Born: May 31, 1866
Died: June 21, 1953
Married: William H. Meagher
Children: Walter Meagher, Mrs. Clarence LaPan, Mrs. William Ryan
Eleanor Meagher was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of America.
Plattsburgh Daily Press, July 31, 1937
SEEK $500 GEM IN S. L SEWER SYSTEM
SARANAC LAKE. — Somewhere in Saranac Lake's 11 miles of sanitary sewer system is a $500 ring, the object of a several day's search by local sewer and water department officials.
A few days ago, Supt. Leo Demerse was called on the telephone by Mrs. William Meagher of 191 Broadway. She told the surprised superintendent she had inadvertently thrown a $500 diamond ring into a lavatory in her home and asked his aid in getting it back.
Demerse suggested calling a plumber to open the sewer trap in the Meagher home. After a thorough search, William Carson, the plumber, was unable to find the missing ring in the trap. He turned the matter back to Demerse with the suggestion that the nearest manhole be opened and cleaned.
At a late hour Wednesday the manhole had not yet given up its treasure. Should that search fail, workmen have still another recourse, an investigation of the sewage disposal plant. Whether this course of action will be carried out has not been determined.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, March 10, 1953
Mrs. John Bollinger, of Schenectady, is visiting her sister, Mrs. William Meagher, of 191 Broadway, for an indefinite time.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, June 22, 1953
MRS. MEAGHER, 87, DIES HERE
Mrs. Eleanor Meagher, 87, wife of the late William H. Meagher, died at her home at 191 Broadway at 6 p.m. yesterday following a long illness.
Mrs. Meagher was born May 31, 1866 at Mineville, daughter of John and Mary Dalton Hickey. Mr. and Mrs. Meagher were married here in 1893 by Rev. John Waters at the St. Bernard's Church. She has been a resident of this village since that time. Mr. Meagher died April 9, 1929. He was caretaker at the Graves camp on Upper Saranac Lake.
Mrs. Meagher was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of America here.
Survivors include a son Walter, of Gloversville, and two daughters, Mrs. Clarence LaPan and Mrs. William Ryan, both of this village: Also three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Tydd, Mrs. Edward Walsh and Mrs. John Bellinger, all of Schenectady. There are nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
The body is at the Keough Memorial Chapel.
A Solemn High Mass will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. at St. Bernard's Church. Father Kenneth LaPan, T.O.R., grandson, will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in the St. Bernard's Cemetery.
Plattsburgh Press-Republican, June 27, 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanor Meagher, a native of Mineville, widow of William H. Meagher, were held at St. Bernard's Church. Burial was in St. Bernard's Cemetery.
Mrs. Meagher, nee Eleanor Hickey, was born a daughter of John and Mary (Dalton) Hickey. She was married in Saranac Lake in 1893. Her husband died in 1929.
Survivors include one son, Walter, of Gloversville; two daughters, Mrs. Clarence LaPan and Mrs. William Ryan of Saranac Lake; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Tydd, Mrs. Edward Walsh and Mrs. John Bollinger, all of Schenectady; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild.
