James T. McDermott
                                            
  James T. McDermott, 77, of Delmar, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday in his home. 
  Funeral services will  be at 9:00  a.m. CST Thursday  in St. Patrick's  
  Catholic church in Delmar, with burial in Immaculate Conception cemetery 
  in Petersville. The body is at Hanrahan  Funeral Home in DeWitt, where 
  friends may call  after 8:00  p.m. today.  The rosary  will be recited  
  Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. DST in the funeral home
  
  James T. McDermott was born November 4, 1885 in Washington township, the 
  son of James and Mary Shannon McDermott. On October 9, 1912 he married  
  Margaret Watters in Immaculate Conception  church. in Petersville. The  
  couple farmed in the Petersville area until their retirement when they  
  moved to Delmar.
  
  Surviving are  the widow;  one daughter,  Mrs.  Louis Burnett  of Lost  
  Nation; four sons; Earl,  Patrick, Joseph and  Charles, all of Delmar;  
  Three brothers, Luke of  Charlotte, Cleo of DeWitt  and Leo of Oakland,  
  California, and 15 grandchildren.
  Clinton Herald
  Tuesday July 2, 1963
  
  
                           Mrs James McDermott
  Mrs. Margaret McDermott, 91, of Delmar died Monday September 29, 1980 in 
  Jackson County Hospital in Maquoketa. The funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. 
  Wednesday in  St. Patrick's  church in  Delmar  with the  Reverend Jim  
  Burnett,  a  grandson,  officiating  Burial   will  be  in  Immaculate   
  Conception cemetery at Petersville. Visitation is today in the Hanrahan 
  Funeral Home in De Witt, with the recitation of the rosary at 8:00 p.m.
  
  Pallbearers, all grandsons,  will be Bob  and Ron  Burnett, Mike, Ray,  
  Paul, Kevin McDermott.
   She  was born  October 9,  1888 at  Petersville to  James and  Margaret 
  Fullan Watters.  She married  James McDermott  on  October 9,  1912 in  
  Petersville. They farmed in the Petersville area until retiring in 1957 
  and moving to Delmar. She was a member of St. Patrick's church and the 
  Altar and Rosary Society.
  
  Survivors include  a daughter,  Mrs. Louis  (Renolda) Burnett  of Lost  
  Nation, four sons,  Earl, Joe  and Pat, all  of Delmar  and Charles of  
  Lamor, Co., 19 grandchildren,  six great grandchildren,  and a sister,  
  Mrs. Florence Elsner of Cedar Rapids.
  
  She was preceded in death by her  husband in 1963 and four sisters and  
  five brothers.
  
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                           Mrs. Renolda Burnett
                                            
  Mrs. Renolda Burnett, 71, of Lost Nation, died Thursday in the Jackson 
  County Hospital in Maquoketa.
  
  The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart church in Lost 
  Nation. The mass will be celebrated by her son, the Rev. James Burnett. 
  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 9  
  p.m. Sunday at the Haylock-O'Hara Funeral Home in Maquoketa, where a 7 
  P. M. wake service will be held. A Rosary will be recited at 4 p. m. by 
  the Knights of Columbus 8269 Council of Maquoketa. Mrs. Burnett was born 
  June 27, 1917, in Delmar, to James and Margaret McDermott. She married 
  Louis M. Burnett June 10, 1941 in Petersville, Iowa. she graduated from 
  Mount St. Clare College and was a school teacher in the Delmar area for 
  several years.
  
  She was a member of Sacred Heart church, lost Nation. She was active in 
  the church choir, the Altar and Rosary Society, Mothers Club and several 
  other organizations. She was an active member in the family business.
  
  Survivors include her husband; three sons, the Rev. James E. of Omaha, 
  Neb., Robert L. of Cedar Rapids, and  Ronald J. of Maquoketa; and four  
  brothers, Earl  and  Pat  McDermott  of  Delmar,  Joseph  McDermott of  
  Maquoketa, and Charles McDermott of Grand Junction, Colo.
  
  1988
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  Date of death 13 Oct 1988 from the Soc. Sec. Death Index, 
  firstname of Margaret.