From Uncle Charles son John, who transcribed these letters: Hello, This afternoon I typed up a big chunk of Marcella Ranagan's journal and here are a few entries i hope you will find encouraging and inspiring. For those of you who do not know, Marcella Ranagan was my grandmother who I never met, having passed …
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Here's the intro from John O'Neil on this: Hello, This afternoon I typed up a big chunk of Marcella Ranagan's journal and here are a few entries i hope you will find encouraging and inspiring. For those of you who do not know, Marcella Ranagan was my grandmother who I never met, having passed away …
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This is an email from Mary O'Neil Kufta: Marcella O'Neil's maiden name was Ranagan. Grandmother Ranagan was her mother, Margaret Ranagan, who died December 13, 1914, two months after Ursula was born. Her father, John Joseph Ranagan, died April 24, 1911. Mary
Tuesday Eve Dec-16-41 My Dear Charles, I missed writing you yesterday, and was it the eventful day, the birthday of the Bill of Rights,” There was the most wonderful program on the radio last night depicting the Bill of Rights. I am so proud to be an american and just what Roosevelt said it …
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Sunday afternoon. Dec -14-41 Dear Son Charles, Yesterday passed as the usual saturday, today was holy name day at church your father and brothers received Holy Communion for you. We all went back to high mass at twelve oclock for you and God’s guideness on our President and all in authority in …
Following is an email from Detroit Cousin John sent on 3/26/09: hi everyone, When Dad passed away i took a little brown notebook with "Private keep out" written on a piece of masking tape. and so i did until now. This book is Grandmother O'Neil's diary that she kept while Dad was overseas. This is …
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