Mrs. Mary McTigue, 2324 Strongs Ave., died at 8 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Hospital where she had been a patient for one month. Mrs. McTigue, who was 88, was born Aug. 21, 1877 in the Town of Lanark, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooney. On Nov. 19, 1901, she married James McTigue at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lanark. The couple farmed until 1946 in Lanark, when they moved to Stevens Point. Mr. McTigue died the same year. Since her husband's death, Mrs. McTigue had made her home with her son Frank at the Strongs Ave. address. Besides her son she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bert (Helen) Kolz, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Herman (Margaret) Heuer, Palm Beach, Fla.; and Mrs. Adrian (Catherine) Brunker, Almond; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mrs. McTigue is the last surviving member of her family. Her husband, an infant son, and adult son, the Rev. Vernon McTigue, and a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Porter, preceded her in death. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, with burial to take place at St. Patrick's parish cemetery in Lanark. Friends may call at the Crosby Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Wednesday, where a general rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Mary McTigue, 2324 Strongs Ave., died at 8 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Hospital where she had been a patient for one month. Mrs. McTigue, who was 88, was born Aug. 21, 1877 in the Town of Lanark, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooney. On Nov. 19, 1901, she married James McTigue at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lanark. The couple farmed until 1946 in Lanark, when they moved to Stevens Point. Mr. McTigue died the same year. Since her husband's death, Mrs. McTigue had made her home with her son Frank at the Strongs Ave. address. Besides her son she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bert (Helen) Kolz, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Herman (Margaret) Heuer, Palm Beach, Fla.; and Mrs. Adrian (Catherine) Brunker, Almond; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mrs. McTigue is the last surviving member of her family. Her husband, an infant son, and adult son, the Rev. Vernon McTigue, and a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Porter, preceded her in death. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, with burial to take place at St. Patrick's parish cemetery in Lanark. Friends may call at the Crosby Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Wednesday, where a general rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening.
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