Ancestors and Descendants of
 Michael Hammes, Jr
& Margaretha Hammen

Mary Bridget Lenaghan

Female 1917 - 2010  (92 years)    Has no ancestors but 76 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Mary Bridget Lenaghan 
    Birth 29 Jun 1917  Near Armah, Iowa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Jan 2010  Atrium VIllage, Hills, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 9 Jan 2010  Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I286  Peter and Anna
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2015 

    Family Raymond Peter Hammes,   b. 14 Jan 1910, At Home on Farm, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 2005, Windmill Manor, Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1941  Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Keswick, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
      Sisters Plan Weddings
      Rita Hammes-Mary K. Hammes
      Sigourney -- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hammes announce the engagement of their daughters.
      Miss Rita Theresa Hammes is the finance of Harry Joe Adam, son of Mrs. P. J. Adam of Harper, Iowa and the late Mr. Adam. The couple will be married June 12, 1965 in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church at Clear Creek. The bride elect is a staff nurse at Veterans Administration hospital at Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Adam is employed by the Natural Gas Pipeline at Columbus Junction.
      Miss Mary Kathleen Hammes will be married April 24, 1965 to Michael Lynn Berg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leander Berg of Harper, Iowa. She is employed by W. C. Gretter & Sons in Harper, Iowa and her fiance with his father. Their wedding will also take place in Sts. Peter and Paul church.

      SOURCE: The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sunday, April 4, 1965
    Children 
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     2. Ronald Edward Hammes,   b. 12 Dec 1943, At Home on Farm, Rural Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1959 (Age 16 years)  [Birth]
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    +5. Barbara Ann Hammes,   b. 10 Nov 1947, St. Joseph's Hospital, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 2020, Hospice of Mercy, Hiawatha, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
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    Last Modified 22 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Jan 2010 - Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • OBITUARY

      Mary Bridget Hammes June 29, 1917 - January 03, 2010 Hills, formerly of Harper

      Visitation: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. January 08, 2010 at Powell Funeral Home - Keota Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. January 09, 2010 at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church Interment: January 09, 2010 at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery
      HARPER-Mary Bridget Hammes, age 92, of Hills, formerly of Harper, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at Atrium Village in Hills. Mary was born June 29, 1917, in Iowa County, near Armah, to Edward Patrick and Mary Elizabeth (Smyth) Lenaghan. She graduated from Webster High School and received her teaching certificate at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Mary taught country school several years. On August 26, 1941 she married Raymond Peter Hammes at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Keswick. Mary and Raymond made their home on the Hammes family farm near Harper, Iowa. They spent their lives farming and raising their family of 14 children. In 1991 they moved to Harper and in 2001 they moved to Windmill Pointe Estates in Coralville, Iowa. Raymond passed away in 2005, at which time Mary moved to Atrium Village in Hills, Iowa. She was
      a member of Holy Trinity Parish - Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. Mary devoted her life to caring for others.
      Survivors include 13 children: Rita (Harry) Adam of Columbus Junction, Kathleen (Michael) Berg of Harper, Patrick “Joe” (Debbie) of St. Charles, Illinois, Barbara (Richard “Joe”) Merz of Cedar Rapids, Stephen (Jo Anne) Hammes of Cedar Rapids, Connie (Don) Dooley of Lake Oswego, Oregon, Sandy (Dave) Fisher of Davenport, John (Lisa) Hammes of Shawnee, Kansas, Judy (Jim) Hilgenberg of Bettendorf, Marilyn (Larry) Abrams of Coralville, Brenda (Mark) Chorpening of Coralville, Ed (Laurie) Hammes of Sigourney and Rick (Peggy) Hammes of Coralville; 31 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren. Also surviving are her brother: Terry Lenaghan of Milan, Illinois and sisters: Theresa O’Rourke of Webster, Patricia Sieren of Keota and Sister Rita Ann of Johnston.
      She was preceded in death by her parents; husband: Raymond; a son: Ronald and two brothers: John and Edward Lenaghan. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with Revs. Charles Fladung and Lou Leonhardt officiating.
      Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Clear Creek Township. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2010, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota, where there will be a wake service at 7:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the Clear Creek Heritage Association, Congregation of Humility of Mary or Birthright. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Mary and her family.

      SOURCE: Powell Funeral Home web site, January 8, 2010