Margaret Mary Clark

F, (2 November 1922 - 11 August 2009)
Father-Biological*Major William Aloysious Clark b. 26 Feb 1881, d. 16 Oct 1957
Mother-Biological*Rose C. Daley b. 16 Jul 1879, d. 10 Jul 1960
Family Lines
Sullivan Line
Last Edited=17 Aug 2022
Grave Marker of Margaret (Clark) Gaughan
     Margaret Mary Clark was born on 2 November 1922 at Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of Major William Aloysious Clark and Rose C. Daley. Margaret Mary Clarkappeared on the US Census of 1930 in the household of Major William Aloysious Clark and Rose C. Daley at 298 Moment Avenue, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.5 Margaret Mary Clark was educated She was a graduate of St. Ann's Academy, Wilkes-Barre, and Georgetown Visitation Junior College, Washington, D. C. with a degree in business.6,2 Sheappeared on the US Census of 1940 in the household of Major William Aloysious Clark and Rose C. Daley at 298 Moment Avenue, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.7 Margaret Mary Clark and John Robert Gaughan obtained a marriage license on 5 October 1945 at Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Margaret Mary Clark, age 22, married John Robert Gaughan, age 26 , son of John Andrew Gaughan and Mary A. Burg, on 6 October 1945 at St. Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.6,3 Their wedding announcement in the Scranton Times -Tribune reads:

MRS. JOHN R. GAUGHAN

Miss Margaret Mary Clark, daughter of Maj. and Mrs. William A. Clark of Wyoming, was married this morning at 10 o'clock in St, Cecilia's Church, Wyoming, to Attorney John R. Gaughan, of Archbald. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gaughan. Rev. Henry Vincent Lawler, O.F.M., of St. Francis Monastery, New York, performed the ceremony and was celebrant of the nuptial mass during which Miss Sara Kearns was at the organ with George Helfrich as soloist.

The bride was given in marriage by her father and had her cousin. Mrs. Joseph F. Hoffman, for her only attendant. Lieut. David J. Reedy Jr., this city, and Lieut. Thomas F.' Clark. United States Naval Reserve, Wyoming, brother of the bride, and Midshipman Francis N. O'Rourke of Archbald, cousin of the bridegroom, were ushers. Breakfast followed for the bridal party at Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre, where a reception was also held. Later, Attorney and Mrs. Gaughan left for New York and Chicago. 111.

The former Miss Clark, whose father recently resigned as commander of Squadron 3, Pennsylvania State Police, is a graduate of St. Ann's Academy, Wilkes-Barre, and Georgetown Visitation Junior College, Washington, D. C. Attorney Gaughan was graduated from Archbald High School and LaSalle College, Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Law School A member of the Lackawanna County Bar Association, he has just returned from twenty months service in the European theater of operations where he served as a special agent of the Counterintelligence Corps.6


Margaret and John lived in 1956 at 308 Dudley Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.8 Margaret Mary Clark died on 11 August 2009 at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at age 86.1,2,4 Margaret's obituary of 12 August 2009, reads:

Margaret Clark Gaughan

Margaret Clark Gaughan, 87, of Harrisburg, died peacefully on August 11th at Harrisburg Hospital after a brief illness.

Margaret was born November 2, 1922 in Wyoming, PA daughter of Major William A. Clark (PA State Police) and Rose Daley Clark. She married John R. Gaughan who predeceased her.
They had five children, Rosemari Sullivan (Ted), Margaret Ziegenfuss (James), Joan Gaughan, John R. Gaughan (Kathy) and William Clark Gaughan (Carolyn).

Margaret graduated from St. Anne's Academy in Wilkes Barre, PA and Georgetown Visitation Junior College, Washington, DC with a degree in business. Her career included banking at National Central Bank, and serving as administrator in Auditor General's office under Robert P. Casey, Sr. and several others.

Mrs. Gaughan also worked on Governor Casey's campaign and transition team as well as for AARP.

Mrs. Gaughan is survived by her five children, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews including Nancy Witaconis.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Catherine Laboure, Harrisburg on August 14th at 1:30 p.m. with visitation at Gilbert L. Dailey FH, 650 S. 28th Street Harrisburg from 6 to 8 PM on Thursday and Friday morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Memorial contributions are requested for the Susquehanna EMT or Saint Catherine Laboure Parish.2


She was buried on 14 August 2009 at Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.1,2

Citations

  1. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  2. Patriot-News, "Obituary for Margaret Clark Gaughan" Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 12 August 2009.
  3. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  4. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  5. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  6. The Times-Tribune "In Morning Ceremony", Scranton, Pennsylvania, 6 October 1945.
  7. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  8. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.