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Effie Hennessy McIsaac
• 1907 - 2002 Effie Hennessy McIsaac, 94, 305 8th Ave. NE, Minot, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, in a Minot nursing home. She was born July 3, 1907, in Des Lacs Township Ward County, the daughter of Fred and Allie (Alexander) Harris. She attended school in Des Lacs and Berthold. Married Clarence Hennessy on January 24, 1924, in Berthold. They lived and farmed in the Lonetree and Des Lacs area, until Clarence's death in 1960. She lived in Minot until 1962, when she married James McIsaac and moved to Olympia, WA. The couple lived there until 1985, when they moved back to Minot. James died in 1989. She entered Trinity Homes in 1994. She was a member of St. Vincent's, Des Lacs, St. Michaels, Olympia, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church and St. Johns Catholic Church, both of Minot. She was also a member of the Eagles Auxiliary, the Moose Lodge and the Long Shoremens Auxiliary. Survivors: son, Donald Hennessy, Lancaster, CA; daughters,
Dorothy Anderson (Roy), Cherry Valley, CA, Sharon Schaefer (Richard),
Des Lacs, Grace Brunner (Tony) Minot; step daughter, Margie Charles,
Olympia, WA; 13 grandchildren, Dennis Berry and wife, Vi, Judy
Conners and husband Jerry, Deborah Ehlers and husband John, Gregory
Berry, Linda Flores and husband John, Dawn Hennessy, Donnie Brunner,
Renee Brunner, Rick Brunner, Kelly Kepp and husband Steve, Carrie
Woodley and husband Monty, Chris Schaefer and wife Wendy and
Keith Schaefer and wife Sharon; 20 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren;
brother, Max Harris, Des Lacs. Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, May 24, 2002, at 11 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church, Minot. Rosary Recitation: Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 5: 30 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot. Visitation: Thursday, May 23, 2002, from Noon until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Wildrose Cemetery, Berthold, ND. Burial will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday. Celebrant Of The Liturgies: Father Henry Schneider Music: Gabe Lautenschlager and Renee Brunner, vocalists Active Bearers: Effie's Grandchildren Honorary Bearers: The staff of Trinity Homes, Minot |