Margaret’s obituary does not identify her cause of death, but indicates she was ill for several weeks and that “[s]he bore her affliction with great fortitude and resignation and was strengthened by the sacraments of the Catholic church, of which she was a devout member.”

James and Maggie lived in Portage Ywp., Cambria Co., Pa., James was a tax collector there for 40 years. He was also a farmer. His death certificate indicates that his demise was sudden, evidently caused by heart disease.