Obit: Richards, Margaret Agnes (1880 - 1950)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org  

Surnames: Richards, Hanley, Zupanc, Kelly, Shober, Rakovec, Gosar, Koschak, Murphy, Svete

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) December 7, 1950

Richards, Margaret Agnes (3 October 1880 - 22 November 1950)

Margaret Agnes Hanley, daughter of Edward and Ellen Hanley was born on October 3, 1880, in Chicago, Ill. On June 18, 1902 she was united in marriage with Richard Richards. To this union were born 12 children. Her husband, Richard Richards, passed away on January 13, 1933, and also preceding her in death were 11 of her children.

Mrs. Richards passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 1950, after a lingering illness. She had lately resided in Greenwood for two and a half years.

A requiem mass was read at the Holy Family Church in Willard at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 25, with Rev. Father Augustine Svete officiating. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery at Willard.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Zupanc, and a grandson, Richard Zupanc, Willard, one sister, Mrs. May Kelly, and one brother, Joseph Hanley, Chicago.

Pallbearers were Casper Shober, Frank Rakovec, Cyril Rakovec, Tony Gosar, Frank Koschak and Fred Murphy.

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