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Thomas F. Mckeough

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Thomas F. Mckeough

Birth
Franklin, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
4 Jan 1965 (aged 78)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
F-9-2-1
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THOMAS F. MCKEOUGH

T.F. McKEOUGH, 78, (photo)long active in civic and service projects,
died unexpectedly Monday morning at home, 1130 S. 26th St.
His service career spanned more than half a century as alderman and
utilities commission, rent control board and draft board member.
Born March 1, 1886, in the Town of Franklin, son of the late Patrick
and Mary Varney McKeough, he came to Manitowoc at an early age where
he married Elva A. Bursek Dec. 31, 1906. They observed the golden
anniversary of their wedding in 1956.
For 32 years he had been employed as bookkeeper for Bartlet-Frazier
Co. and was in the same capacity for Quality Fruit and Groceries
Inc., 10 years, up to his retirement in 1955.
6th Ward alderman
He served as alderman for the old Sixth Ward from 1913 to 1920 and
was a candidate for mayor in 1933. He had been a director of Manitowoc
Savings and Loan Assn., and had been a member of the federal rent
control board, Manitowoc County Draft Board for seven years and
Manitowoc Public Utilities from 1924 to 1936. He was president of the
Chamber of Commerce in 1938.
Mr. McKeough was an honorary life member of Manitowoc Council No. 710,
Knights of Columbus, St. Mary Catholic Church Holy Name Society and
Travelers Protective Assn. He was the last member of a family of 10.
Surviving him are his wife, a son, John, of Milwaukee, five daughters,
Mrs. Leo (Ruth) Schmidt, of Green Bay, Mrs. William (Ethel) Newton, of
Evanston, Ill., Mrs. William (Lucille) Moeser, of Springfield, VT.,
Mrs. Ely (Louise) Francis of Glen Cove, N.Y., and Mrs. Seraph (Patricia)
Kaprelian, of Oshkosh; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral Thursday
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home
and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John S. Landowski will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 5, 1965 P.2
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(01 Mar 1886/Jan 1965/SSDI)
THOMAS F. MCKEOUGH

T.F. McKEOUGH, 78, (photo)long active in civic and service projects,
died unexpectedly Monday morning at home, 1130 S. 26th St.
His service career spanned more than half a century as alderman and
utilities commission, rent control board and draft board member.
Born March 1, 1886, in the Town of Franklin, son of the late Patrick
and Mary Varney McKeough, he came to Manitowoc at an early age where
he married Elva A. Bursek Dec. 31, 1906. They observed the golden
anniversary of their wedding in 1956.
For 32 years he had been employed as bookkeeper for Bartlet-Frazier
Co. and was in the same capacity for Quality Fruit and Groceries
Inc., 10 years, up to his retirement in 1955.
6th Ward alderman
He served as alderman for the old Sixth Ward from 1913 to 1920 and
was a candidate for mayor in 1933. He had been a director of Manitowoc
Savings and Loan Assn., and had been a member of the federal rent
control board, Manitowoc County Draft Board for seven years and
Manitowoc Public Utilities from 1924 to 1936. He was president of the
Chamber of Commerce in 1938.
Mr. McKeough was an honorary life member of Manitowoc Council No. 710,
Knights of Columbus, St. Mary Catholic Church Holy Name Society and
Travelers Protective Assn. He was the last member of a family of 10.
Surviving him are his wife, a son, John, of Milwaukee, five daughters,
Mrs. Leo (Ruth) Schmidt, of Green Bay, Mrs. William (Ethel) Newton, of
Evanston, Ill., Mrs. William (Lucille) Moeser, of Springfield, VT.,
Mrs. Ely (Louise) Francis of Glen Cove, N.Y., and Mrs. Seraph (Patricia)
Kaprelian, of Oshkosh; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral Thursday
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home
and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John S. Landowski will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 5, 1965 P.2
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(01 Mar 1886/Jan 1965/SSDI)


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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95213624/thomas_f-mckeough: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas F. Mckeough (1 Mar 1886–4 Jan 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95213624, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).