Person:Clara McConnell (4)

Cause of Death: complications of diabetes

1930 United States Federal Census Mcconnell, Clara M Age:22 Year: 1930 Birthplace: North Dakota Roll: T626_1731 Race: White Page:4B State: North Dakota ED: 11 County: Benson Image: 0241 Township: Esmond Relationship: Boarder

Obituary Clara McKay Clara McKay, 79, formerly ofRedwood Falls. died Saturday, February 28, 1987 at Commonwealth Health Care Center in St. Paul. Services are scheduled for Tuesday at 10:30a.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, with Rev. David Parke officiating. Pallbearers are Gary Revier, Daniel Schwerin, Philip McKay, Marvin Patten, Robert Tetrick and Robert Gullickson. Interment will be in the Redwood Falls Cemetery. Friends maycall at the funeral home Monday evening and Tuesday one hour before the service. Clara McConnell was born Nov. 22, 1907 at Hannah, N.D., a daughter of William and Ellen Waddell McConnell. She moved with her parents to Lake City in 1915. She graduated from Lake City High School in 1925 and college in Valley City,N.D., in 1929. She taught school at Delhi, in North Dakota, at Amery, Wis., and McGregor before her marriage to Wallace McKay at Delhi June 1, 1940. They made their home on a farm near Delhi until 1963 when they moved to Redwood Falls.She was a member of the Delhi Presbyterian Church and its ladies group. Survivors include a daughter, Ann McKay of St. Paul; brothers, Gordon McConnell of Ladysmith, Wis., and Carl McConnell of Superior, Wis.; and a sister, Jean Martinof Ladysmith. She was preceded in death by her husband January 16, 1975, and two brothers.

Clara Muriel McKay Age 79 Years Born Novemoer 22, 1907 Hannah, North Dakota Died February 28, 1987 St. Paul, Minnesota Services Nelson Funeral Home Redwood Falls. Minnesota March3, 1987 - 10:30 A.M. Officiatinq Pastor David S. Parks Music "How Great Thou Art" "In The Garden" Merrill Womach - Soloist Mrs. Merrill Womach - Organist Casket Bearers Robert Gullickson Robert Tetrick Daniel Schwerin MarvinPatten Philip McKay Gary Revier Interment: Redwood Falls Cemetery Redwood Falls. Minnesota 2 SOUR S15

(Research):From the Hannah Moon Nov. 29, 1907 Village of Hannah, Cavalier County, North Dakota - Notes from The Hannah Moon Newspaper.

Issues of this newspaper exist for 1896-1901 & 1905-1919 with some missing issues, notably all of 1902, 1903, 1904, 1911, & 1912. In fact, there are not many issues at all before 1905. The State Historical Society of ND now has the ENTIRE newspaper inventory online. The notes listed below were taken and are shared by Lyn Sinnema during her family research. For the above reasons the dates are not necessarily consecutive. However, because so many names and occupations are listed we felt it important to include them in our NDGenWeb Archives.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McConnell welcomed a little daughter to their home Friday morning.

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(Medical):Clara never controlled her diabetes well. Toward the end of her life she was blind and in a wheelchair at a St. Paul nursing home.