The top photo at the right is my beloved grandfather, Neil Lenihan.
The middle picture is of my grandparents, Neil and Lena Lenihan.
My grandfather, Neil or "Pop Pop" as us kids called him when we were little, was a most interesting gentleman. He ALWAYS had a huge smile for everyone...never spoke a bad word about anyone...and was thrilled to know that he could amuse his grandchildren for hours. He was known to burst out in an old Irish song and dance an Irish jig for no particular reason but to make us smile. He and my grandmother both "attracted" people to them with their magnetic, out-going personalities, and were always the center of attention at any gathering just because people enjoyed being with them so much that they sought out their company.
Neil was not a very tall man, about 5'7, and weighed about 170 lbs; he had dark brown hair and brown eyes and wore dark rimmed glasses. He was known to occassionally take a swallow of beer and to smoke a pipe filled with aromatic cherry-smelling tobacco. He loved to play horseshoes and was fairly good at it.
His obituary found in the Roseville Press Tribune states:
"Twilight funeral services for Cornelius I. Lenihan, 69, will be at 7 o'clock tonight at the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd. Dr. Paul Miller of the Methodist Church of Sacramento will officiate. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.
A native of New York and a resident of Roseville for the past seven years, he died Tuesday in Roseville. He had been employed for a year as a security guard for the Woodlake Inn. His home was at 212 Cherry Ave., Roseville.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lena A. Lenihan of Roseville; daughters, Doris Hodges of Roseville and Edythe Dunne of North Highlands; a son, Jeremiah P. Lenihan of Texas; a daughter-in-law, Gail Lenihan of Texas; and a son-in-law, Archie Hodges of Roseville; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother Jeremiah Lenihan of Ireland, and two sisters, Marie Robertson and Helen Cappolla, both of New York."
The middle picture is of my grandparents, Neil and Lena Lenihan.
My grandfather, Neil or "Pop Pop" as us kids called him when we were little, was a most interesting gentleman. He ALWAYS had a huge smile for everyone...never spoke a bad word about anyone...and was thrilled to know that he could amuse his grandchildren for hours. He was known to burst out in an old Irish song and dance an Irish jig for no particular reason but to make us smile. He and my grandmother both "attracted" people to them with their magnetic, out-going personalities, and were always the center of attention at any gathering just because people enjoyed being with them so much that they sought out their company.
Neil was not a very tall man, about 5'7, and weighed about 170 lbs; he had dark brown hair and brown eyes and wore dark rimmed glasses. He was known to occassionally take a swallow of beer and to smoke a pipe filled with aromatic cherry-smelling tobacco. He loved to play horseshoes and was fairly good at it.
His obituary found in the Roseville Press Tribune states:
"Twilight funeral services for Cornelius I. Lenihan, 69, will be at 7 o'clock tonight at the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd. Dr. Paul Miller of the Methodist Church of Sacramento will officiate. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.
A native of New York and a resident of Roseville for the past seven years, he died Tuesday in Roseville. He had been employed for a year as a security guard for the Woodlake Inn. His home was at 212 Cherry Ave., Roseville.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lena A. Lenihan of Roseville; daughters, Doris Hodges of Roseville and Edythe Dunne of North Highlands; a son, Jeremiah P. Lenihan of Texas; a daughter-in-law, Gail Lenihan of Texas; and a son-in-law, Archie Hodges of Roseville; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother Jeremiah Lenihan of Ireland, and two sisters, Marie Robertson and Helen Cappolla, both of New York."
The top photo at the right is my beloved grandfather, Neil Lenihan.
The middle picture is of my grandparents, Neil and Lena Lenihan.
My grandfather, Neil or "Pop Pop" as us kids called him when we were little, was a most interesting gentleman. He ALWAYS had a huge smile for everyone...never spoke a bad word about anyone...and was thrilled to know that he could amuse his grandchildren for hours. He was known to burst out in an old Irish song and dance an Irish jig for no particular reason but to make us smile. He and my grandmother both "attracted" people to them with their magnetic, out-going personalities, and were always the center of attention at any gathering just because people enjoyed being with them so much that they sought out their company.
Neil was not a very tall man, about 5'7, and weighed about 170 lbs; he had dark brown hair and brown eyes and wore dark rimmed glasses. He was known to occassionally take a swallow of beer and to smoke a pipe filled with aromatic cherry-smelling tobacco. He loved to play horseshoes and was fairly good at it.
His obituary found in the Roseville Press Tribune states:
"Twilight funeral services for Cornelius I. Lenihan, 69, will be at 7 o'clock tonight at the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd. Dr. Paul Miller of the Methodist Church of Sacramento will officiate. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.
A native of New York and a resident of Roseville for the past seven years, he died Tuesday in Roseville. He had been employed for a year as a security guard for the Woodlake Inn. His home was at 212 Cherry Ave., Roseville.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lena A. Lenihan of Roseville; daughters, Doris Hodges of Roseville and Edythe Dunne of North Highlands; a son, Jeremiah P. Lenihan of Texas; a daughter-in-law, Gail Lenihan of Texas; and a son-in-law, Archie Hodges of Roseville; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother Jeremiah Lenihan of Ireland, and two sisters, Marie Robertson and Helen Cappolla, both of New York."
The middle picture is of my grandparents, Neil and Lena Lenihan.
My grandfather, Neil or "Pop Pop" as us kids called him when we were little, was a most interesting gentleman. He ALWAYS had a huge smile for everyone...never spoke a bad word about anyone...and was thrilled to know that he could amuse his grandchildren for hours. He was known to burst out in an old Irish song and dance an Irish jig for no particular reason but to make us smile. He and my grandmother both "attracted" people to them with their magnetic, out-going personalities, and were always the center of attention at any gathering just because people enjoyed being with them so much that they sought out their company.
Neil was not a very tall man, about 5'7, and weighed about 170 lbs; he had dark brown hair and brown eyes and wore dark rimmed glasses. He was known to occassionally take a swallow of beer and to smoke a pipe filled with aromatic cherry-smelling tobacco. He loved to play horseshoes and was fairly good at it.
His obituary found in the Roseville Press Tribune states:
"Twilight funeral services for Cornelius I. Lenihan, 69, will be at 7 o'clock tonight at the Lambert Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd. Dr. Paul Miller of the Methodist Church of Sacramento will officiate. Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery.
A native of New York and a resident of Roseville for the past seven years, he died Tuesday in Roseville. He had been employed for a year as a security guard for the Woodlake Inn. His home was at 212 Cherry Ave., Roseville.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lena A. Lenihan of Roseville; daughters, Doris Hodges of Roseville and Edythe Dunne of North Highlands; a son, Jeremiah P. Lenihan of Texas; a daughter-in-law, Gail Lenihan of Texas; and a son-in-law, Archie Hodges of Roseville; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother Jeremiah Lenihan of Ireland, and two sisters, Marie Robertson and Helen Cappolla, both of New York."
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