Heart Attack Is Fatal To Liberty Man, 'Pete' Hanrahan Is Found Dead In Barn On His Farm
Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, prominent young Liberty Township farmer and sportsman, was found dead by hired hands in a barn on the farm of Col. Robert Murray, which he managed, at 6:30 a.m. today.
Death was attributed to a heart attack, from which he had been suffering recently. He was last seen entering the barn, by hired hands, 15 minutes prior to the time he was found dead.
According to close family friends, Hanrahan had spent the greater part of Tuesday fox hunting, and had then attended a basketball game in the evening with a friend, Jack Morthland. He had not complained of any illness when they departed after the game, according to reports secured today.
Interests in Agriculture
To his many friends throughout Porter County, "Pete" was known as an avid hunter and sportsman. He was also interested in farm extension activities at Purdue University. He was a member of the Liberty Center church.
The decedent was the son of Roy and Mabel (Sanders) Hanrahan, pioneer Porter County residents, who survive him. He is also survived by his wife, Helen, whom he married Nov. 27, 1935, and two children, Sharon Kay, 15, and Donald Lee, 6.
Surviving also are: two brothers, Earl and Carroll; and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Sanders, Mrs. Maxine Pfledderer, and Mrs. Margaret Hannon, all residents of Porter County.
Rite To Be Friday
Wallace and William Hanrahan are cousins of the deceased, and Art Hanrahan is an uncle. All are prominent in farming, business and civic life in Porter County.
Friends may call at the Bartholomew Funeral home from 2 p.m. Thursday, until time of services. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Center church, north of Valparaiso on Road 49, with the Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kimball cemetery.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 3, 1952; Volume 26, Number 128; Page 1, Column 5]
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Conduct Final Rites For 'Pete' Hanrahan
Memorial services for Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, Liberty township farmer and sportsman who died Wednesday, were held Friday afternoon in the Liberty Township church.
The Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiated, and vocal soloist was Elmer Johnson. Burial was in Kimball cemetery, Liberty township.
Pallbearers were Harold Peterson, Jack Morthland, Lloyd Prosser, Marshall Bratton, Wayne Stoner, and Delmar Berger.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 6, 1952; Volume 26, Number 131, Page 2, Column 5]
Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, prominent young Liberty Township farmer and sportsman, was found dead by hired hands in a barn on the farm of Col. Robert Murray, which he managed, at 6:30 a.m. today.
Death was attributed to a heart attack, from which he had been suffering recently. He was last seen entering the barn, by hired hands, 15 minutes prior to the time he was found dead.
According to close family friends, Hanrahan had spent the greater part of Tuesday fox hunting, and had then attended a basketball game in the evening with a friend, Jack Morthland. He had not complained of any illness when they departed after the game, according to reports secured today.
Interests in Agriculture
To his many friends throughout Porter County, "Pete" was known as an avid hunter and sportsman. He was also interested in farm extension activities at Purdue University. He was a member of the Liberty Center church.
The decedent was the son of Roy and Mabel (Sanders) Hanrahan, pioneer Porter County residents, who survive him. He is also survived by his wife, Helen, whom he married Nov. 27, 1935, and two children, Sharon Kay, 15, and Donald Lee, 6.
Surviving also are: two brothers, Earl and Carroll; and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Sanders, Mrs. Maxine Pfledderer, and Mrs. Margaret Hannon, all residents of Porter County.
Rite To Be Friday
Wallace and William Hanrahan are cousins of the deceased, and Art Hanrahan is an uncle. All are prominent in farming, business and civic life in Porter County.
Friends may call at the Bartholomew Funeral home from 2 p.m. Thursday, until time of services. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Center church, north of Valparaiso on Road 49, with the Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kimball cemetery.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 3, 1952; Volume 26, Number 128; Page 1, Column 5]
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Conduct Final Rites For 'Pete' Hanrahan
Memorial services for Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, Liberty township farmer and sportsman who died Wednesday, were held Friday afternoon in the Liberty Township church.
The Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiated, and vocal soloist was Elmer Johnson. Burial was in Kimball cemetery, Liberty township.
Pallbearers were Harold Peterson, Jack Morthland, Lloyd Prosser, Marshall Bratton, Wayne Stoner, and Delmar Berger.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 6, 1952; Volume 26, Number 131, Page 2, Column 5]
Heart Attack Is Fatal To Liberty Man, 'Pete' Hanrahan Is Found Dead In Barn On His Farm
Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, prominent young Liberty Township farmer and sportsman, was found dead by hired hands in a barn on the farm of Col. Robert Murray, which he managed, at 6:30 a.m. today.
