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Anna <I>Kowash</I> Kelliher

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Anna Kowash Kelliher

Birth
Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
Dec 1953 (aged 66–67)
Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
23-5
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ANNA KELLIHER

Two Rivers Woman Killed, Three Hurt in Auto Crash
Mrs. Anna Kelliher Dies Near Kaukauna
KAUKAUNA-A Two Rivers woman was killed and three other persons were injured,
two seriously, in a collision of two automobiles at the intersection of
Highways 10 and 55 five miles south of Kaukauna, shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday.
The dead woman is Mrs. Anna Kelliher, 67, 2323 13th St., Two Rivers.
(snip)
Mrs. Kelliher lost her life as a result of internal injuries when the automobile
driven by Dohr, who with his wife, and Mrs. Kriwanek, also passengers, was struck
on the right side by a car driven by Frank Forman, 71, 611 Hennepin Ave., Dixon,
Ill., at the intersection of the two state highways.
Killed Outright
Mrs. Kelliher, according to the report, was in the rear seat of the Dohr car,
and was killed outright by the impact of the crash. Ambulances rushed to the
injured of both cars to St. Elizabeth Hospital at nearby Appleton.
The Two Rivers party was on its way to Appleton to attend the first Mass of the
Rev. Norbert James Rath, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome K. Rath, former Two Rivers
residents, which was held at St. Therese Catholic Church at Appleton Sunday
morning. The Rev. Rath, who had attended St. Mark Parochial School at Two Rivers,
had been ordained at Green Bay on Saturday. All were friends of the Rath family.
(snip)
Funeral services for Mrs. Kelliher will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark
Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. Edward Wagner officiating. Interment will
be in Calvary Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Kelliher, nee Anna Kowash, was born in Two Rivers in 1886, a daughter of the
late Martin and Mary Hittich Kowash. She was married in Two Rivers in 1908 to Walter
Kelliher, who preceded her in death there 12 years ago.
For many years Mrs. Kelliher was active in affairs of the Camp 7679, Royal Neighbors
of America, Two Rivers, of which she was a past oracle. She was also active in circles
of the St. Mark Church, including the Altar Society.
Surviving Mrs. Kelliher are two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Felber of Tannery Road, Two
Rivers, and Mrs. Lewellyn Rohr of Two Rivers, and two sons, Lloyd of Ripon and First
Lt. Earl Kelliher with the U.S. Air Force at Rapid City, S.D., four sisters, Mrs.
Maxwell Brown of Birmingham, Mich., and Mrs. Mary Strong, Miss Elizabeth Kowash and
Mrs. Hebert Clayton of Two Rivers, and 11 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 3 p.m.
Tuesday until the time of services. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at
8 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, December 28, 1953 P.1
ANNA KELLIHER

Two Rivers Woman Killed, Three Hurt in Auto Crash
Mrs. Anna Kelliher Dies Near Kaukauna
KAUKAUNA-A Two Rivers woman was killed and three other persons were injured,
two seriously, in a collision of two automobiles at the intersection of
Highways 10 and 55 five miles south of Kaukauna, shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday.
The dead woman is Mrs. Anna Kelliher, 67, 2323 13th St., Two Rivers.
(snip)
Mrs. Kelliher lost her life as a result of internal injuries when the automobile
driven by Dohr, who with his wife, and Mrs. Kriwanek, also passengers, was struck
on the right side by a car driven by Frank Forman, 71, 611 Hennepin Ave., Dixon,
Ill., at the intersection of the two state highways.
Killed Outright
Mrs. Kelliher, according to the report, was in the rear seat of the Dohr car,
and was killed outright by the impact of the crash. Ambulances rushed to the
injured of both cars to St. Elizabeth Hospital at nearby Appleton.
The Two Rivers party was on its way to Appleton to attend the first Mass of the
Rev. Norbert James Rath, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome K. Rath, former Two Rivers
residents, which was held at St. Therese Catholic Church at Appleton Sunday
morning. The Rev. Rath, who had attended St. Mark Parochial School at Two Rivers,
had been ordained at Green Bay on Saturday. All were friends of the Rath family.
(snip)
Funeral services for Mrs. Kelliher will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark
Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. Edward Wagner officiating. Interment will
be in Calvary Cemetery, Two Rivers.
Mrs. Kelliher, nee Anna Kowash, was born in Two Rivers in 1886, a daughter of the
late Martin and Mary Hittich Kowash. She was married in Two Rivers in 1908 to Walter
Kelliher, who preceded her in death there 12 years ago.
For many years Mrs. Kelliher was active in affairs of the Camp 7679, Royal Neighbors
of America, Two Rivers, of which she was a past oracle. She was also active in circles
of the St. Mark Church, including the Altar Society.
Surviving Mrs. Kelliher are two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Felber of Tannery Road, Two
Rivers, and Mrs. Lewellyn Rohr of Two Rivers, and two sons, Lloyd of Ripon and First
Lt. Earl Kelliher with the U.S. Air Force at Rapid City, S.D., four sisters, Mrs.
Maxwell Brown of Birmingham, Mich., and Mrs. Mary Strong, Miss Elizabeth Kowash and
Mrs. Hebert Clayton of Two Rivers, and 11 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, from 3 p.m.
Tuesday until the time of services. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at
8 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, December 28, 1953 P.1


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148327073/anna-kelliher: accessed ), memorial page for Anna Kowash Kelliher (1886–Dec 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148327073, citing Calvary Cemetery, Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Aavedt (contributor 47229161).