Harney, Catharine

Other Events:

• 1910 Census: 1910, Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
• News Mention: 1918
• 1920 Census: 1920, Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
• Occupation: Bef 11 Jan 1993; Teacher
• Obituary: 13 Jan 1993; Sentinel Record newspaper

Notes:

Family History Researcher:
From Niece Marion Harney Newbury in April 2002;Catharine Edith Harney Osbolt was my aunt and godmother. She was bo rn in Harney Minnesota, educated at the University of Wisconsin and Univer sity of Minnesota, taught school until age 42 when she married Jake Osbol t, who owned a bank. She was the first woman to be named "Principl e" of a high school...in the '40s when the men were off to the services, s he knew more than most and assumed the leadership role with a special disp ensation from the State of Minnesota..I have a copy of the certificate... in those days women could not assume leader ship roles and in fact it wasn 't until 1947 that a married woman could be a teacher.. when a male arriv ed to be principle, Catharine went into the Red Cross and served for sever al years, when she returned she went to Chisholm,, Minnesota to teach..th at is when she met Jake..he had the bank of Chisholm. They were devot ed to each other and when Jake retired they went to Hot Springs, Ark and s pent the rest of their lives there

In another email from Marion....I received the documents back from Jay today. You have my mother to tha nk for saving your parent's 50 yr memrobilia.. she had a cedar chest fu ll of document.s She even had the letters her students sent her when s he had to quit teaching to marry my Dad in 1923.....of course, the lette rs were all bemoaing her leaving. And when mother died, I took the docum ents, giving them out to family members...she had all the newspapers on Ji m...gave those to Tim... and then Dad started giving me all momentos wh en a brother died. I even have Uncle John's army hat! with all his badges .....I have Aunt Catharine's permission from the state of Minnesota allowing h er to be a principal when Mr. Nigg, our principal got called to service in during WWII... it was a big thing for a woman to be a Pincipal in those da ys, in fact Catharine should have been given that slot 2 years prior but t hey brought in an ousider (Nigg) as only men could be principals.....but t hey were getting so short of men for teaching that they had to give up a nd give it to someone who was well qualified. She taught Nigg how to hand le the job and when they brought in the old coach fresh from the wars i n2 years later, she did resign and went into the red cross/Korea...I ha ve her buttons.... Anyway it turned out well for when she left the Red Cro ss she went to Chisolm, Minn to teach and met Jake Osbolt., Bank preside nt and widower. She was 42, he was 15 years older. she came and ak ed me (a college freshman at the time) what I thought of the age differenc e... I could have cared less..I thought they were both REALLY OLD!! so th ey had some 30 plus years of maraige and Catharine was really upset wh en he died..He was seriously ill and in his 90s, she fed him by hand, stra ined food and they were about to cut off his legs...circulatory proble ms and she was all for it!!..When she told me,Nedless to say with the cal lowness of the young, I said to my sister, "she should stuff him" and ke ep him forever. It was a real love match. Jake loved his CAMEL cigarett es and his whiskey at 6 very evening..Armegeddon is right.. and I thought the weather in Minnesota a challenge.. ..But we were prepared..and never had windstorms in Duluth or Cloquet/Es ko as we had the magnificent Lake Superior to storm over...and the wind st orms would wear themselves out over the lake and we would have piles of s now and COLD but little else to worry about. We just have earthquakes her e...however as my son says, Earhquakes are not his problem..it is the fir es that wiped him out in Berkely.
I must get Jay's pictues in order.Love, Marion

1910 Census:
ED 43 Page 19a on Duluth Rd.; Listed living with paren ts age 4.

News Mention:
1918 Fire destroyed nearby Cloquet, see first hand story written by Jam es and Anna Harney's daughter Catherine.

1920 Census:
Listed living with parents age 14

1930 Census:
Listed living in boarding house with other t eachers, age 24 occupation teacher.

Occupation:
Teacher

Obituary:
Catharine Harney Osbolt, 8 7, of Hot Springs died Monday January 11th, 1993, in Hot Springs. A nati ve of Cloquet Minnesota, she was a graduate of Esko High School and attend ed the University of Minnesota and Superior State teachers College in Supe rior Wisconsin, where she received her bachelor's degree in education. S he taught for many years and several senior high schools and in northeaste rn Minnesota, was a hospital recreation worker for the American Red Cro ss and during World War II, an active worker in the Council of Catholic Wo men for many years and served as Deanery president of the Hibbing Counc il in Minnesota. She continued to work in the Catholic Council upon movi ng here and was a member of St. John Church, once serving as preside nt of the Alter Society, and the Prime Time Catholics and the Knights of C olumbus Auxiliary. Survivors include two brothers, Leo Harney of Hot Spri ngs and Martin Harney of Monterial, Wisconsin. Several nieces and nephew s; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 9: 00 a.m. Friday in St. John Catholic Church with the Rev. Tom Baker officia ting. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Gross Fun eral home. A rosary will be said at 4:00 p.m. today in the Gross Funer al Home Chapel.
1993 Sentinel Record Friday January 15th, 1993 Catharine Osbolt - Servic es for Catharine Harney Osbolt, 87, Hot Springs who died Monday January 11 th, 1993, in Hot Springs will be held at 9:00 a.m. today in St. John's Cat holic Church with the Reverend Tom Baker officiating. Pallbearers are t he Knights of Columbus, Daniel Burton, Ralph Berdikoski, Bill Kagel, Jose ph Kostka, Ron Priest and Earl Robbins. Burial will be in Calvary Cemete ry under the direction of Gross Funeral home.

Catharine married Osbolt, Jacob "Jake" Aft 1939, ?, Unknown Location. Jacob (son of Osbolt, Unknown and Unknown, Unknown) was born 12 Jun 1889, Logatec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia; died 15 Jun 1980, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Calvary Cemetery, Unknown City. [Group Sheet]