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Dorothy Blanch Reid

Dorothy Blanch Reid

Female 1910 - 1994  (84 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Blanch Reid 
    Birth 14 Jul 1910  Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Marriage Bride 1934 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F208] ...of (parents not known)
      Witness Role: Bride: [I3498] Dorothy Blanch REID
      Witness Role: Groom: [I3062] James MCGONAGLE
    Note
    • Places of Residence: Punxsutawney, Pa. Occupation: Office work,housewife, secretary for U.S. Postal Service. Religious Affiliation:Presbyterian Vivian Doney Reid said Dorothy may have information onthe Reids. She is someone I need to contact. According to notes ofJean Reid Edwards, Dorothy McGonagle now lives in N. Tonawanda, Pa.with daughter, Judy. Her husband Jim died. Newspaper Clipping: ThePunxsutawney Spirit, Wednesday, December 7, 1994. Obituary, DOROTHYR. McGONAGLE, 84. Dorothy R. McGonagle, 84, of North Tonawanda, N.Y.,formerly of Greenwood Avenue, Punxsutawney, died Sunday, December 4,1994 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Amherst, N.Y. Mrs.McGonagle was born July 14, 1910 in Punxsutawney, the daughter ofRobert and Bert (Penman) Reid. She was married June 24, 1934 to JamesE. McGonagle, who preceded her in death on March 27, 1981. Mrs.McGonagle retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a secretary to apostal inspector. A member of the North Tonawanda Presbyterian Church,she was a former member of Punxsutawney Presbyterian Church. Survivingrelatives include one daughter, Judy Michael of North Tonawanda N.Y.;one grandson; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Reid ofNorth Dakota; and one sister, Margaret Reid of Pennsylvania. Inaddtion to her husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters,Bredella Kregloh, Florence Ashenfelter, and Ruth Neal. Funeralservices will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Deeley Funeral Home ofPunxsutawney. The Rev. Kent E. Holmes will officiate. Interment willbe at Circle Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received from 11 a.m.until the time of the services Thursday at the funeral home. Thefamily has sugested that memorials may be made to PunxsutawneyPresbyterian Church.
    Name Dorothy Blanch McGonagle 
    Death 4 Dec 1994  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Andrew Reid   (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Margaret Nesbitt  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I3498  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 5 May 2023 

    Father Robert Reid,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1969, Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Bert Penman,   b. 11 Jan 1877, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1943 (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 17 Aug 1897  Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I3368] Bert PENMAN
      Witness Role: Groom: [I3536] Robert REID
    Family ID F191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James McGonagle,   b. 17 Feb 1910   d. 29 Mar 1981 (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1934 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I3498] Dorothy Blanch REID
      Witness Role: Groom: [I3062] James MCGONAGLE
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "Dorothy Blanch Reid". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I3498&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).


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