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William B. “Black Bill” Feeney

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Birth	:	18 Mar 1918 Bernard, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Dec 2008 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial	:	Saint Patricks Cemetery, Garry Owen, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2882996, -90.8482971
Description	:	Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - December 24, 2008 Deceased Name: William B. Feeney William Bernard Feeney, 90, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Dubuque and Bernard, Iowa, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, in Scottsdale. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Garryowen, Iowa, with the Rev. Douglas Loecke and the Rev. Michael Hutchins, SVD, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by Cascade Legion Post 528. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road,... Read More	Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - December 24, 2008 Deceased Name: William B. Feeney William Bernard Feeney, 90, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Dubuque and Bernard, Iowa, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, in Scottsdale. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Garryowen, Iowa, with the Rev. Douglas Loecke and the Rev. Michael Hutchins, SVD, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, where military rites will be accorded by Cascade Legion Post 528. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a wake service at 3 p.m. He was born on May 18, 1918, in Bernard, the fifth of nine children born to Patrick W. and Mary Rose (Cannon) Feeney. Parents, children and an uncle Jim Feeney worked their small farm, raising virtually all of their own food. At age 17, in the depths of the Great Depression, Bill left the farm with only the clothes on his back, riding railcars and traveling the Midwest, West Coast and up to Alaska as a farm laborer and commercial fisherman. Bill joined the Navy at age 20, and served aboard the USS Phoenix, prior to and throughout World War II. He participated in many of the early battles of the Pacific Theater, including Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Cape Gloucester, Admiralty Islands, Leyte Gulf and the Philippines invasion. Bill was a gunnery spotter, directing the guns on the ship. He was severely injured during his WWII service. He received several military medals and left the Navy in 1947. He came home to Dubuque and married Ethel Mary Donovan, "the girl across the corn field," in 1949; she preceded him in death in 1996. Despite the enduring effects of war injuries, he worked as a cab driver, salesman, postal worker and school bus driver. They relocated to Scottsdale with their four children in 1962. Bill enjoyed fishing, baseball, reading, traveling and prospecting for gold in the backcountry of Arizona. Bill and Ethel made yearly trips to Dubuque County, maintaining strong connections with their large extended family. A quiet, affable man, Bill was devoted to his immediate and extended family, his country and his Catholic faith. Surviving are his children, Susan J. (Rollin G. II) Vogan, of Charlotte, N.C., Julia S. (Christopher F.) Shanky, of Northampton, Mass., and Michael J. (Diane) Feeney, of Phoenix, Ariz.; his grandchildren, Christopher Vogan, Shannon Feeney, Megan Feeney, Samuel F. Shanky and Nicholas F. Shanky; a brother, Robert (Milly) Feeney, of Dubuque; sisters-in-law, Helen Feeney, of Maquoketa, Iowa, Anne Feeney, of Bernard, and Doris Feeney, of Dubuque; and more than 50 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his youngest child, John Christopher Feeney, in 1973; and seven siblings, Gerald, Joseph, Harold, Loras, Mary Catherine Coleman, Tom and Paul.

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Where is William B. “Black Bill” Feeney's memorial?
William B. “Black Bill” Feeney's memorial is located at: Saint Patricks Cemetery, Garry Owen, Jackson County, USA.
When did William B. “Black Bill” Feeney death?
William B. “Black Bill” Feeney death on 21 Dec 2008 in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Where are the coordinates of the William B. “Black Bill” Feeney's memorial?
Latitude: 42.2882996
Longitude: -90.8482971

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Ethel M. Donovan Feeney

(1918 - 1996)

Siblings

Gerald W. Feeney

(1911 - 1989)

Harold F Feeney

(1914 - 1988)

Loras Lawrence Feeney

(1917 - 1998)

(unknow - unknow)

Thomas James Feeney

(1922 - 1994)

Paul J. Feeney

(1925 - 1987)

Robert Emmet “Bob” Feeney

(1927 - 2022)

Children

John Christopher Feeney

(1955 - 1973)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Garry Owen, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2882996, -90.8482971

2. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Fillmore, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3342000, -90.8715000

3. Saint Aloysius Cemetery
South Garry Owen, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2257996, -90.8052979

4. Ozark Cemetery
Ozark, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2005000, -90.8735000

5. Holy Family Cemetery
Peosta, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3863000, -90.8103000

6. Assumption Cemetery
Zwingle, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2950897, -90.7106781

7. Hutton Cemetery
Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2294920, -90.9663420

8. New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
Peosta, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3909690, -90.8080720

9. Tracy Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1805992, -90.8067017

10. Said Cemetery
Fulton, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1980000, -90.7578000

11. Saint Peters Cemetery
Temple Hill, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2245500, -90.9754100

12. Saint Johns Cemetery
Pleasant Grove, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3888926, -90.9268006

13. Hickory Grove Cemetery
Emeline, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1719017, -90.8600006

14. Crabb Cemetery
Crab Town, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1749992, -90.8022003

15. Harmony Cemetery
Zwingle, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2955000, -90.6877000

16. Bethel Cemetery
Zwingle, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3088989, -90.6885986

17. Saint Lawrence Cemetery
Zwingle, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2412000, -90.6956000

18. Saint Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery
Zwingle, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3803000, -90.7390000

19. Streets Cemetery
Ironhills, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1796989, -90.7692032

20. Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
Zwingle, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3534000, -90.6977000

21. Saint Martins Cemetery
Cascade, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2990000, -91.0226800

22. Canton Cemetery
Canton, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1647072, -90.9020386

23. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Cascade, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2990340, -91.0234540

24. Cascade Community Cemetery
Cascade, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2975200, -91.0236200