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Mary Josephine Cosgrove

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Mary Josephine Cosgrove

Birth
Avery, Monroe County, Iowa, USA
Death
30 Nov 1997 (aged 83)
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block K, Site 25
Memorial ID
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Mary Josephine Cosgrove was born on 25 May 1914 in Avery, Monroe County, Iowa as the first child of Thomas Francis Cosgrove and Helen Cecelia Crowley. She had three siblings. She died on 30 Nov 1997 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa at the Mercy Medical Center.

She was counted in the census in 1915 in Monroe County, Iowa. She was counted in the census in 1930 in Guilford Township, Monroe County, Iowa. She was counted in the census on 01 Apr 1940 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

She graduated in 1933 from Hiteman High School, Hiteman, Monroe County, Iowa. Mary Josephine Cosgrove continued her education throughout her career and received an Associates Degree degree in Ottumwa Heights College, a Bachelor's Degree of Education from the Iowa State Teacher's College, and her Master's Degree in Mathematics from the University of Iowa. .

She was employed as a Teacher in Hiteman, Monroe County, Iowa, Tipton, Hardin County, Iowa, Tipton Junior High,in 1944 as a Math teacher between 1948–1955 in Wilson Junior High School, in Cedar Rapids, as a Math Teacher between 1962–1979 in Franklin Junior High School, Cedar Rapids. She retired from teaching in 1979.

She served in the military between 1944–1946 in the WAVES and from 1947–1956 in the WAVES Reserves.

Her funeral took place on 29 Dec 1997 in St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids,. She was buried on 30 Dec 1997 in Des Moines in the Glendale Cemetery.

Mary Josephine Cosgrove had the following children:

Susan.
John.
Mary Josephine Cosgrove was born on 25 May 1914 in Avery, Monroe County, Iowa as the first child of Thomas Francis Cosgrove and Helen Cecelia Crowley. She had three siblings. She died on 30 Nov 1997 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa at the Mercy Medical Center.

She was counted in the census in 1915 in Monroe County, Iowa. She was counted in the census in 1930 in Guilford Township, Monroe County, Iowa. She was counted in the census on 01 Apr 1940 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

She graduated in 1933 from Hiteman High School, Hiteman, Monroe County, Iowa. Mary Josephine Cosgrove continued her education throughout her career and received an Associates Degree degree in Ottumwa Heights College, a Bachelor's Degree of Education from the Iowa State Teacher's College, and her Master's Degree in Mathematics from the University of Iowa. .

She was employed as a Teacher in Hiteman, Monroe County, Iowa, Tipton, Hardin County, Iowa, Tipton Junior High,in 1944 as a Math teacher between 1948–1955 in Wilson Junior High School, in Cedar Rapids, as a Math Teacher between 1962–1979 in Franklin Junior High School, Cedar Rapids. She retired from teaching in 1979.

She served in the military between 1944–1946 in the WAVES and from 1947–1956 in the WAVES Reserves.

Her funeral took place on 29 Dec 1997 in St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids,. She was buried on 30 Dec 1997 in Des Moines in the Glendale Cemetery.

Mary Josephine Cosgrove had the following children:

Susan.
John.


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