Urban "Red" J. Hanrahan

Urban "Red" Hanrahan, 87, of DeWitt, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died
Friday, Sept.  30. 1994, in Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, after a
lengthy Illness.  Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Joseph Catholic
Church, DeWitt.  Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call from 2:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Nelson Funeral Home,
DeWitt, where a Scripture service begins at 7:30.

Survivors include his wife Marcella; two sons, Thomas J. Of Woodland
Hills, Calif., and Richard "Dick" of DeWitt; a granddaughter; a
grandson; and two sisters, Helen McDonald of DeWitt and Clare Hanrahan
of Charlotte.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.

Urban "Red" J. Hanrahan was born Jan. 31, 1907, in Charlotte, to
Charles Thomas and Monica McDermott Hanrahan.  He was united in
marriage to Marcella Connole on April 27, 1943, in DeWitt.
Mr. Hanrahan was a licensed mortician for 53 years, as he and his wife
owned and operated Hanrahan Funeral Home, DeWitt, from 1934 to 1984.
He graduated from St. Ambrose Academy, Davenport, in 1924, and then
attended St.  Ambrose College.  He studied mortuary science at
Hohenschuh Carpenter School of Embalming, St. Louis, where he
graduated in 1933.

Mr. Hanrahan was one of the first morticians in the state to be
certified for eye enuculation upon completion of a course at the
University of Minnesota.  He entered the funeral profession in Cedar
Rapids, where he served his apprenticeship at Stewart (formerly
Monahan) Funeral Home.  In 1934, he purchased the McManus Funeral
Home, DeWitt, and in 1935, he relocated to the location where he
operated Hanrahan Funeral Home until 1984.  From 1934 to 1970, he also
operated Hanrahan Ambulance Service.

Mr. Hanrahan was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army as a
combat veteran in the Southward Pacific Theatre.  He also served with
the Iowa Army National Guard.  He had served as chairman of Clinton
County Veterans Affairs Commission for 40 years, was a past member of
Iowa Veterans commission, a life member and service officer of Eugene
McManus American Legion Post 238, and served in various local, county,
district and state offices for veteran concerns for many years.  He
was a member of Knights of Columbus 4th Degree, Paralyzed Veterans
Association of America, St. Joseph Church DeWitt. DAV (Disabled
American Veterans), Dubuque, emeritus member of Iowa National Funeral
Directors Association and a past member of Board of Governors of the
Iowa Funeral Directors Association.

Mr. Hanrahan's hobbies included amateur radio, Iowa Hawkeyes and his
affiliation with veterans affairs.  In earlier years, he was editor
and columnist for the "Embalmer's Monthly" Magazine for many years.
He also authored a book, "Berry M. Wright," which became highly
recognized in the funeral profession.

Military rites by Eugene McManus American Legion Post 238.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette,
Mon. Oct. 3, 1994
Typed by Lyman Morrison, 1994.

		     Urban Hanrahan [anniversary]

Urban and Marcella Hanrahan of De Witt will celebrate their 40th
wedding anniversary on Saturday, April 30, 1983.

A buffet reception will be held at 6 p.m. in DeWitt K. of C. Hall. All
relatives and friends are invited to attend. The couple requests that
gifts be omitted.

Marcella Connole and Mr. Hanrahan were married April 27, 1943 in St,
Joseph's Catholic church, De Witt.

Their family includes two sons, Thomas J.  of Cedar and Richard of De
Witt. They have one grandchild, Jill Hanrahan.

Publication unknown
Retyped 1994 by Lyman Morrison

                                            
                        10 Years  ago--March, 1975
                                            
  Marriage vows will  be exchanged  at 2 p.m.  Saturday March  8, in St.  
  John's Lutheran church, in Pekin, Ill. by  Sandra Berner of Pekin, and 
  Richard Hanrahan of Ft.  Collins, Colorado, whose  parents are Mr. and  
  Mrs. Urban Hanrahan of De Witt.
  
  De Witt Observer
  March 6, 1985
  Retyped 1994 by Lyman Morrison