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Eileen Patricia O'Malley Dowd

Birth	:	17 Mar 1915 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	28 Jun 2012 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Saint Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4301630, -97.3406640
Description	:	COLUMBUS — Eileen P. Dowd of Columbus died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Columbus Community Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, 1565 18th Ave., in Columbus. A vigil will be 7 p.m. Monday at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation will continu0e 5-7 p.m. Monday, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, all at the church. A Catholic Daughters Rosary will be 2 p.m. Monday at the church. Interment will be at St. Bonaventure Cemetery in Columbus. Eileen Patricia (O’Malley) Dowd passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 28, 2012.... Read More	COLUMBUS — Eileen P. Dowd of Columbus died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Columbus Community Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, 1565 18th Ave., in Columbus. A vigil will be 7 p.m. Monday at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Visitation will continu0e 5-7 p.m. Monday, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, all at the church. A Catholic Daughters Rosary will be 2 p.m. Monday at the church. Interment will be at St. Bonaventure Cemetery in Columbus. Eileen Patricia (O’Malley) Dowd passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 28, 2012. She was born on St. Patrick’s Day 1915 to Lawrence W. and Blanche (Burke) O'Malley. She grew up on the family ranch homestead in Holt County. As the oldest of nine children, she learned early in life the importance of family responsibility. Eileen received her early education at a rural Chambers school and graduated from St. Mary's Academy in O'Neill in 1933. She attended Wayne State College and taught school in one-room schoolhouses in rural Northeast Nebraska. She was fond of recalling the time during a blizzard she closed the little schoolhouse early and rode home safely on horseback, only due to her horses sense of direction and God's grace. Leo Dowd courted Eileen from Schuyler and when a dozen roses arrived in Petersburg by train and were delivered to her schoolhouse, Leo's romantic gesture helped win her heart. They were married on June 13, 1939, beginning a 64-year loving union marked by a faith-filled devotion which inspired their family always. Their seven children were raised in Schuyler and later Columbus. Eileen devoutly practiced her Catholic faith as exemplified by her resolute devotion to the Mass, the rosary, Eucharistic adoration and her long-standing involvement with her beloved parish, St. Bonaventure's. She was a member of St. Bonaventure Christian Mothers, Legion of Mary, a founding leader in Perpetual Adoration, Catholic Daughters of America, and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. She is fondly remembered by her family as a devoted, loving and selfless mother. Her 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren were special joys in her life, especially in her later years when they visited. Her love of nature was demonstrated through simple things; noticing a bird alighting on the bird feeder outside her kitchen window, forays out to her flower garden in evenings to pick roses for her table, or her love of Nebraska sunsets. Eileen loved to dance with her beloved husband, Leo, especially ballroom dancing. She formed the Lady of Fatima study club in 1948 in Schuyler, NE Her tender smile, twinkling Irish eyes, quiet presence and compassionate heart will be greatly missed by all who loved her. Eileen was preceded in death by her by her parents Lawrence W. and Blanche (Burke) O’Malley her husband Leo and her sister Sr. Mary Faith, OP (Isabelle). Survived by children, Deanna Dowd of Lincoln, Duane (Frances) Dowd of Omaha, Larry (JoAnn) of Columbus, Coni Dowd-Molvig (Charlie) of O'Neill, Michael Dowd (Marilyn) Crestone, Colo., Colleen Hall (Thomas) Wimberley, Texas, Noreen Shaughnessy (Terry) St. Paul, Minn.; grandchildren, Kelley Curley (Greg) their children Frances, Gregory, Daniel, Garden City, N.Y., Matthew Dowd (Mary) their children Patrick, Mary Margaret, Katherine, Timothy, Omaha, Meghan Schlattmann (Brian) their children Nora, Elizabeth, Omaha, Jacob Dowd, Washington, D.C., Aaron Dowd his child Milo, Washington, D.C., Kayla Dowd, Columbus, Mark Dowd, Omaha, Eileen Shaughnessy, Albuquerque, N.M., Brendan and Bridget Shaughnessy, St. Paul, Minn., Conor, Patrick, Maura and Liam Hall, Wimberley, Texas. Also survived by her brothers Joseph, Gerald “Jerry”, and Leo (Bernadine) O'Malley, her sisters Ednamarie Haggerty, Teresa Dewey, Mildred “Millie” Goggins, Loretta Hargaden. Suggested memorials to: St. Bonaventure’s Parish Foundation in Columbus, Columbus Community Hospital Foundation (skilled cared unit) Columbus. Our family gratefully appreciates the loving care that she received from the caregivers at the skilled care unit at Columbus Community Hospital.

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Eileen Patricia O'Malley Dowd's memorial is located at: Saint Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, USA.
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Eileen Patricia O'Malley Dowd death on 28 Jun 2012 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.4301630
Longitude: -97.3406640

Family Members:

Parent

Lawrence William O'Malley

(1876 - 1951)

Johanna Blanche Burke O'Malley

(1890 - 1988)

Spouse

Leo Joseph Dowd

(1910 - 2004)

Siblings

Teresa Luella O'Malley Dewey

(1920 - 2021)

Joseph William “Joe” O'Malley

(1921 - 2012)

Gerald Patrick “Jerry” O'Malley

(1925 - 2022)

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