Tom Maher Dies; Retired Businessman

Thomas M. (Tom) Maher, 76, of Carroll, a retired businessman, died about 6
p.m. Monday at St. Anthony Hospital. He had been hospitalized since suffering
a broken leg in downtown Carroll Saturday.

Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Lawrence Church
by Mr. Maher's nephew, the Rev. Lloyd White of Neptune.  Interment will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, under direction of the Sharp Funeral Home, where friends
may call aftr 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The rosary wll be recited at Sharp's on Tuesday at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. and
Wednesday at 3, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.  Military rites at the cemetery will be
conducted by Maurice Dunn Post No. 7, American Legion.

Mr. Maher was born Jan. 7, 1889,  at Arcadia, a son of Michael and Mary Maher.
He spent his  young manhood at Arcadia, and served ten  months in the infantry
overseas during  World War  I. On Sept.  6, 1920,  he was married  to Veronica
Lawler in  St. Joseph's Church, Wall  Lake, with the late  Rev. James Slattery
officiating.

After  their marriage,  Mr. and  Mrs.  Maher lived  in Arcadia,  where he  was
engaged in  the draying and  mail carrying business.   For a short  time, they
lived at  Halbur, then moved to Carroll,  where he operated an  oil station at
Third  and  Carroll Streets.   When  the Iowa  State  Liquor  store opened  in
Carroll,  Mr. Maher  was its  first manager.   Later, he  opened  a hog-buying
station at Breda, operating it until his retirement.  The Maher home is at 819
North Adams Street.

Mr. Maher  was a member of  St. Lawrence Church  and Maurice Dunn Post  No. 7,
American Legion.

He  is survived  by his  wife; two  brothers, Clair  of Manilla,  and William,
Marshalltown; and one sister, Mrs. Leo (Agnes) Downey, Wall Lake.

Preceding him in death were his  brother, Joseph Maher, and another brother in
infancy.


Carroll Times Herald, 2 Feb. 1965, Tuesday, p. 1, col. 8, continued on page 9.