Posted on: Marinette County, WI Obits Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/MarinetteObits/136 Surname: Boyle, O'Donnell, Connahan, Rodgers, Watts, Mikolasek, Doran, Gannon, Brown, Chaison, Skopp, McCauley, Murdock, Connelly ------------------------- Obituary from 7 Jun 1920 edition of the Marinette Eagle-Star (Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin) "PIONEER MAN SUCCUMBS HERE SATURDAY JOHN S. BOYLE, A RESIDENT OF THE CITY FOR OVER FORTY YEARS, DIES AT HIS HOME" Death came to John S. Boyle, a pioneer resident of this city, Saturday evening at 7:45 at his home, 2614 Hall avenue. He was born in Ireland seventy-eight years ago, coming to the United States when he was thirteen years old. He was a pensioned employe of the C. & N. W. R. R. Co., having been in the employ of the company forty years or more. For the past seven years his health had been gradually failing; three weeks preceding death he was confined to bed, general debility being the cause of death. Mr. Boyle was a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, Branch 5, of Marinette, and also of the Marinette Council Knights of Columbus. The survivors include the widow, Mrs. Boyle; children, Mrs. George Watts, Potlatch, Idaho; Brigid, city; Daniel, Bessemer; Mrs. George Doran, Lillian, city; John, Bessemer and Dr. Francis Boyle, city. Another son, Charles Boyle, died while in the service during the world war. There are thirteen grandchildren among the survivors. An elder brother, Maurice Boyle, of Escanaba, also survives. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning from Our Lady of Lourdes church, with interment in Forest Home cemetery. The Rev. Father F. G. Tulley will be the celebrant of the mass of requiem." Obit 9 Jun 1920 Marinette Eagle-Star "LARGE ATTENDENCE AT JOHN BOYLE FUNERAL" " There was a large attendance this morning at the funeral of John Boyle, estimable pioneer resident, whose death occurred Saturday. The cortege formed shortly before 10 o'clock at the Boyle residence on Upper Hall avenue and proceeded to Our Lady of Lourdes church where the Mass of Requiem was offerred at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Father F.G. Tulley. The casket bearers were selected from the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and the Knights of Columbus, to which fraternal societies Mr. Boyle belonged. The men from Branch 5, C. K. were Nicholas Joannes, D. J. Madagin, James O'Connell Sr.; from the K. C. Council, James Hart, P.C. Donnelly, James C. Smith. The Knights of Columbus also sent the following delegation: Martin McGuire, H.T. Bornheimer, J. K. Setright, Charles J. Lauerman, John Murray, and Mr. Miller. The beautiful floral tributes were conveyed in the C. A. Goodman and Thomas Finn cars in charge of Mrs. J.R. McLain, Mrs. P. C. Donnelly, the Misses Bernadette Donnelly and Mayme Frawley. Relatives and friends from other cities present at the obsequies included Maurice Boyle, elder brother of the decendant, with his three sons, Francis, Daniel, and Owen of Escanaba; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boyle and children, John D., Clare and Muriel; John Boyle, son of the decedent, Bessemer; Mr. and Mrs. P. Gannon and daughter Ethel, Lillian Brown, Mrs. H. Boyle, Mrs. S. Skopp, Mrs. Charles Chaison, Owen and John Connahan, T. McAulley and F. McAulley and Mrs. Clara Powers, all of Escanaba; Mrs. John Murdock, Gladstone; Mrs. B. Connelly, Minneapolis; Mrs. F. W. Avley, Seymour; Anna May Pritchard, Manitowoc , Dennis Mooney, Fond du Lac; James Mooney, Ispheming; Mr. and Mrs. George Houlihan, Green Bay, and Mrs. John Ratchford, Oconto. The long automobile cortege proceeded to Forest Home at the conclusion of the services, interment being made at the side of John Charles Boyle, soldier son of the decedent, who died while in service during the world war." Link: Doran Family History and Genealogy URL: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/o/r/James-Doran/>