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Shane, Margaret Delores

Shane, Margaret Delores

Female 1920 - 2020  (99 years)

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  • Name Shane, Margaret Delores  [1, 2
    Birth 13 Oct 1920  Stark County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Jun 2020  Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1975  Shane and Beck
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2023 

    Father Shane, Joseph J,   b. 23 Oct 1881, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1962, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Colgan, Florence Cecelia,   b. 21 Oct 1889, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1988, Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1912  Wyoming, Stark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donovan, Charles Oliver 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1941  Wyoming, Stark, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Oct 1920 - Stark County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Aug 1941 - Wyoming, Stark, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Jun 2020 - Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary
      Wyoming- Margaret D. “Delores” Donovan, 99, of Chillicothe, formerly of Wyoming, passed away at 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Evergreen Senior Living in Chillicothe.

      Delores was born on October 13, 1920 in Stark County, the daughter of Joseph and Florence (Colgan) Shane. She married Charles O. Donovan on August 16, 1941 in Wyoming at St. Dominic Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on October 10, 1990.

      Surviving are four sons, Charles “Roger” (Sandra) Donovan of LasCruces, New Mexico, USA, Dennis (Kathy) Donovan of Cornell, Jeff (Linda) Donovan of Wyoming, and Kevin (Crystal) Donovan of Wyoming; one daughter, Jeanne (Steve) Foffel of Toulon; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Daniel Donovan and one daughter, Donna Hulsey.

      Margaret was a long-time member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Wyoming and was a member of their altar and rosary society. She worked as a cook for the Wyoming school district and loved gardening.

      Her funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2020 at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Wyoming. Face masks and social distancing are encouraged. Fr. John Cyr will officiate. Burial will be in St. Dominic Catholic Cemetery. Haskell Funeral & Cremation Services in Wyoming is in charge of arrangements.

      Delores’s family would like to thank Evergreen Senior Living for the care and all that they did throughout her final years. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Dominic Catholic Church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S788] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Shane, Joseph; Year: 1930; Census Place: La Prairie, Marshall, Illinois; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340269.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    2. [S46] Newspapers.com, (Name: The Greenfield Vidette; Location: Greenfield, Missouri; Date: 14 Dec 1933;), Shane, Catherine Roberta Stack, Obituary for C. Strack (Aged 54) 3 Feb 1977 The Times Streator, Illinois 03 Feb 1977, Thu • Page 4, Page 4.
      https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55764274/obituary-for-c-strack-aged-54/?xid=637
      Shane, Catherine Strack Obit 1977 Illinois, USA
      Shane, Catherine Strack Obit 1977 Illinois, USA


    3. [S120] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, ; Date: 2016;), Shane, Joseph and Colgan.