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Descendants of James O'Boland

Generation No. 6


45. RUTH MARIE (BOLAND)6 DONLON (THOMAS5, MAME ANN4 BOLAND, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) was born June 12, 1935 in Elkader, Iowa. She married LAWERENCE COURTNEY February 14, 1958 in St Benedict's Church in Decorah, IA.

Notes for R
UTH MARIE (BOLAND) DONLON:
Baptised at St Joseph's Church in Elkader, Iowa on June 23, 1935 and her Godfather was Frank Uriel and her Godmother was Dolores Regan.

      I fully understand about my aunt Ruth but in her honor and my Dads I'll only say this. Ruth Marie Boland was born June 12, 1935, 7th child of Phillip and Ruey Boland. She was never legally adopted as far as I know. She may have socially gone by the name Donlon. She did finish growing up in the Donlon household. She had some contact with the other 7 siblings but not as close to them as the seven were to each other. The kids all loved their sister. During the Depression money was tight, things happen, they probably felt she would have a better life with the cousins as they were unable to have biological children , wanted them and had good means to care for them. Thomas and Helen Donlon were wonderful people and they stayed close to the Phil Boland family through all the years.
      Comments from Cathy (Boland) Polito--Kenneth Boland's daughter - June 2001

     
Children of R
UTH DONLON and LAWERENCE COURTNEY are:
  i.   KEVIN7 COURTNEY, b. December 05, 1956.
  ii.   BRIAN COURTNEY, b. May 17, 1958.
  iii.   TERESA COURTNEY, b. February 07, 1960.
  iv.   MARY COURTNEY, b. May 19, 1964.
  v.   PATRICK COURTNEY, b. July 25, 1968.
  vi.   KELLY COURTNEY, b. October 27, 1972.


46. MARY6 DONLON (THOMAS5, MAME ANN4 BOLAND, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) She married GENE BALK.
     
Children of M
ARY DONLON and GENE BALK are:
102. i.   DENNIS7 BALK.
103. ii.   HELEN BALK.
  iii.   MICHAEL BALK.
  iv.   ANNE BALK, m. DENNIS.


47. BETH6 DONLON (THOMAS5, MAME ANN4 BOLAND, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) She married ROBERT BELOSKY.
     
Child of B
ETH DONLON and ROBERT BELOSKY is:
  i.   JENNIFER7 BELOSKY.


48. JOSEPH GERALD (JERRY)6 DONLON (JOSEPH5, MAME ANN4 BOLAND, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) was born October 17, 1945. He married CHERYL RAE BRINKMAN June 19, 1971 in Decorah, Iowa. She was born July 21, 1948.

Notes for J
OSEPH GERALD (JERRY) DONLON:
Jerry is a pharmacist and travels parts of Iowa working at different pharmacies.

Notes for C
HERYL RAE BRINKMAN:
Cheryl teaches Chemistry and Biology at the Calmar, Iowa Community College.
     
Children of J
OSEPH DONLON and CHERYL BRINKMAN are:
104. i.   KEITH MICHAEL7 DONLON, b. December 06, 1973.
  ii.   KATHRYN MARIE DONLON, b. March 15, 1979.


49. BARBARA6 DONLON (JOSEPH5, MAME ANN4 BOLAND, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) was born April 24, 1948. She married GARY GAVLE.
     
Children of B
ARBARA DONLON and GARY GAVLE are:
  i.   JENNIFERJANE7 GAVLE, b. October 19, 1976; m. ANDREW STEFFENSMEIER.
  More About ANDREW STEFFENSMEIER:
Fiance: Engaged to Jennifer Jane Galve

  ii.   JOSEPH WALTER GAVLE, b. November 15, 1979.


50. JEAN6 DONLON (ROBERT5, MAME ANN4 BOLAND, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) was born July 06, 1955. She married EDWARD WAGNER December 01, 1979.
     
Children of J
EAN DONLON and EDWARD WAGNER are:
  i.   SARA7 WAGNER, b. June 10, 1980.
  ii.   BENJAMIN WAGNER, b. April 08, 1982.
  iii.   LUKAS WAGNER, b. July 07, 1988.


51. JOHN6 DONLON (ROBERT5, MAME ANN4 BOLAND, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) was born August 20, 1963. He married SHELLY FOSSUM August 20, 1995 in Decorah, Iowa.
     
Children of J
OHN DONLON and SHELLY FOSSUM are:
  i.   JESSICA7 DONLON, b. May 11, 1983.
  ii.   MITCHELL DONLON, b. March 07, 1986.
  iii.   TYLER DONLON, b. May 30, 1990.
  iv.   MYKAYLA DONLON, b. May 28, 1997.


