Individual Details
John Joseph Donnelly Jr.
(5 Nov 1918 - 6 Mar 1973)
Keokuk Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Wednesday, March 7, 1973, Page 5, Col. 3: John Joseph Donnelly, 54, 787 1/2 Bank, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday at his home. Born Nov. 5, 1918 in Keokuk, he was the son of John Jr., and Mary O. Kirkpatrick Donnelly. He never married.
An employee of the Thomas Truck and Caster Co., he was a veteran of World War II, serving in the medical corps in hospitals in Ireland, England and Germany. He was a member of the First Christian church, were he was a member of the Board of Deacons. He was president of the Friendly class of the Sunday school and secretary of the union at Thomas Truck.
He is survived by his mother; three sisters, Mrs. J. Conrad (Dorothy) White, Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. James (Ruth) Gates, Keokuk, Miss Betty Donnelly, Portland, Ore.; two brothers, Robert of Broken Arrow, Okla. David of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was preceded in death by his father in 1957.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at DeJong's Funeral Home with the Rev. R. Terry Halstead officiating. Burial and military rites will be in the Keokuk National Cemetery.
An employee of the Thomas Truck and Caster Co., he was a veteran of World War II, serving in the medical corps in hospitals in Ireland, England and Germany. He was a member of the First Christian church, were he was a member of the Board of Deacons. He was president of the Friendly class of the Sunday school and secretary of the union at Thomas Truck.
He is survived by his mother; three sisters, Mrs. J. Conrad (Dorothy) White, Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. James (Ruth) Gates, Keokuk, Miss Betty Donnelly, Portland, Ore.; two brothers, Robert of Broken Arrow, Okla. David of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was preceded in death by his father in 1957.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at DeJong's Funeral Home with the Rev. R. Terry Halstead officiating. Burial and military rites will be in the Keokuk National Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 5 Nov 1918 | Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Death | 6 Mar 1973 | Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Father | John Joseph Donnelly (1879 - 1957) |
| Mother | Mary Caroline Kirkpatrick (1891 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Marie Donnelly (1920 - 2016) |
| Sibling | Marjorie Ruth Donnelly (1923 - ) |
| Sibling | Betty Jean Donnelly (1927 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Robert Myron Donnelly (1930 - ) |
| Sibling | David Lee Donnelly (1937 - 2004) |
Endnotes
1. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
2. Obituary of John Joseph Donnelly Jr., Keokuk Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Wednesday, March 7, 1973, Page 5, Col. 3.
3. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
4. Obituary of John Joseph Donnelly Jr., Keokuk Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Wednesday, March 7, 1973, Page 5, Col. 3.
5. Obituary of John Joseph Donnelly Jr., Keokuk Daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Wednesday, March 7, 1973, Page 5, Col. 3.