]

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