Loretta's parents, Michael Cusack Lyons and Mary Elizabeth Browne, owned Lyons Grocery Store in Houston. Loretta was born as the 9th daughter to her parents, of 11 children. Their youngest child was the only boy.
There are notable variations of spelling of her middle name Cusack. The mentioned is the correct spelling and a family name. She is named after her father and father's mother, Susan Cusack of Ireland, wife of Michael Lyons, also of Ireland.
Loretta was affectionately called Freda or Dooley by her family. She was a Beautician of more than 45 years and did not marry during her life, but provided a significant role in rearing her young niece, Mary Francis, after the death of her sister, Helen Violet.
Loretta's parents, Michael Cusack Lyons and Mary Elizabeth Browne, owned Lyons Grocery Store in Houston. Loretta was born as the 9th daughter to her parents, of 11 children. Their youngest child was the only boy.
There are notable variations of spelling of her middle name Cusack. The mentioned is the correct spelling and a family name. She is named after her father and father's mother, Susan Cusack of Ireland, wife of Michael Lyons, also of Ireland.
Loretta was affectionately called Freda or Dooley by her family. She was a Beautician of more than 45 years and did not marry during her life, but provided a significant role in rearing her young niece, Mary Francis, after the death of her sister, Helen Violet.
Family Members
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Mary Elizabeth Jane "Janie" Lyons Kornmayer
1899–1976
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Susan Winifred "Sudie" Lyons Riordan
1901–1991
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Margaret Lyons Collerain
1905–1927
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Alice Ruth "Lallie" Lyons
1906–1978
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Elizabeth Browne "Bee" Lyons
1907–1998
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Helen Violet Lyons Clark
1909–1946
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Catherine Agnes Lyons Reinecker
1910–2001
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Madelyn Gertrude Lyons Forman
1912–2008
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Winifred Lillian "Winnie" Lyons Lutz
1915–2001
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Michael Cusack Lyons Jr
1916–1987
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