7 Donohues Reunite;
First Time Since 12
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home and help d bring nine chil
dren into the world, died at 57—
while some of the children were
very young
A son, John B., at 21 was ap
pointed Shields township super
visor to fill the vacancy of his
father, who held the office when
he died.
There's nothing a 1956 feature
writer could say that could
adequately tell of the toil, strug
gles, fears and thoughts of the
hardy John and Mary Donohoe.
The couple now lies buried in
Calvary cemetery.
Bits of praise for their par
ents, gleaned during this week's
series of reunions, best tells the
story of John and Mary.
“Theirs was a simple pioneer
f.iith," explained one of the
daughters. “They did not coun
tenance wrong doing, but when
someone had gone astray they
were first to offer help and com
passion."
Discussing the remarkable rec
ord of longevity, one of the
daughters suggested significance
in the food Mother Donohoe in
sisted the children eat.
"Our food had to be wholesome
find proper," she explained,
“and mother always insisted we
have plenty of rest during our
-rowing up years.
“Mother alw’ays kept a few
'iws, few pigs, few chickens and
a big garden. Thus, we were as
sured of good food."
The piairieland mother decreed
the children could not go to bed
at night with anger in their
hearts. The ruffled ones would
have to kneel together to say
their prayers.
“I never saw the time in Ne
braska when we didn’t need rain.
There never was a growing sea
son when there wasn’t a critical
• nod - a time when rain was
needed badly.”
This from one of the sons.
“Mother used to scan the skies,
assemble the kids and announce
we would join in a prayer for
rain. Didn't matter where we
were—on the porch, in the house,
in the field And, as it always
happened, rain would come —
sometimes not soon enough, but
rain would come. Then mother
would round us up for a prayer
of thanksgiving.”
The parents were devout Cath
olics. They were good neighbors
and democrats. Their children,
reared in a modest farm home
and educated in a one - room
school in district 37, chose varied
fields.
John, the oldest, was a farmer,
>ffice-holder and thresher; Tom
Ls a farmer; Mary trained as a
seamstress, spent many years as
a mother and homemaker; Jim
(the judge) was a farmer and
teacher, became a self-educated
lawyer and for many years was
federal judge for the district of
Nebraska; Hugh began as a farm
er, turned teacher and now is a
lawyer in Washington state; Pat
left farming to enter the insur
ance and realty fields; Owen was
successively a farmer and teach
er and now is a Detroit, Mich.,
lawyer; Margaret and Agnes, the
■twins, graduated from St Mary’s
academy. Margaret later attended
college, became a teacher, moth
er, homemaker and in recent
years has been in specialized ad
vertising. Mary has been a teach
er, housewife and secretary.
The four brothers and three
sisters observed open-house Sat
urday at the home of Mr and
Mrs. II. J. Lohaus, where Mrs.
MacLeod resides. Also in the re
ceiving line were Mrs. Eugene
(Owen) Donohoe of Detroit and
Mrs. Hugh Donohoe of Chohalis.
Relatives from a distance here
for the family dinner that fol
ic wed included: Miss Virginia
‘\gnes of Omaha; Eugene Dono
hoe and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Donohoe, all of Fremont; Mr.
■uid Mrs. Merle Kaiser of Valen
tine; Mary Jane O’Hern of Chi
cago. 111.; Dr. and Mrs. Edward
tonke of Sioux City; Mr. and
Mrs. Parnell Donahue and Mrs.
F\ j. Donahue, all of Bonesteel,
S.D.
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Winners Named—
Winners at the Janwa club
meeting at Mrs. Robert Moore’s
home Wednesday, May 16, were
Mrs. Bennett Heriford, high;
Mrs. Leonard Miller, low, and
'Mrs. Francis Murphy, traveling.
Trs. Willard Naprstek of Plain
view was a guest.
