James Ray McNally^[1]

1919 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	James Ray McNally
  Birth	9 Mar 1919	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9E96AF20FF4146788C1A996E44451AB90A2D
  Death	2 Jan 2008	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Burial	Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Bush Cemetery   [4]
  Person ID	I3776	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2008

  
  

  Father	Charles Emerson McNally,   b. 25 Dec 1893, Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. Feb 1972, La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Cora Emelia Olson,   b. 26 Jul 1897, , , Minnesota, USA d. 10 Sep 1994, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F1354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Clarice Nagle,   b. 28 Jan 1919, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. 13 Aug 2007, Ridgeway, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1940	, Winona County, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F1362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Mar 1919 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 6 Apr 1940 - , Winona County, Minnesota, USA Death - 2 Jan 2008 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Burial - - Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Bush Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary from Winona Daily News, 4 Jan. 2008 J. Ray McNally March 9, 1919 — Jan. 2, 2008 J. Ray McNally, 88, of Lake Winona Manor and formerly of Ridgeway, Minn., died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at Lake Winona Manor. Ray was born in Winona on March 9, 1919, to Charles E. and Cora (Olson) McNally. Ray farmed all his life, beginning at the age of 16 when he took over his grandfather's farm after his grandfather died. He loved farming and the land he worked, never retiring. He also did plowing and grading for Pleasant Hill Township. Ray was united in marriage to Margaret C. Nagle on April 6, 1940, at the parsonage of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona. Margaret died Aug. 13, 2007. At the time of her death they had celebrated 67 years of marriage. He attended Cedar Valley Lutheran Church; served as secretary for Bush Cemetery for over 30 years; is a past board member of the Ridgeway Creamery; served many years as a supervisor for the Pleasant Hill Township Board and is a past board member of the Bush Country School. He enjoyed his grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Ray also enjoyed fishing and bowling. Ray is survived by his children, Gerald (Beverly) McNally, Winona; Judy (Michael) Leahy, Minocqua, Wis.; James L. (Sheila) McNally, on the home farm, rural Winona; Charles F. (Paula) McNally, rural Winona; Dean McNally and friend, Sue, Minnesota City, Minn.; nine grandchildren, Jerry Jr., Shannon, Kim, Jamie, Charlie, Traci, Brian, Brad and Leah; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Margaret, grandson Jeffery and brothers, Clyde, Robert and Bruce. Funeral services for Ray will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, at Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home. Chaplain Kathy Redig of Winona Area Hospice will officiate. Interment will be at Bush Cemetery, Ridgeway, Minn. Friends may call today, Jan. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Casket bearers will be Ray's grandchildren. Services entrusted to Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Winona. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Paul Forstad, Families of Paul Forstad and Peggy Tygart, (Updated 2/24/2002 E-mail address: paf2@murlin.com). [S712] National Archives, 1920 Census Winona County, Minnesota, (T625 roll 865), Winona Ed 204 sheet 4 B 2nd ward (Reliability: 3). James R. McNally age 9/12 b. Mn s/o Charles E. and Cora McNally [S38] Winona Daily News, 4 Jan 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S38] Winona Daily News, Obituary, 4 Jan 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S38] Winona Daily News, 19 Aug 2007, Margaret McNally Obituary published on 17 Aug 2007 (Reliability: 3).