JAMES O'HEARN

(1889 • 1973)

James O'Hearn, 84, of 108 Riverview Dr., Manitowoc, died Wednesday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.

Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Duane Dionne will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.

Mr. O'Hearn was born Mar. 31, 1889, at Maple Grove, son of the late Patrick and Margaret Kane O'Hearn. He was educated at Maple Grove Elementary School, graduated from Reedsville High School with the Class of 1906 and from the old Manitowoc County Normal School in 1908. He taught in the towns of Maple Grove and Franklin for nine years.

He married Marguerite Buckley in 1914. They were married by Father Casey at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Maple Grove. They farmed until 1923, when he began employment at Mirro Aluminum Co., Manitowoc, retiring in 1959 as a foreman in the rolling mill. He served on the board for the Manitowoc Committee on Aging, was an active member of the Manitowoc Senior Citizens and a member of the Mirro Aluminum Foremans' Club, St. Paul Catholic Church and Holy Name Society of the church. He was also a long time member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 710. His wife preceded him in death in 1969.

Survivors include three sons, Michael E. and George W., of Manitowoc and James P., of Milwaukee; four daughters, Mrs. William (Beatrice) Klein and Mrs. Edward (Lumena) Coffin, of Manitowoc and Mrs. William (Mary) Salutz and Mrs. Leonard (Patricia) Anderson, of Green Bay; a brother, Edward, of Duluth; 28 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A daughter, two grandsons and two brothers preceded him in death.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, where the Knights of Columbus will meet at 7:30 p.m. and a parish vigil will be held at 8 p.m.

Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. August 30, 1973

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Reedsville Items from Reedsville Reporter

Miss Buckley and James OHearn, were married at St. Patrick's Church, Maple Grove, Thursday morning at 9:15 o'clock, Rev. Casey pronouncing the marriage vows. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Buckley of Maple Grove and the groom a prosperous young farmer of the same town. Both young people have many friends to wish them Godspeed on their journey through life. The Misses Bessie and Ruth Hayden, Sophie Grimm, Catherine O'Hearn, Mayme Cohan and Edward O'Hearn accompanied Mr. and Mrs. James O'Hearn as far as Reedsville on their bridal journey to Green Bay, Chicago and other points.

Brillion News, Calumet, Wis., - Friday, June 12, 1914

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