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man‎Joseph Michael Egan‏‎, son of James Egan and Maria "Mary" Rooney‏.
Born ‎4 Feb 1877 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎3 Jul 1963 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 86 years, buried Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Joseph's funeral was at the Immaculate Conception church, Sedan, MN
Burial: St Donatus cemetery, Brooten, MN

Married ‎2 Jun 1901 Raymond, Stearns, Minnesota, USA, age 24 years (married 54 years) to:

womanAnna Matilda "Annie" Anderson‏, age by marriage 19 years
Born ‎11 Apr 1882 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, died ‎15 Jul 1955 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 73 years, buried Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Died: Abbott Hospital, Minneapolis, MN.
Funeral: Sedan, MN
Burial: St Donatus cemetery, Brooten, MN.

Children:

1.
womanEthel Mary Egan‏
Born ‎8 Sep 1901 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎12 May 1964 St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota‎, age 62 years
Baptismal sponsors: Stephan Mitchell, Mrs H Rooney.

2.
womanAgnes Leone "Leone Agnes" Egan‏
Born ‎31 Mar 1903 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎7 Sep 1989 Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota‎, age 86 years
Baptismal sponsors: James Egan, Mary Brown.

Married but no children. The lived in Minneapolis. They attended Wendell Phillips's funeral.

3.
womanMargaret Evelyn "Evelyn or Peggy" Egan‏
Born ‎31 Aug 1904 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎27 Feb 1991 Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 86 years, buried ‎2 Mar 1991 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Baptismal sponsors: Ed Martin, Margaret Sanders.

Margaret and her sister were at Wendell Phillip’s funeral.

She said, “When an old person dies, it’s like a library burning.”

4.
manPhilip James Egan‏
Born ‎26 Jul 1906 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎21 Aug 1985 St Anthony, Ramsey County, Minnesota Event Description: Fort Snelling National Cemetery‎, age 79 years, buried Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Baptismal sponsors: John Egan, Agnes Egan
Marriage witnesses: Vincent Egan, Eva Dauer
Funeral: Church of St Charles Borromeo, St Anthony, MN
Burial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery

5.
man‎Russell Wilfred "Russell Wilfred" Egan‏‎
Born ‎6 May 1909 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎18 May 1998 Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 89 years, buried Brooten, Pope County, Minnesota
Baptismal sponsors: Rupert Rooney, Oliva Flavin

6.
manVincent Joseph Egan‏
Born ‎14 Aug 1911 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎14 Nov 1980 Sauk Rapids, Benton County, Minnesota Event Description: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery‎, age 69 years, buried Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Vincent lived in Brooten for 19 years and was co-partner of the Nelson-Egan Produce, was a member of the council and a fireman,while he resided there. He moved to St Cloud in 1964. He was a navy veteran of WWII, the American Legion Post 76, and St. Michael's parish. He was a past manager and co-owner of the Tidy Turkey farm at Melrose, MN. He died at the Good Shepherd's Lutheran Home, Sauk Rapids, MN. His funeral was at St Michael's Catholic church.

7.
manRichard Benedict "Dick" Egan‏
Born ‎6 Mar 1914 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎1 Jan 2013 Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota Event Description: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery‎, age 98 years, buried Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Richard B. "Dick" Egan, age 98 of Melrose, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at St. Gertrude's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shakopee, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 18 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. A private family inurnment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Military Honors will be provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the mass at the church.

Richard Benedict Egan was born March 6, 1914 in Brooten, Minnesota to Joseph and Anna (Anderson) Egan. Dick was a World War II veteran who served during the Battle of Normandy, where he earned a Silver and Bronze Battle Star. On May 24, 1952, he was united in marriage to Lucienne "Lucy" Gosselin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dick started as a field representative for Willmar Poultry Company. He then went on to become an independent turkey farmer in the Melrose Area. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 and the American Legion Post 101. Dick enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, golfing, boating, and traveling and loved spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Lucy Egan; children, Michelle (Jim) Langlas of Naples, Florida, Anne Marie (David) Gant of Apple Valley, Tim (Ann) Egan of Dillon, Montana, and Denise (Robert) Loonan of Shakopee; 14 grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Patricia Egan of Naples, Florida.

Dick was preceded in death by his son, Joseph Egan; infant grandson, Philip Egan; brothers, Philip Egan, Russel Egan, and Vincent Egan; and sisters, Ethel Mollner, Leone Witts, Margaret Nelson, and Elaine Egan.

8.
woman‎Elaine Egan‏‎
Born ‎6 Aug 1919 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎18 Mar 2004 Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 84 years
Elaine E. Egan, 84, of Melrose died Thursday, March 18, 2004 at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Melrose with Rev. Vincent Lieser officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Donatus Cemetery, Brooten, Minnesota.

Friend may call from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church on Saturday.

Elaine Egan was born in Brooten, Minnesota to Joseph and Anne (Anderson) Egan. She graduated from Minneapolis Business College and had attended the University of Minnesota. Elaine lived in Minneapolis where she was employed by Knox Reeves Advertising, Inc from 1942 to 1956. She personally signed over 400 baseball players and countless numbers of athletes in other sports for the Wheaties Campaign. She was also employed by Readers Digest for 24 years. Elaine was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Melrose. She enjoyed sports, reading and being involved with her nieces and nephews.

Survivors include her brother, Richard Egan (Lucy) of Melrose; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters and brothers, Ethel Mollner, Leone Witts, Margaret Nelson, Philip, Vincent and Russell Egan.

Serving as casket bearers will be Denise Loonan, Anne Gant, John Egan, James Egan, Delores Stafford and Patty Spaeth. Serving as cross bearer will be Chris Gant and the scripture bearer will be Ben Loonan.

Memorials are preferred to St. Mary's School Endowment Fund.