Well Known Farmer Passes Away Monday

Thomas Lawler, passed away at his home north of DeWitt at 10
p.m. Monday evening. He had been ill for the past three weeks and
sustained a stroke last Tuesday, after which he steadily grew
weaker. He was about 83 years of age and has been a resident in the
vicinity of DeWitt for many years.

He is survived by his wife, three sons, Daniel, Edward and Clement at
home, three daughters, Sister Mary Loudes, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Frank
Dolan of Welton and Elizabeth at home; three brothers, Patrick of
White Lake, S. D., Peter of Wall Lake, Ia., and Daniel Lawler of
Welton, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Deanlieu of Graceville, Minn.

Funeral services were held from St. Anne's Catholic church at Welton,
with interment in St. Anne's Cemetery.

De Witt Observer
Thurs., 18 Mar 1926

[Note by Dennis Nicklaus: the spellings Loudes and Deanlieu are what
the newspaper had.]
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			   Mrs. Mary Lawlor

DeWitt --- Mrs. Mary Lawlor, 86, of DeWitt, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald, at Preston. The
body is in Hanrahan funeral home, where services have been set at 9:30
a.m. Thursday in St. Anne's church, Welton. The Rev. Paul Laffey,
Sugar Creek pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Immaculate
Conception cemetery, Petersville.

Mrs. Lawlor was born Mary Kingsley Feb. 7, 1863 in Dubuque county. She
was married June 9, 1894 at Immaculate Conception church, Petersville,
to Thomas Lawlor, who died in 1926.  they farmed for many years north
of here.

Surviving are three daughters, Sr. Mary Lourdes of Mercy hospital,
Dubuque, Mrs. Angela Dolan of Moline, Ill., and Mrs. McDonald; three
sons, Daniel, Edward and Clement, all of DeWitt; one sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth Nolan of Dubuque; one brother, Edward Kingsley of
Vancouver, Wash., four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

DeWitt Observer, Nov 30, 1949