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Mary A Hanrahan Kerwin

Female 1894 - 1972  (77 years)


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  • Name Mary A Hanrahan Kerwin 
    Born 28 Aug 1894  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Mar 1972  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 Mar 1972  Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4696  Rossville
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2018 

    Family ID F6751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Emmett Kerwin,   b. 10 Aug 1891, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1989, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1916  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Robert A Kerwin,   b. 31 May 1917, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 2007, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +2. Kenneth S Kerwin,   b. 19 Jan 1925, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 2009, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +3. Clinton E Kerwin,   b. 4 Aug 1926, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 2013, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Aloysius Kerwin,   b. 14 Oct 1932, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Leo Vincent Kerwin,   b. 14 Oct 1932, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 2021  (Age 88 years)
    Documents
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Mary
    Anniversary- Kerwin, Robert and Mary
    Ceremonies mark 50 years of marriage for the Kerwins
    Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kerwin, Delia, celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary, Sunday, June 26, beginning with a Mass of thanksgiving at 9:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church of Delia. The Rev. George Seuferling, pastor, was the celebrant, when the couple renewed their wedding vows.

    Mr. and Mrs. Kerwin were married in the same church on June 28, 1916, and have spent their entire life in the Delia community.

    Servers at the Mass were a grandson, Michael Kerwin, and Duane Scott, both of Delia.

    The original attendants, Mrs. Grace Cowan, of Delia, and Roy Murry, Topeka; Mrs. Josephine Murry, Topeka, a sister of Mrs. Kerwin, and Mrs. Jim Hamilton, Partridge, a sister of Mr. Kerwin, were present.

    A large basket of yellow gladioli, a gift of the sons and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hamilton and Miss Helen Hamilton grace the church altar.

    A dinner honoring the golden jubilarians was held at 11:00 a.m. in the Delia High School, prepared by ladies of the Sacred Heart Altar Society, and served by Barbara and Delores Simecka, Sheila Brock, and Darlene Scott. Covers were laid for the following guests:
    Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kerwin, Mr. and Mrs. John Cowan, Delia; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Murry, Mrs. Josephine Murry, Mrs. Don Christie, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hamilton and Miss Helen Hamilton, Partridge;
    Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kerwin, Marita, Jean, Michael, Janet, and Kevin, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kerwin, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Kerwin, Bobby and Terri, Duane Scott, all of Delia; Leo Kerwin, and Miss Virginia Bowman, Kansas City, Kansas.

    Candelabra, with gold tapers, red carnations sprayed with gold (a gift of the Altar Society), centered the main dining table. Leo Kerwin was emcee; Kenneth Kerwin gave the toast; Bob Kerwin, the invocation; Clinton Kerwin, benediction. Mrs. R.A. Kerwin and daughter Marita, played and sang for the group, dedicating "Adoration" to the honored couple. The grandchildren also sang a special number for their grandparents.

    A reception, arranged by Mrs. R.A. Kerwin, was held from two to four o'clock in the Delia High School auditorium.

    The serving table was covered with a white linen cloth. Two candelabra holding yellow tapers and cascading yellow mums, flanked the wedding cake.

    Presiding at the punch bowl was Miss Helen Hamilton. Mrs. Ray Dohrman, St. Marys, a niece of Mrs. R.E. Kerwin, and Mrs. Leo Hanrahan served the wedding cake.

    At the gift table we're Mrs. Kenneth Kerwin and Miss Virginia Bowman. Mrs. Clinton Kerwin, who had fashioned the money tree, was in charge of money gifts.

    Marita Kerwin took care of the guest book, and Jean and Janet Kerwin distributed satin remembrance roses to the guests. The roses were hand-fashioned by Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; Mrs. Marshall is a sister of Mrs. R.A. Kerwin.

    Mrs. Sylvester Scott, Delia, baked the three-tiered wedding cake, which was trimmed in gold and with golden bells. The sheet cakes were made by Mrs. Clinton Kerwin.

    On display at the reception were pictures of the honored couple and their family, gleaned from the past 50 years. The display was arranged by Leo Kerwin. Topping the pictures were the Kerwin-Hanrahan crests, which Leo had purchased while touring Europe last summer.

    A bouquet of large gold chrysanthemums, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McLin of Grove, was placed near the serving table.

    Mrs. Robert E. Kerwin wore a corsage of yellow cymbidium orchids; Mr. Kerwin, a yellow rose boutonniere; Mrs. Cowan, a corsage of yellow rosebuds; the two sisters, corsages of yellow roses and carnations. The wives of the Kerwin sons, and those assisting at the reception, wore corsages of yellow carnations. Mr. Murry and the sons had boutonnieres of yellow carnations.

    [From 1966]
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 17:47:23 
    Family ID F6012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 Mar 1972 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Kerwin, Mary 1
    Obituary- Kerwin, Mary 1

    Mrs. Mary Kerwin
    Services will be at 10 a.m.
    Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia for Mrs. Mary Kerwin, 77, Delia, who died Thursday night in a Topeka hospital where she was readmitted Feb. 24. She had been admitted to the same hospital Sept. 24, 1970, after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage and later released.

    She was born Aug. 28, 1894, at Delia and spent most of her life in the Delia community. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Delia.

    She was married to Robert E. Kerwin June 28, 1916, at Delia. He survives.

    Other survivors include four sons, Robert A. Kerwin, Kenneth S. Kerwin, and Clinton E. Kerwin, all of Delia, and Leo V. Kerwin, Shawnee; and 10 grandchildren.

    Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. Wake services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys.
    Obituary- Kerwin, Mary 2
    Obituary- Kerwin, Mary 2
    Mary A. Kerwin
    Born: August 28, 1894
    Died: March 2, 1972
    Verschelden Funeral Home
    St. Marys, Kansas