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n)ryIWas Postmaster:MrsCleary DiesIn Escanaba HomeIMis. fJcr.ild J. (Hc^ina) Cleary,, pKnuiiicnt resifiont lt;jI Escanaba and retired Escanaba postmaster, a post .-he held for 27 yeais. died nnex peeled ly Fi'ifiay a I ter noon at iuM home. 222 Ogden A\e.The lirst and only woman in :he tnstorv of Esianaba to seive as postmaster. Mrs. Cdeary was appointed acting iHstmaster in 1924 by Prentiss M. Bl■o\^■n aiul she retired Amil 1. 19t)l ;.Siu‘ Wii born in Shel.MJXgan. h daughter ot the h.te Mi. and Mrs. .Joseph Welter, anci spent her eaii.v years in Sturgeon Bay. She was a graduate ol Sturg('on F-iay BigJi School and St. Mary's Colh'ge ot‘ Xotre Dame S.oe left colh'ge during V\'f)rld War J to sei\e as a nurse in the United States Army .ind I'etiuned to complete her course in 1921She uas a(‘ti\*eiv identified with churcdi and ei\ ic allaus for manv yiMr.-^ She was a membm- of St. I^itri(■k■s Church and friiild. the Third Order of St p’rancis ami ofSt. P'rancis Uosoital Auxiliaiv• •Her hii.sband. the iate Gerald .T CIt'ary. was a learling member at the Demoeiatie party in Michigan and she shared in his inttu'est and in his woi’k for the party.She is survived by four sons. John of North Hollywood. Calif., Dr. Joslt;*ih Cleary of Bismai'ck,N D.. Warren. Washington. D C., aiui Tom. a deputy state treasurer. l^msing. and 21 gramlchildren.' was taken to the Alio P'uneral Home Arrangements foi' ser\iccs will he completed by her sons who are airiving in Escanaba tonight.Mrs. Hegina CleaiyBriefly ToldVoterTwoMeetTheWomenv.eek. 1'meet atMonda- ; ring the home of ; S. .3rd Stnesda.v.Mrs. M League ir on some . and Nat This will tins sub) continuer Marshall present iMornin arranged those woevenings.interestereither grlt;But AndA square dance will be held tonight at the Bark River Elementary School as a tune-up for the C'entennial dance to be held in P'.scanaba on July 3. it is announced bv Don Sevmour. committee • ^(hairman. P'rank Kirby will be the caller tonight, and the event IS sponsored by the Promcnadcrs Scpiare Dance Club and all members are expected to attend.VlSl! INOTHnonLA‘orhI RirSAT,o\fTKRThe la Spring F Strong, h in stuff -Dr. D. H. Boyce of P^scanaba is , attending a meeting of the Wis-' consin-Upper Michigan S(K'iety of ' Ophthalmologv and Otolaryngo-! logy at Neenah-Menasha thisJ w eekend.Electric Co-OpI■ ■38 V Other KiManv V; PANSIF.'«i I Pansies, of ours la — lots of eter — a will hloo ter.
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Escanaba, Michigan, US
Sat, Jun 08, 1963
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