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Pomeroy’s St Mary’s Parish Through Cyclone’s Wake 1893
A historical account traces St Mary’s Pomeroy parish from 1869 Catholic families to the 1893 cyclone that destroyed the first church and its records. It covers early missions from Manson, the move to a new church, parish leadership shifts, the Palmer mission, school construction in 1915, and the 1969 70 church rebuild and 1973 bell tower dedication, ending with current parish counts and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
St. Mary of Pomeroy
Manson
Lizard
Lenihan
Fort Dodge
St. Mary’s
John Knight
Ballback
Thomas F. Welch
Alexander Monahan
C. Schultz
David Slattery
John O’connor
Thomas Power
Denis F. McCaffrey
E.M. Hennessey
John McAulliffe
Father Daly
St. Mary’s Parish
Father Edward Neppel
Father Neppel
St. Joseph’s
Palmer
Palmer Public School
Henry
Anna Lampe
Joseph
Lawrence Lampe
Nels Sanquist
Palmer Church
Jerry Booge
Thomas, Harrold
Lillian Lampe
George Niehaus
Pierick
Patrick Reiter
Elizabeth Byrnes
Rufina McCurnin
Sisters of the Holy Family
Theodosia
Alexander
Sara Baker
Lawrence L. McCarty
Wendel
Susanna Peiffer
Kenneth Hinners and
D. William Wingert