Sunday, December 24, 2017

Austin Cavanagh with his sisters, Mary, Catherine & Helen.
Also pictured are his wife, Minnie Aylesworth, and one of their sons (Stewart or Harold).
I believe this may have been taken during one of their Christmas celebrations
 in the 1111 Park St. home, Utica, NY, approx. 1920.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Mrs. William J. Moonan - Obituary




Mrs. William. J. Moonan

Boonville - Mrs. William J. Moonan, 76, of 123 Schuyler St., retired employee of the former Munger's Department Store, died Sunday in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica, where she had been a patient two week. She had been ill since April.

The former Dorothy Cavanagh, she was born at 123 Schuyler St., May 15, 1899, daughter of John T. and Christina Pirnie Cavanagh.  With the exception of a brief time when she lived in Amsterdam, she resided at the Schuyler St. address all her life.  She attended Boonville schools and she and  Mr. Moonan were married February 12, 1923. He died January 31, 1944.

She was a member of St. Joseph's Church and its Altar Rosary Society, and St. Claire's Circle, Daughters of Isabella. 

She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Gordon (Christina) Henry, with whom she lived; three sons, William J. Moonan, Rome; Edward R. Moonan, Boonville, and Kenneth E. Moonan, Pulaski; a brother, Reginald Cavanagh, Syracuse; thirty grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Wednedsay at 9:00 am at the family home, and 9:30 am in St. Joseph's Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Calling hours are today 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 in the family home.  Arrangements are by the Trainor Funeral Home.
ROME DAILY SENTINEL, ROME, N.Y., MONDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1975
original newspaper clipping.

It should be noted that Dorothy was predeceased by her beloved son, John L. Moonan, Dec. 8, 1965, and beloved grand-daughter, Dorae C. Henry, August 24, 1969.



Grandma Dodo on her 75th birthday.



Taken approx. 1946