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Rev Lawrence W. Frawley

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Rev Lawrence W. Frawley

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
31 Jul 1964 (aged 71)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section R, Block 3, Lot 12, Grave D
Memorial ID
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Article: 1964-08-01
Chicago Tribune (IL)

MSGR. FRAWLEY IS DEAD; MASS SET TUESDAY

Founder of Church in Oak Park

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Lawrence W. Frawley, 71, founder and pastor of St. Giles Catholic church, 1045 N. Columbian av., Oak Park, died yesterday in Columbus hospital.

Msgr. Frawley had founded St. Giles in 1927. Thru his guidance the parish grew to a membership of 2,500 families and now includes three elementary school buildings, a convent, rectory, and church. The last school building was completed a year ago.

Ordained in 1916

He was a member of the first class to be graduated from Cathedral college in Chicago in 1910. He was ordained in Holy Name Cathedral in 1916.

Msgr. Frawley was an army chaplain in World War I, serving in Texas. Later he was assistant pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle and St. Malachy's churches in Chicago, and Ascension church in Oak Park, before he established St. Giles.

A Domestic Prelate

He was named a Domestic Prelate in 1953 by the late Cardinal Samuel Stritch.

His brother was the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Frawley, former pastor of St. Jerome's church.

Mass will be said at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday in St. Giles. Burial will be in Mount Carmel cemetery.
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Name: Lawrence Msgr Frawley
Sex: Male
Age: 71
Address: 1045 No Columbian
Burial Date: 04 Aug 1964
Burial Place: Hillside, , Illinois
Death Date: 31 Jul 1964
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1892
Birthplace: Chicago, , Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Priest
Race: White
Father's Name: Edward Frawley
Mother's Name: Ellen Meehan
Informant's Name: Mother Assunta
Entry Number: 51237
Cemetery: Mt Carmel
Funeral Home: Hursen Undertaker Inc

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Edward Frawley Father M
Ellen Meehan Mother F
Mother Assunta U

Digital Folder Number: 101276767
Image Number: 02365

Citing this Record
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MX-9HHK : 18 March 2018), Lawrence Msgr Frawley, 31 Jul 1964; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
Article: 1964-08-01
Chicago Tribune (IL)

MSGR. FRAWLEY IS DEAD; MASS SET TUESDAY

Founder of Church in Oak Park

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Lawrence W. Frawley, 71, founder and pastor of St. Giles Catholic church, 1045 N. Columbian av., Oak Park, died yesterday in Columbus hospital.

Msgr. Frawley had founded St. Giles in 1927. Thru his guidance the parish grew to a membership of 2,500 families and now includes three elementary school buildings, a convent, rectory, and church. The last school building was completed a year ago.

Ordained in 1916

He was a member of the first class to be graduated from Cathedral college in Chicago in 1910. He was ordained in Holy Name Cathedral in 1916.

Msgr. Frawley was an army chaplain in World War I, serving in Texas. Later he was assistant pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle and St. Malachy's churches in Chicago, and Ascension church in Oak Park, before he established St. Giles.

A Domestic Prelate

He was named a Domestic Prelate in 1953 by the late Cardinal Samuel Stritch.

His brother was the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Frawley, former pastor of St. Jerome's church.

Mass will be said at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday in St. Giles. Burial will be in Mount Carmel cemetery.
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Name: Lawrence Msgr Frawley
Sex: Male
Age: 71
Address: 1045 No Columbian
Burial Date: 04 Aug 1964
Burial Place: Hillside, , Illinois
Death Date: 31 Jul 1964
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1892
Birthplace: Chicago, , Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Priest
Race: White
Father's Name: Edward Frawley
Mother's Name: Ellen Meehan
Informant's Name: Mother Assunta
Entry Number: 51237
Cemetery: Mt Carmel
Funeral Home: Hursen Undertaker Inc

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Edward Frawley Father M
Ellen Meehan Mother F
Mother Assunta U

Digital Folder Number: 101276767
Image Number: 02365

Citing this Record
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MX-9HHK : 18 March 2018), Lawrence Msgr Frawley, 31 Jul 1964; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .


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  • Added: Dec 22, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12765327/lawrence_w-frawley: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Lawrence W. Frawley (18 Aug 1892–31 Jul 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12765327, citing Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by DM (contributor 46607807).