John J. Donnelly
Born 1890s.
Son of Owen Donnelly
and Ellen B. (Butler) Donnelly
Brother of
Mamie (Donnelly) McElroy
Father of
[private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died 1960s.
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Biography
John J. Donnelly was born on Thursday, April 18, 1895 in Pittsburgh, PA. His parents were both born in Ireland. He was the oldest of two children, being one year older than his sister Mary (Mamie). Their parents were Owen Donnelly (March 1868 - Saturday, April 5, 1947) and Ellen Butler Donnelly (February 1861 - before 1940). His father was a bricklayer. John married Elizabeth Mathilda Wise. They had one daughter, LaVerne Ellen, born on Thursday, June 17, 1926. As a young adult John worked as a brakeman on the railroad. He was a World War I veteran and was gassed during that service overseas in combat. After many years dealing with chronic pulmonary emphysema he suffered heart failure and passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 1963, in Pittsburgh, PA.
Death Notice
The Pittsburgh Press, Saturday, July 5, 1963, page 13
DONNELLY
On July 2, 1963, John J., a World War I veteran of Page St., father of Miss LaVerne Donnelly, brother of Mrs. Mary (Mamie) McElroy. Funeral from the ROY F. SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 1515 Brighton Rd. on Saturday at 8:15 a.m. Requiem high mass in St. Joseph's Church at 9 o'clock. Friends invited.
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