HHd Open-House—
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Van
Voorhis held open-house Sunday
at their home for employees of
Consumers Public Power district, i
Mr. Van Voorhis is manager of
the O’Neill district.
Teachers Picnic—
The O'Neill high school teach
ers had a picnic at the Country
club Saturday evening. Paul
Baker, former principal, and
Miss Mary Falhaber were!
guests.
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Members of the Donohoe clan gather on lawn for family pic ture at start of week of reunion activities. Seated: Patrick C.. Mrs.
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\\ ins Honors
Miss Bette French (above),
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mer
vvyn French, sr., was valedic
torian of the senior class at
Page high school and was hon
ored last Thursday evening at
the commencement rites. Miss
Helen Finch (below), daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Finch,
was salutatorian. Miss Finch
will attend Wayne college on a
state teachers’ college scholar
ship.
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Friday and Saturday guests in
Orchard at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schleu
sener, were Mrs. Joe Sivesind
and children.
Mr. and Mrs. John Simon and
children spent the weekend in
Norfolk with friends.
Pauli»e Walston of Communi
tv Concerts visited Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Parkins and Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Ruzicka Monday.
Edward McCarthy went to
Omaha Wednesday, May 16, to (
get his sister, Miss Beverly, so
she could attend the graduation
of their sister, Miss Barbara,
from St. Mary’s academy. Edward
drove his mother, Mrs. George
M. McCarthy, and Lynn to Om
hha where they remained for a
few days. Edward drove back to
bis home at Norfok, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Re
vell and Clyde McKenzie, Doug
las and Carol spent Sunday in
Lynch with Mrs. Clyde McKenzie.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Marcellus
visited her sister, Mrs. Harlan
McCoy, and Mr. McCoy of Hay
Springs Saturday and Sunday.
They brought home Jay McCoy
to visit with them for a few days.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Warnke of
Tilden were Sunday guests in
the Anton Nissen home. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Mattschullat and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Dobbins.
Sunday dinner guests in the
Elmer Trowbridge home were
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Copple and
daughter of Wayne, SP3 and
Mrs. John Summers and child
ren of Clarksville, Tenn., Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Trowbridge
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Trowbridge and family
and Mrs. O. A. Weber, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Miller of Ewing
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cronk
of Page were afternoon visitors.
Mrs. Anna Smith and Ernest
Trowbridge of Inman were call
ers also.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Finley, Mr.
and Mrs. Vernie Finley and chil
dren and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Allen and children attended the
commencement exercises at Nio
brara Friday. Their grand
daughter, Marcia Miller, was
graduated from the 12th grade
and their grandson, James Mil
ler, was an eighth grade gradu
ate. By a strange coincidence
the speaker, Dr. Earl Wiltse,
superintendent of schools at
Grand Island, was also the
speaker at Orchard when th*
childrens’ mother, Faye Finley
Miller, graduated with the class
of 1935.
Messrs George Clasey, Robert
Nissen and Harold Freemyer and
their families were Sunday din
ner guests ot Mr. ana Mrs. i^or
en/. Riege.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Burda and
daughter, Edith, arrived at the
R; y Noble home Monday for a
few days’ visit enroute to visit
relatives in Pennsylvania, Ohio
and other eastern states. Mrs.
Burda is the former Ida Mae
Noble.
Miss Marlene Kelly and Hen
ry Schneider of Lincoln were
Saturday and Sunday guests in
the home of Marlene’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kelly.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mudloff
and daughters, Mrs. Catherine
Mudloff and Dan Mudloff were
Saturday evening guests in the
Gene Mudloff home in celebra
tion of Norman’s 11th birthday
anniversary. Ice cream and cake
were served.
Mrs. William Simmons and
daughter, Judy, left for Love
lock. Nev., Sunday where Miss
Judy expects to spend the sum
mer months with her brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Hardin. Mr. Simmons took
them to Grand Island to make
train connections.
