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John J McGarvey dies at 68 in Waterloo area
John J. McGarvey aged 68 lifelong Black Hawk County resident died at 3 45 am at his home 1025 Fourth Street West of paralysis After four years of poor health and a series of strokes most recently on March 31 he did not rally Born February 36 1860 at Cedar Falls to William and a pioneer family moved with his parents to Eagle Township later lived most of his life In 1905 he moved to Waterloo married Ann McDonald November 20 1912 in New Haven Conn She died April 6 1921 Survivors include two children Ann 13 Cornelius 11 two brothers P E McGarvey Eagle Center and L F McGarvey 308 Locust Davenport sister Sister Mary Syra a nun at Immaculate Conception Academy Davenport The body at O Keefe Towne mortuary
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John J. McGarvey
Black Hawk County
Fourth Street West
Ceder Falls
William McGarvey
Wilmington
Del
Eagle Township
John
Waterloo
Fourth Street
Ann McDonald
New Haven
Conn
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Church
Ann
Cornelius
P. E. McGarvey
Eagle Center
L. F. McGarv
Locust Street
Mary Syra
Immaculate Conception Academy
Davenport
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary