- Five members of the McMahon family are currently in the Armed Forces. Lieut. Mary McMahon, daughter of Lawrence McMahon, Kenneth Avenue is attached to the 192nd General Hospital in England as an Army nurse. She has been serving in England for about one year. Private John McMahon is somewhere in the South Pacific at present. Private Francis is currently in South Carolina after serving 26 months in the European - African theater of operations. Seaman second class Lawrence Jr., is a member of the Coast Guard somewhere in the Pacific Ocean area. James, Seaman first class, is the youngest member of the family. He is in Michigan City, Michigan
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- McMahon, Lawrence E. 1300 E. Lincoln Little ChuteAge 79, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, died Saturday, Au gust 10, 2002 at St. Elizabeth Hospital surrounded by his loving famil y. He was born September 26, 1922 in Kaukauna, son of the late Lawrence a nd Mary (DeJong) McMahon. He married Margaret Koehn June 28, 1947 at St. J ohn Nepomucene Catholic Church, Little Chute and she preceded him in dea th July 2, 1994. Larry was a Veteran of World War II in the Coast Guard a nd known fondly as “Irish”. He was employed with Miller Electric for 30 ye ars until his retirement in 1984. He was a member of the American Legion P ost 258, Little Chute, Wisconsin Veterans, Catholic Order of Foresters, Kn ights of Columbus and the St. John Choir for 30 years. Larry will most ly be remembered by friends and family for his love of music and memorab le Irish tenor voice. As a member and past president for 16 years of the L ittle Chute Band, he shared his gift of music with many retirement hom es in the area. Many who heard can tell about Larry’s renditions of speci al songs such as “Bill Baily, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Danny Boy and A mazing Grace”. Lawrence is survived by five children: Kathleen (Sam) Alexa nder, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Maureen “Punky” Egan, Cottage Grove, Wiscon sin; Joseph (Christine) McMahon, Hilbert; Michael (Becky) McMahon, Litt le Chute; a special daughter, Colleen McMahon, Little Chute; five grandchi ldren: Jeffers Egan, Madison; Warren and Brigitte Alexander, Kaiserslauter n, Germany; Cailin and Bree McMahon, Little Chute; a brother, Francis (Hel en) and a sister, Margaret (Floyd) Hooyman; two sisters-in-law: Helen Koe hn and Louise McMahon. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Thoma s; three brothers: James (Sally), Fr. Patrick and John and a sister, Ma ry McMahon; a niece, Patricia McMahon.Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at St. John Ne pomucene Catholic Church, Little Chute with Rev. Msgr. James Vanden Hog en officiating. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery. Friends may ca ll at the Verkuilen Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and 9-9:30 a.m. Wed nesday before proceeding to church. A prayer service will be held 7 p.m. T uesday.The family would like to thank the staff at St. Paul Home and 4 South of S t. Elizabeth Hospital, especially Dr. Misty Johnson, Dr. Anari and RN Coll een and Kris, for their compassion and care.VERKUILEN FUNERAL HOME 101 Canal Street Little Chute 788-3321
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1922 - 2002 (79 years)
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