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Mary Ann (Kehoe) McGee

1945

Died 1945, aged about 90 — widow of Patrick McGee, requiem Mass at St. Patrick's Church, Biddulph; from the St. Marys Journal Argus

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

1945

Transcribed at

funeral services were held ... at St. Patrick's Church, Biddulph

The obituary

Inscription transcription

MRS. P. McGEE

Solemn Requiem Mass was offered by Rev. W. P. McGee, C.S.B., on Wednesday, May 9th, at St. Patrick's Church, Biddulph, where funeral services were held for his mother, Mrs. Mary Anne McGee, widow of the late Patrick McGee.

Rev. T. A. MacDonald, C.S.B., St. Michael's College, Toronto, assisted as deacon and Rev. J. F. Murphy, Assumption College, Windsor, as sub-deacon.

The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. W. J. Duggan, C.S.B., Superior of Aquinas Institute, Rochester, N.Y. Assisting in the sanctuary were Rev. D. L. Dillon, C.S.B., St. Basil's Seminary, Toronto; Rev. Father Fogarty, P.P., Mt. Carmel; Rev. Father Haller, P.P., St. Joseph's Church, Kitchener; Rev. Father Scalisi, acting-pastor, Biddulph.

Mrs. McGee, the daughter of Philip and Bridget Kehoe, was born in Usborne Township 90 years ago. She was an active members of St. Patrick's parish until the death of her husband five years ago. Since that time she resided with her son Philip in Kitchener. The great number of spiritual and floral offerings gave testimony to the high esteem in which she was held in both communities.

The surviving members of her family are three sons: Rev. W. P. McGee, C.S.B., Rochester, N.Y.; Philip in Kitchener, Patrick in London and two grandsons, Joseph and Francis.

The funeral was largely attended by her many friends in Biddulph. Among those who attended from a distance were: Michael McGee, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. William McGee, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Cox, Detroit; Mrs. Nora L'Eveque, Windsor; Mrs. Margaret Murray, Guelph; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spoffard, Toronto; Miss Lizzie Kensela and James Kensela, Toronto; Miss Kathleen Pyne, St. Marys; Mr. Alex Sparling, St. Marys; Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln White, St. Marys; Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wilson, St. Marys; Miss Blanche Tobin, St. Marys; Mr. Ray Bondy, St. Marys; Mr. William Hausmann, Kitchener; Mr. John Braniff, Kitchener; Mr. Patrick Lamphier, Toronto.

Burial took place in St. Patrick's Cemetery where final prayers were recited by Father McGee and Father MacDonald. The pall-bearers were Messrs. David Pyne, James Pyne, Joseph Whelihan, Thomas Lamphier, Jerry Whelihan and John Whelihan.

Transcribed from the two clipping images; the clipping breaks mid-name across the two pieces ("Miss Lizzie Ken- / sela") and is joined here. "She was an active members of St. Patrick's parish" is as printed in the original. Sources differ on her name: the clipping headline styles her "MRS. P. McGEE", the clipping text spells her "Mary Anne McGee", and our archive's index entry spells her "Mary Ann (Kehoe) McGee" with dates 1855–1945 — the index spelling is kept in the structured name and both readings are noted here. Neither an exact death date nor a death place is stated: the funeral was Wednesday, 9 May, and the issue date 17 May 1945 comes from our original posting, so the death is recorded as 1945 only. The clipping says she was "born in Usborne Township 90 years ago", matching the index entry's birth year of about 1855; no explicit age at death is stated.

People named in this record

  • Mary Ann (Kehoe) McGeeSubject
  • Patrick McGeeSpouse
  • Philip KehoeParent
  • Bridget KehoeParent
  • Rev. W. P. McGeeChild
  • PhilipChild
  • PatrickChild
  • JosephMentioned
  • FrancisMentioned
  • Rev. T. A. MacDonaldOfficiant
  • Rev. J. F. MurphyOfficiant
  • Rev. W. J. DugganOfficiant
  • Rev. D. L. DillonOfficiant
  • Rev. Father FogartyOfficiant
  • Rev. Father HallerOfficiant
  • Rev. Father ScalisiOfficiant
  • Michael McGeeMentioned
  • Mr. William McGeeMentioned
  • Mr. Alphonse CoxMentioned
  • Mrs. Nora L'EvequeMentioned
  • Mrs. Margaret MurrayMentioned
  • Mr. Fred SpoffardMentioned
  • Miss Lizzie KenselaMentioned
  • James KenselaMentioned
  • Miss Kathleen PyneMentioned
  • Mr. Alex SparlingMentioned
  • Mr. Lincoln WhiteMentioned
  • Mr. Wilfred WilsonMentioned
  • Miss Blanche TobinMentioned
  • Mr. Ray BondyMentioned
  • Mr. William HausmannMentioned
  • Mr. John BraniffMentioned
  • Mr. Patrick LamphierMentioned
  • David PyneMentioned
  • James PyneMentioned
  • Joseph WhelihanMentioned
  • Thomas LamphierMentioned
  • Jerry WhelihanMentioned
  • John WhelihanMentioned

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Image vs transcription
Photographs of the original two-part clipping with a transcription made from the images

Citation: Obituary of Mary Ann (Kehoe) McGee (c.1855–1945), widow of Patrick McGee of Biddulph, from the St. Marys Journal Argus, 17 May 1945. Clipping preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/mcgee-mary-ann-1945/ : accessed [your access date]).

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