Death was attributed to a heart attack, from which he had been suffering recently. He was last seen entering the barn, by hired hands, 15 minutes prior to the time he was found dead.
According to close family friends, Hanrahan had spent the greater part of Tuesday fox hunting, and had then attended a basketball game in the evening with a friend, Jack Morthland. He had not complained of any illness when they departed after the game, according to reports secured today.
Interests in Agriculture
To his many friends throughout Porter County, "Pete" was known as an avid hunter and sportsman. He was also interested in farm extension activities at Purdue University. He was a member of the Liberty Center church.
The decedent was the son of Roy and Mabel (Sanders) Hanrahan, pioneer Porter County residents, who survive him. He is also survived by his wife, Helen, whom he married Nov. 27, 1935, and two children, Sharon Kay, 15, and Donald Lee, 6.
Surviving also are: two brothers, Earl and Carroll; and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Sanders, Mrs. Maxine Pfledderer, and Mrs. Margaret Hannon, all residents of Porter County.
Rite To Be Friday
Wallace and William Hanrahan are cousins of the deceased, and Art Hanrahan is an uncle. All are prominent in farming, business and civic life in Porter County.
Friends may call at the Bartholomew Funeral home from 2 p.m. Thursday, until time of services. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Center church, north of Valparaiso on Road 49, with the Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kimball cemetery.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 3, 1952; Volume 26, Number 128; Page 1, Column 5]
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Conduct Final Rites For 'Pete' Hanrahan
Memorial services for Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, Liberty township farmer and sportsman who died Wednesday, were held Friday afternoon in the Liberty Township church.
The Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiated, and vocal soloist was Elmer Johnson. Burial was in Kimball cemetery, Liberty township.
Pallbearers were Harold Peterson, Jack Morthland, Lloyd Prosser, Marshall Bratton, Wayne Stoner, and Delmar Berger.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 6, 1952; Volume 26, Number 131, Page 2, Column 5]
Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, prominent young Liberty Township farmer and sportsman, was found dead by hired hands in a barn on the farm of Col. Robert Murray, which he managed, at 6:30 a.m. today.
Death was attributed to a heart attack, from which he had been suffering recently. He was last seen entering the barn, by hired hands, 15 minutes prior to the time he was found dead.
According to close family friends, Hanrahan had spent the greater part of Tuesday fox hunting, and had then attended a basketball game in the evening with a friend, Jack Morthland. He had not complained of any illness when they departed after the game, according to reports secured today.
Interests in Agriculture
To his many friends throughout Porter County, "Pete" was known as an avid hunter and sportsman. He was also interested in farm extension activities at Purdue University. He was a member of the Liberty Center church.
The decedent was the son of Roy and Mabel (Sanders) Hanrahan, pioneer Porter County residents, who survive him. He is also survived by his wife, Helen, whom he married Nov. 27, 1935, and two children, Sharon Kay, 15, and Donald Lee, 6.
Surviving also are: two brothers, Earl and Carroll; and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Sanders, Mrs. Maxine Pfledderer, and Mrs. Margaret Hannon, all residents of Porter County.
Rite To Be Friday
Wallace and William Hanrahan are cousins of the deceased, and Art Hanrahan is an uncle. All are prominent in farming, business and civic life in Porter County.
Friends may call at the Bartholomew Funeral home from 2 p.m. Thursday, until time of services. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Center church, north of Valparaiso on Road 49, with the Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kimball cemetery.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 3, 1952; Volume 26, Number 128; Page 1, Column 5]
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Conduct Final Rites For 'Pete' Hanrahan
Memorial services for Leroy (Pete) Hanrahan, 44, Liberty township farmer and sportsman who died Wednesday, were held Friday afternoon in the Liberty Township church.
The Rev. George Badger, pastor, officiated, and vocal soloist was Elmer Johnson. Burial was in Kimball cemetery, Liberty township.
Pallbearers were Harold Peterson, Jack Morthland, Lloyd Prosser, Marshall Bratton, Wayne Stoner, and Delmar Berger.
[Obituary Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 6, 1952; Volume 26, Number 131, Page 2, Column 5]
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