| P. J. Lally
Nishna Valley - Funeral services for P. J. Lally, retired
farmer, who died Friday, July 3 were held on Monday morning at 9:30 a.m.
with a solemn requiem high mass celebrated at the Sacred Heart church in
Manilla. Rev. John Doherty of Dow City was celebrant; Rev. Bradley of
Defiance was deacon; Rev. Achatz of Manning was sub-deacon and Rev. D.
L. Clark of Vail was master of ceremonies. Burial was in the Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Pallbearers were Leo Hickey of Grand Meadow, Minn.; Dr. Morelle
Houlihan of Ida Grove; John Lally, Jr.; Donald Lally of Vail; Floyd
Meehan and Earl Hickey.
P. J. Lally was born in DeKalb, Ill. on February 2, 1875 and was
78 years, seven months and three days at the time of his death. He was
the oldest son of Frank E. and Jane Hamilton Lally, one of eight children.
The Family located in Hayes township and most of his childhood
and early manhood was spent in that locality. He received his education
in the Westside schools. On May 1, 1901 he was married to Ellen Frances
Meehan at Manilla. They had six children: Adrian of Dunlap, Leone of
Rock Island; Frances of Des Moines; Claire of Harlan; Laverne at home
and Lucille of Manilla, all of whom survive.
Also surviving are eight grandchildren, three brothers, and two
sisters. Mrs. Lally preceded her husband in death.
Those from a distance who attended the services were: Loretta Hanrahan
and Mrs. Alvin Miller of Hillsboro, ND; Dr. and Mrs. Morelle Houlihan of
Ida Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hickey of Grand Meadows, Minn.; Gertrude
Kearney of Omaha; Madelyn and Margaret Walsh of Rock Island; Mrs.
Vincent Conway of Aledo, Ill.; Mrs. Ed Pribly, Mrs. Emmet Bruning, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Allen and family, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. James
Meehan and family of Carroll; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd White of Maple River,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Drake of Farnamville; Mrs. Rudy Mayr of Harlan;
Bernadine Lally of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Minnihan of Jefferson; Mr. and
Mrs. Vince Launderville of Storm Lake and Mrs. Lydia Finnegan of Omaha.
(The Denison Bulletin, Friday, July 17, 1953, p. 8B)
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