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Mary Magdalene “Ella” Balensiefer Lynch

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
8 Jan 1919 (aged 27)
Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Dunnington, Benton County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Frank Balensiefer and Elizabeth Pitstick. Married Carl Francis Lynch, 20 Apr 1910, in Benton County, IN.

Children:
1. Florence Elizabeth, b. 25 Feb 1911, d. 28 Sep 1967; m. first, Charles Lewis Kavanagh, 17 Feb 1930; m. second, Charles K. O'Bryant.
2. Helen Marcella, b. 22 May 1912, d. 10 Nov 1976; m. first, Anthony Benjamin Leuck; m. second, Donald Grolo .
3. Martha Lucy (later Martha Mary), b. 12 Sep 1913, d. 30 Oct 1983; m. first, Oliver Zephyr "Red" Cyr (div.); m. second, Julius Morehouse. She was the mother of "God's Little Hobo", Virginia Cyr, who has been suggested for canonization.
4. Leo Francis Martin, b. 12 Nov 1914, d. 28 Sep 1921.
5. Ramona Veronica, b. 28 Jun 1916, d. 6 Jun 1998; m. first, George Edward Johnstone; m. second, John Wallace Morehouse, 26 Aug 1944 (div. 1974).

Cause of death: influenza and pneumonia.
Daughter of Frank Balensiefer and Elizabeth Pitstick. Married Carl Francis Lynch, 20 Apr 1910, in Benton County, IN.

Children:
1. Florence Elizabeth, b. 25 Feb 1911, d. 28 Sep 1967; m. first, Charles Lewis Kavanagh, 17 Feb 1930; m. second, Charles K. O'Bryant.
2. Helen Marcella, b. 22 May 1912, d. 10 Nov 1976; m. first, Anthony Benjamin Leuck; m. second, Donald Grolo .
3. Martha Lucy (later Martha Mary), b. 12 Sep 1913, d. 30 Oct 1983; m. first, Oliver Zephyr "Red" Cyr (div.); m. second, Julius Morehouse. She was the mother of "God's Little Hobo", Virginia Cyr, who has been suggested for canonization.
4. Leo Francis Martin, b. 12 Nov 1914, d. 28 Sep 1921.
5. Ramona Veronica, b. 28 Jun 1916, d. 6 Jun 1998; m. first, George Edward Johnstone; m. second, John Wallace Morehouse, 26 Aug 1944 (div. 1974).

Cause of death: influenza and pneumonia.


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  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211274415/mary_magdalene-lynch: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Magdalene “Ella” Balensiefer Lynch (17 Oct 1891–8 Jan 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 211274415, citing Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery, Dunnington, Benton County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by HWA (contributor 46565033).