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William J. McElroy

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Birth	:	24 Feb 1926
Death	:	11 Apr 2007
Burial	:	Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.3400002, -121.9479980
Description	:	William J. McElroy, 81, of Clare, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at his home. Funeral services will be 9:45 a.m. Saturday, April 14th in the chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew's Church, Clare with Rev. Tim Johnson officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in St James Cemetery, Clare with Military Graveside Rites conducted by the Clare American Legion Post 570. Visitation will be after 5:00 p.m. today at the funeral home, where there will be a vigil at 7:00 p.m. Surviving is his wife Agnes; sons, Kenneth of Clare, John and his wife... Read More	William J. McElroy, 81, of Clare, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at his home. Funeral services will be 9:45 a.m. Saturday, April 14th in the chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew's Church, Clare with Rev. Tim Johnson officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in St James Cemetery, Clare with Military Graveside Rites conducted by the Clare American Legion Post 570. Visitation will be after 5:00 p.m. today at the funeral home, where there will be a vigil at 7:00 p.m. Surviving is his wife Agnes; sons, Kenneth of Clare, John and his wife Patsy of Fort Dodge; daughters, Ann George and her husband Kenneth of Clare, Carol McElroy of Fort Dodge, Marilyn McElroy of Rosemount, MN; 13 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; brother Urban McElroy of Fort Dodge; sister, Mary Lawler of Clare. He was preceded in death by his parents William C. and Alice (Fitzgerald) McElroy, a son, Edward, and a sister, Rose Cunningham. William J. McElroy was born February 24, 1926 on the family farm near Clare. He attended St Matthew's School and graduated from St. Matthew's High School in 1944. Following his education he entered the U.S. Marine Corp serving in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. Following his honorable discharge he returned to Clare and began farming the family farm. On November 19, 1949 he was united in marriage to Agnes Ford at St. Matthew's Church in Clare and they established their home on the farm, where he farmed his entire life. He was a member of the Clare American Legion Post 570, the Knights of Columbus Council 613, a past director of the Clare Elevator, and was a member of St. Matthew's Church. Memorials may be left to Hospice of Fort Dodge.

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Latitude: 37.3400002
Longitude: -121.9479980

Family Members:

Parent

Alice Marie Fitzgerald McElroy

(1885 - 1965)

Spouse

Agnes Estella Ford McElroy

(1927 - 2016)

Siblings

Mary T McElroy Lawler

(1921 - 2019)

Children

Edward McElroy

(1964 - 1981)

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