52. JOHN6 BOLAND (RAYMOND EDWARD5, THOMAS E.4, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) was born August 16, 1953 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married JOLLEEN KAY MILLER June 13, 1980, daughter of CALVIN MILLER and MARY. She was born July 31, 1958 in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Notes for J
OHN BOLAND:
      John graduated from Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids with degree in Graphic Arts. He's worked as a printer most of his life. At the present time (June, 2001) he's employed by Von Hoffmann Print in Eldridge, Iowa
      John has been involved with some other jobs during his life. He has been a manager of a Movie Theater for a number of years.
      He also likes to deal and trade coins and anything that can be exchanged for some type of profit. He loves to barter and loves to see auto races. He has attended the Indianapolis 500 a number of times.
      He and Jodie have been married for over 20 years and have 3 lovely children and a grandchild.
      Prepared by Joseph W. Boland in June 2001.

More About J
OHN BOLAND:
Degree: Graphics from Kirkwood Community College
     
Children of J
OHN BOLAND and JOLLEEN MILLER are:
105. i.   EMILY7 BOLAND, b. January 16, 1981.
  ii.   CHRISTOPHER BOLAND, b. March 31, 1982.
  iii.   SARAH BOLAND, b. October 07, 1984.


53. STEPHEN6 HARBAUGH (REGINA ANN5 BOLAND, THOMAS E.4, JAMES P.3, JOHN N.2, JAMES1 O'BOLAND) was born June 29, 1949 in in Prarie Du Chein, WI. He married BECKY COOK March 14, 1971 in Jesup, Iowa. She was born May 17, 1950.

Notes for S
TEPHEN HARBAUGH:
Baptised at St Joseph's Church in Elkader, Iowa on July 10, 1949 and his Godfather was Luke Boland and his Godmother was Mrs Thomas E. Boland.
      Steve received a degree in music and has taught music and band at Victor Iowa all of his adult life. He and his wife Becky live in Victor and have a beautiful home there. They both loved gardening and traveling. Steve travels with the band from the high school and has won many awards for the school and himself.
      Prepared by Joseph W. Boland in June 2001.

      Stephen Harbaugh is responsible for grades 5-12 woodwind and percussion lessons, High School and Jr. High Marching and Concert Bands, summer programs, and all HLV (Hartwick, Ladora & Victor) computer technology. HLV has 200 networked computers in their system.

A graduate of Ed-Co High School, Steve attended UNI as a bassoon major from 1967-1971. He first taught grades 5-12 band in Winfield-Mt. Union for three years, and is presently teaching his 26th year in the HLV-Victor program. The HLV concert band has appeared at the IBA convention 5 times under the direction of Mr.. Harbaugh. Stephen has received the Karl King Active award in 1994 and 2000 from the Southeast Iowa district for his distinguished service. He has also received Teacher of the Year Award at HLV in 2001.

When not in the band room, Steve can be found on the tennis courts, in the garden, or in the basement throwing pottery. He is a professional potter selling in the Amana Colonies at Fern Hill. Steve is also active in church as a Eucharistic Minister and CCD teacher. He has been President of SEIBA (Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association) twice; has judged large group and small group contests, and guest-conducted several festivals including the University of Iowa All-State Music Camp Red Band.. Steve plays Bassoon in the Prairie Winds Woodwind Quintet..

Mr. Harbaugh has become quite interested in computer and teaches beginning adult courses for Kirkwood Area School. Using the computer, he designs Marching Band shows and rewrites band parts for gifted and special needs students. Several students receive supplemental instruction on the band room computer. All HLV music records are now stored in the computer.
      Received from Steve Harbaugh in June 2001.



More About S
TEPHEN HARBAUGH:
Degree: Music Instructor
Graduation: Degree in Music

Notes for B
ECKY COOK:
      Becky (Cook) Harbaugh was the Public Librarian for 11 years in Victor and was instrumental in building their new library. She loves books and has collected over 15,000 books and has them in her home library.
      Unfortunately Becky has MS and has had to make changes in her life in recent years. Lately she has taken to falling and has just broken a hip.
      Prepared by Joseph W. Boland in June 2001.

      Becky attended UNI for 3 years and majored in English and TEAFL(Teaching English as a Foreign Language) She also used to speak and write French and Spanish rather well. Before the MS Becky faithfully polished off 4-5 major books a week. She and her and several of her ancestors were great readers.
      Prepared by Stephen Harbaugh in June 2001.

More About B
ECKY COOK:
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
     
Child of S
TEPHEN HARBAUGH and BECKY COOK is:
  i.   MATTHEW7 HARBAUGH, b. December 08, 1971.
  Notes for MATTHEW HARBAUGH:
      Matthew lives in a special home because he has Autism and has been there since he was quite young. Just recently he was pictured in the newspaper with the Governor of Iowa. They were celebrating the month of May as special for people with Autism. Matthew is over 30 now.
      Prepared by Joseph W. Boland in June 2001.



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