Obituary for David F. O'Donahue
David F. O'Donahue, 71, of
Ironwood, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, in Ironwood. He was born March 2, 1940, in Ironwood, son of
the late Emmett and Genevieve (King) O'Donahue. He was employed as a bell hop and desk clerk
at the St. James Hotel in downtown Ironwood, as a dispatcher and mail deliverer
for Twin City Cab Co., as a pop deliveryman for North Star Beverage of Hurley,
and worked in the smelter at White Pine Copper Co until he was injured in
1975. A life-long member of the Aurora Athletic Club
in Ironwood, Dave served as president for several years and ran the Aurora Club
bingo. He also played horseshoes for the Club and was a member of the Men's
Cribbage League. He pitched for several area baseball teams in his earlier
years, and when his sons were younger, was involved in Little League and Boy
Scouts. On Sept. 16, 1961, he married Paulette Callovi
at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. She survives. Also surviving are three children, Pamela
Juhlin (Tom), Vancouver, Wash., David (Amy) O'Donahue, Ashland, Wis., and Duane
O'Donahue, Ironwood; grandchildren, Joshua, Joseph and Zachary O'Donahue, and
Michelle and Jessica Juhlin; brothers, Charles O'Donahue, Tacoma, Wash., and
John (Mary Jo) Cain, Ironwood; a sister, Sharon (Richard) Cressey, Ironwood
Township; numerous nieces and nephews; and Pam. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death
by two brothers, James and Emmett "Jack"; and a sister, Mary
Pozega. As per Dave's wishes, cremation has taken
place. A memorial service will be held Wednesday,
Sept. 14, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation beginning at 10 a.m., at the
McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev.
Darryl J. Pepin officiating. Rite of Committal will follow. Private inurnment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Ironwood. To view Dave's obituary online, sign his
guestbook or offer condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
Ironwood, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, in Ironwood. He was born March 2, 1940, in Ironwood, son of
the late Emmett and Genevieve (King) O'Donahue. He was employed as a bell hop and desk clerk
at the St. James Hotel in downtown Ironwood, as a dispatcher and mail deliverer
for Twin City Cab Co., as a pop deliveryman for North Star Beverage of Hurley,
and worked in the smelter at White Pine Copper Co until he was injured in
1975. A life-long member of the Aurora Athletic Club
in Ironwood, Dave served as president for several years and ran the Aurora Club
bingo. He also played horseshoes for the Club and was a member of the Men's
Cribbage League. He pitched for several area baseball teams in his earlier
years, and when his sons were younger, was involved in Little League and Boy
Scouts. On Sept. 16, 1961, he married Paulette Callovi
at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. She survives. Also surviving are three children, Pamela
Juhlin (Tom), Vancouver, Wash., David (Amy) O'Donahue, Ashland, Wis., and Duane
O'Donahue, Ironwood; grandchildren, Joshua, Joseph and Zachary O'Donahue, and
Michelle and Jessica Juhlin; brothers, Charles O'Donahue, Tacoma, Wash., and
John (Mary Jo) Cain, Ironwood; a sister, Sharon (Richard) Cressey, Ironwood
Township; numerous nieces and nephews; and Pam. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death
by two brothers, James and Emmett "Jack"; and a sister, Mary
Pozega. As per Dave's wishes, cremation has taken
place. A memorial service will be held Wednesday,
Sept. 14, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation beginning at 10 a.m., at the
McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev.
Darryl J. Pepin officiating. Rite of Committal will follow. Private inurnment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Ironwood. To view Dave's obituary online, sign his
guestbook or offer condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.