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Dennis "Roy" Donahey
Birth: Aug. 23, 1881
Indiana County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Oct. 3, 1948
Indiana
Indiana County
Pennsylvania, USA
******** (Obituary - October 4, 1948)
D. Roy Donahey, of 239 Church Street, passed away at his late home at 10.00 P. M. last evening, after a long illness.
Born August 23, 1881 in Grant Township, Indiana County, the son of Edward and Matilda Mary (nee Fyock) Donahey, the deceased had been a former resident of Lovejoy and Blacklick, PA. He had been the proprietor of the B. P. Inn on Route 119, near Home, but had retired, and moved into Indiana four years ago. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Indiana and a life member of Blairsville B. P. O. E.
He was the husband of the late Lucy G. (nee Wells) Donahey. He is survived by one son, Howard W. of Ebensberg; a foster son, Roy D. Wells of Home; three brothers, Ralph of Punxsutawney, Clyde of Lake Milton, Ohio and Lester of Marion Center; and three sisters, Mrs. Hary? (Maxine) Williams of Indiana, Mrs. Daisy Armstrong and Mrs. Mary Kerr, both of Hillsdale.
Friends were received at Robinson's, 36 N. 7th. Street, on October 4th., where services were held on Wednesday, October 6th. Rev. Rheinhold K. Weber officiated. Interment is in Oakland Cemetery.
******** (Obituary - October 5, 1948)
D. Roy Donahey, husband of the late Lucy G. (nee Wells) Donahey, passed away at his late home, 239 Church St., Indiana, Sunday, Oct. 3rd at 10:00 p. m.
Included with the survivors is a sister, Mrs. Leta Goodlin, Seward, PA.
Friends were received at Robinson's, 36 N. 7th. St., where services were held Wed. Oct. 6th. Rev. Rheinhold K. Weber officiated and interment followed in Oakland cemetery.
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~ Pennsylvania Vital Records ~
Marriage Entry #1745 (Page 291):
Dennis R. Donahey; age 24; Lovejoy, PA; parents Edward & Tillie Donahey; Occupation - Restaurant
Gertrude L. Wells; age 21; Indiana, PA; parents Samuel & Nancy Wells; Occupation - Domestic
Application: January 18, 1906
License: January 20, 1906
Married: January 24, 1906
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~ Pennsylvania Vital Records ~
Death Index #88211:
Name: Dennis R. Donahey
Place of Death: Indiana, Indiana County
Date of Death: October 3, 1948
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Family Records state that Dennis and Lucy established and ran the B. P. Inn shortly after they married in 1906, and spent their active life there.
(J.A.W.)
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Parents:
Edward Donahey (1857 - 1935)
Matilda Fyock Donahey (1857 - 1941)
Spouse:
Gertrude "Lucy" Wells Donahey (1884 - 1946)
Siblings:
Dennis "Roy" Donahey (1881 - 1948)
Maxine Zoe Donahey Williams (1883 - 1962)*
Nellie Mabel Donahey Reithmiller (1886 - 1915)*
William Ralph Donahey (1889 - 1967)*
Daisy Dell Donahey Armstrong (1892 - 1991)*
Mary Edna Donahey Hadden Kerr (1900 - 1979)*
*Calculated relationship
Note: Bio created from Indiana Evening Gazette (Indiana, PA) newspapers dated October 4, 1948 & October 5, 1948.
Burial:
Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum
Indiana
Indiana County
Pennsylvania, USA
Maintained by: James A. Wells
Originally Created by: Barbara Farlow
Record added: Oct 06, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 77725188
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1881 - 1948 (67 years)