Mrs. Lloyd Powell of Alliance
arrived Wednesday night, May
10, for a short visit in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Troshynski, where she attended
the commencement exercises for
the Page high school on Thurs
day evening and the St. Mary’s
commencement on Friday morn
ing. She returned to her home on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray and
Veldon, Vernie Hunter, Mrs.
Nell Stevens of Atkinson and
Mrs. Celia Walrod of Eugene,
Ore., were Sunday dinner guests
in the John Gray home. They
were joined by Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Stevens of Atkinson, Mrs.
Sarah Adams of Chambers and
Mrs. Dora Townsend for the
evening meal.
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Lingering Illness
Funeral services for Clyde
Kenzie, sr., 67, well-known in
Holt and Boyd counties, were
conducted Wednesday, May 16,
at Lynch. Burial was in the
Scottville cemetery. Mr. Mc
Kenzie, who farmed near Red
bird for many years, retired in
1952. He died Sunday, May 13,
following a lingering illness.
Club Holds I inal
Meeting Until Fall
AMELIA — The Amelia Pro
gressive club met Wednesday,
day 16, at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Rees. Ten members an
swered roll call. Mrs. Paul Fisii
•>r and Mrs. Clemens presented a
lesson on “Sewing New Materi
als.” This was the final meeting
until fall.
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Mr and Mrs, J. D Fraber and
daughter of Omaha. Mrs. Kath
orn Collins and Bill Clump of
Washington. DC., visited from
Thursday until Sunday in the
John J. Harrington home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Head left
for their home in Minneapolis,
Minn.. Saturday after a week's
visit in the George Head home.
Mr and Mrs. Charles Fox,
Carol and Raymond were dinner
guests of Mrs. Pearl Carey at In
man Monday.
Mrs. J. P. Daughton and Mr.
and Mrs. F M. Daughton of
Creston, la., came Thursday to
attend the graduation of Carolyn
and Catheryn Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Parnell Donahue
and Mrs. Patrick Donahue of
Bonesteel, S.D., attended the
Donohoe family gathering here
Saturday.
John J. Harrington, Bill
Clump. Mrs Kathern Collins and
Mr. and Mrs. J J Harrington
were Pickstown. S.D.. visitors
Saturday.
Mrs Pat Sullivan spent from
Tuesday until Saturday visiting
her daughter in Omaha
Mrs. Jerome Spittler enter
tained the Neighborhood club
Friday evening. Mrs. Bill Kelly
received high and Mrs. Ed Dum
pert second high in pitch.
Gail Connelly of Council
Bluffs, la., and Mrs. Rueben
Redlinger of Ewing called on
Jeanette Dorickson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Noecker
and Carla drove to Hartington
Sunday to get their son, Randy,
who finished kindergarten there
before joining his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Houser
Des Moines, la. The children will
and family left Wednesday for
be left with relatives there while
Mr. and Mrs. Houser seek hous
ing in Omaha The Housers will
moving to Omaha in August.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Juran
had as their guests her sister.
Mis. Clarence Smith, Mr. Smith
nd family of Denver, Colo. They
rrived Friday and departed Sun
day.
Mis. Maude McIntosh of Mead
ow Grove was present at the pi
ano recital of Mrs. Eileen Seger’s
nils Friday evening. H e r
grandson, Billy, was among those'
icipating.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J Reimer
and son took her grandmother,
Mis. Nettie Morris, back to Om
aha Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shicrk were
in Naper Sunday viisting Mfr and
Mrs. John Stahlecker
little Miss Rita Jean Stevens
of Hartinglon is visiting Mrs S
W Stevens, her grandmother
this week Mrs. Stevens is
houeskeeper at St Patrick's rec
tory.
Mrs. Carl Schenzel. Mrs How
ard Newton and children, and
Mrs. Earl Parr spent Monday af
ternoon with Mrs. D R Doug
lass
Mrs. George Butterfield is
spending two w'ceks with her
sister, Mrs Wallace Ludecn in
Lincoln.
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