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John F McGovern

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John F McGovern

Birth
Holy Cross, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Death
22 Sep 1920 (aged 62)
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Centralia, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec B, Row 7, Grave 5
Memorial ID
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Son of Bernard McGovern of Co. Longford, Ireland and Mary A Hines of Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Husband of Susan Veronica Connolly (m. May 2, 1881 at Holy Cross, Iowa). Father of Genevieve C, Joseph Edwin, Gertrude Anne, Leo Lawrence, Mary Loretta, Mark L, Marie Loretta, Emmett Patrick and Irving Joseph. A farmer all his life, he owned or rented farms in South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.
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The funeral of the late John F. McGovern was held this morning [24 Sep 1920] from the home of his son, Joseph, in Vernon Township to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at Centralia, at 10 o’clock, where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by the Reverend Father Donlon, pastor. He also preached a sermon.
The pallbearers were Magnus and John McGovern, Mark Lynch and Ambrose Blake, Alfred Blake and Charles McGovern, relatives of the deceased.
A delegation of the Catholic Order of Foresters of the Centralia Church attended the service in a body.
Son of Bernard McGovern of Co. Longford, Ireland and Mary A Hines of Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Husband of Susan Veronica Connolly (m. May 2, 1881 at Holy Cross, Iowa). Father of Genevieve C, Joseph Edwin, Gertrude Anne, Leo Lawrence, Mary Loretta, Mark L, Marie Loretta, Emmett Patrick and Irving Joseph. A farmer all his life, he owned or rented farms in South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.
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The funeral of the late John F. McGovern was held this morning [24 Sep 1920] from the home of his son, Joseph, in Vernon Township to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at Centralia, at 10 o’clock, where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by the Reverend Father Donlon, pastor. He also preached a sermon.
The pallbearers were Magnus and John McGovern, Mark Lynch and Ambrose Blake, Alfred Blake and Charles McGovern, relatives of the deceased.
A delegation of the Catholic Order of Foresters of the Centralia Church attended the service in a body.


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  • Created by: P McG
  • Added: Sep 27, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21801328/john_f-mcgovern: accessed ), memorial page for John F McGovern (14 Mar 1858–22 Sep 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21801328, citing Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Centralia, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by P McG (contributor 46939596).