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Dorothy <I>Smith</I> Kirkegard

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Dorothy Smith Kirkegard

Birth
England
Death
2 Jan 1959 (aged 57–58)
Burial
West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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EATONTOWN -- Mrs. Dorothy Kirkegard, 57, died Friday in her home, 6 Elizabeth pkwy., after a three-year illness.

She was the wife of Harry N. Kirkegard, a former councilman and police chief here.

Mrs. Kirkegard was born in Newcastle, England, and was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Smith. She had been a local resident 29 years.

Mrs. Kirkegard was a member of the Eatontown Presbyterian church; past matron of Eatontown chapter, Order of the Easter Star; charter member of the Eatontown ambulance auxiliary, and a member of the Eatontown Women's Republican club.

Surviving, besides her husband, are a brother, John Smith of Long Branch, and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Woods and Miss Jennie Smith, both of Long Branch, and Mrs. Harvey Spranger of West Long Branch.

The Eastern Star held a service Sunday night in the Robert A. Braun home for funerals. The funeral was held Monday in the funeral home, with Rev. Robert M. Snable, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery.

Red Bank Register, Thurs., Jan. 8, 1959
EATONTOWN -- Mrs. Dorothy Kirkegard, 57, died Friday in her home, 6 Elizabeth pkwy., after a three-year illness.

She was the wife of Harry N. Kirkegard, a former councilman and police chief here.

Mrs. Kirkegard was born in Newcastle, England, and was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Smith. She had been a local resident 29 years.

Mrs. Kirkegard was a member of the Eatontown Presbyterian church; past matron of Eatontown chapter, Order of the Easter Star; charter member of the Eatontown ambulance auxiliary, and a member of the Eatontown Women's Republican club.

Surviving, besides her husband, are a brother, John Smith of Long Branch, and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Woods and Miss Jennie Smith, both of Long Branch, and Mrs. Harvey Spranger of West Long Branch.

The Eastern Star held a service Sunday night in the Robert A. Braun home for funerals. The funeral was held Monday in the funeral home, with Rev. Robert M. Snable, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery.

Red Bank Register, Thurs., Jan. 8, 1959


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  • Created by: Ruth Ryan
  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77072000/dorothy-kirkegard: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Smith Kirkegard (1901–2 Jan 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77072000, citing Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Ruth Ryan (contributor 46967971).