Posted on: Des Moines Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/DesMoinesObits/34 Surname: Brockway ------------------------- Burlington Hawkeye, 5/15/1924 edition, page 4 MRS. MARY BROCKWAY TAKEN BY DEATH IN 86TH YEAR Mrs. Mary Brockway, widow of Joshia Brockway, and a resident of Des Moines County for three quarters of a century, died at the home of her son, William Brockway, 1415 Iowa street yesterday at noon, within less than a month of her eighty-sixth birthday anniversary. A native of Ohio, Mrs. Brockway was born on June 7, 1838, and came to this county when a girl about ten years old. Her husband, formerly a farmer died twenty three years ago, and for the last eight years Mrs. Brockway lived in Burlington. She is survived by five sons and five daughters, who are as follows: Lynas, Frank, Harry Brockway of Kingston, Iowa and William Brockway, of Burlington; Mrs. Anna Johnson and Mrs. Fannie Hinson of Burlington; Mrs. Nellie Avery and Mrs. Ada Rutter of Kingston, and Mrs. Dora Pforts of Mediapolis, Iowa She was a member of the First M.E. church. Burial will be in the Dolby cemetery in Huron township, but the time of the funeral has not been decided upon. The body is at Prugh's chapel until Arrangements are completed.