Catherine Green, daughter of Robert Green and Margaret Foley was born in St Louis, Mo., March 15, 1871, and departed this life Dec 10, 1943 at the age of 72 years, 7 months and 25 days at her home in Blaine, Kansas.
While still very young, she with her parents and four brothers came to this country with Father Butler's Colony in the year 1878, settling in the Clearfork neighborhood, about five miles north of Blaine, Kan. Her she grew to womanhood.
On January 9, 1891, she was united in marriage to Michael J Minihan, To this union were born ten children. Catherine died Jan 4, 1911 at the age of four years. With her husband, the other nine children were at her bedside at the time of her death: Robert, John, Mrs Leo McCormick and Mrs Frank Finan, all of Blaine; Edward of Seminole, Okla., Jerry and Mrs David Black of Long Beach, Calif., Thomas of Oxford, Michael Jr of the home; two brothers Michael Green of Cheyenne Wyo. and John Green of Guthrie Okla: 30 granchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Due to ill health three years ago, they could not celebrate their golden anniversary. They had been married 53 years, living all these years in the community around Blaine. Of late years she was kown to young and old as Grandma.
Mrs Minihan could surely be called a model wife and mother and neighbor which she proved by her love and kindness to all and her willingness to do good regardless of her own suffering to all who asked the favor. Her home was always open to the hungry and no one ever left it hungry.. She was full of sympathy always having a kind word of pity for anyone in trouble.
Her six sons were her pallbearers and her four grandsons were servers at her Mass, namely Robert and Francis Minihan and Michael and Thomas Finan.
The funeral was held in St Columbkille's Church at Blaine, Monday, Dec 13, with a Requiem High Mass by Rev. Father Koch, pastor.
Catherine Green, daughter of Robert Green and Margaret Foley was born in St Louis, Mo., March 15, 1871, and departed this life Dec 10, 1943 at the age of 72 years, 7 months and 25 days at her home in Blaine, Kansas.
While still very young, she with her parents and four brothers came to this country with Father Butler's Colony in the year 1878, settling in the Clearfork neighborhood, about five miles north of Blaine, Kan. Her she grew to womanhood.
On January 9, 1891, she was united in marriage to Michael J Minihan, To this union were born ten children. Catherine died Jan 4, 1911 at the age of four years. With her husband, the other nine children were at her bedside at the time of her death: Robert, John, Mrs Leo McCormick and Mrs Frank Finan, all of Blaine; Edward of Seminole, Okla., Jerry and Mrs David Black of Long Beach, Calif., Thomas of Oxford, Michael Jr of the home; two brothers Michael Green of Cheyenne Wyo. and John Green of Guthrie Okla: 30 granchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Due to ill health three years ago, they could not celebrate their golden anniversary. They had been married 53 years, living all these years in the community around Blaine. Of late years she was kown to young and old as Grandma.
Mrs Minihan could surely be called a model wife and mother and neighbor which she proved by her love and kindness to all and her willingness to do good regardless of her own suffering to all who asked the favor. Her home was always open to the hungry and no one ever left it hungry.. She was full of sympathy always having a kind word of pity for anyone in trouble.
Her six sons were her pallbearers and her four grandsons were servers at her Mass, namely Robert and Francis Minihan and Michael and Thomas Finan.
The funeral was held in St Columbkille's Church at Blaine, Monday, Dec 13, with a Requiem High Mass by Rev. Father Koch, pastor.
Family Members
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Robert Joseph "Rob" Minihan
1891–1952
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Thomas Michael Minihan
1893–1957
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Edward Patrick Minihan
1895–1959
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Jeremiah Richard "Jerry" Minihan
1898–1963
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John Francis "Jack" Minihan
1900–1988
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Bridget Theresa Minihan Finan
1904–1991
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Margaret Ellen Minihan McCormick
1904–1994
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Catherine "Katie" Minihan
1906–1911
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Mollie Gertrude Minihan Barrett
1909–1987
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Michael Joseph Minihan
1913–1983
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