Josephine Gavin (Gawin) nee Eckendorf 9-14-1954

Josephine Gavin

Mrs. Josephine Gavin, 79, of Eland, a former resident of Portage County, died Monday afternoon at a hospital in Manitowoc. She had gone to Manitowoc on a visit recently, became ill and was admitted to the hospital. Mrs. Gavin was the mother of Barney Gavin of Arnott.

Funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manitowoc Thursday morning at 9 o’clock, and burial will follow in the parish cemetery of Sacred Heart Catholic , Polonia. Friends may call after 2 P.M. Wednesday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home. Manitowoc, where the rosary will be said at 7 P.m. Wednesday.

The former Josephine Eckendorf was born May 7, 1875 in the town of Sharon. After her marriage to Frank Gavin, the couple spent most of their time on a farm in the town of New Hope.

Mr. Gavin died in 1935, and since then Mrs. Gavin had lived in Eland.

Survivors include five sons, Barney Gavin, Arnott, Leonard and Henry Gavin, Manitowoc, Harry, Middletown, Ind, and Julius, address unknown; three Daughters, Mrs. Alfred Bowman Middletown, Ind., Mrs. Helen Young, Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Esther Buss, Eland; 27 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

A son died in infancy.

Citation: Obituary – Josephine Gaven, Stevens Point Daily Journal, 14 September 1954