while living in Canada. Kate received only one letter from her mother during her lifetime. The letter contained ninety dollars to have pictures taken of Jack and Kate’s children. The pictures were to be forwarded to the grandparents in Ireland. Unfortunately, the money was used for something else, so Kate’s parents never had an opportunity see their grandchildren.

Some years later, Jack developed a disease which caused deterioration of his tendons. It progressed rapidly, and he reached the point where he was unable to feed himself. It grieved Jack even more when he could no longer hold a nail in his hand. To him life was over, for he could not continue with his carpenter work. However, he remained at home, where he was tenderly cared for by Kate. She had no modern facilities as we have today. Instead she used a rocking chair to transport him around the house. Jack lived for twenty years in this condition.

One morning he was sitting outside when he took a heart attack. He died a few hours later.

Sometime later, Kate suffered from a hernia and required surgery, but did not recover. She died a few weeks later.

Jack and Kate were the grandparents of: Kay Maclsaac, Lorne Mooney, Jean Koebel, Genevieve Schlesinger and Terry Mooney (deceased); Mary Whalen, Anne MacDonald, Theresa MacDonald, Helen Gilbert (deceased), Margaret Gregory (deceased), Albert Whalen and John Whalen; Thomas Whalen, Kenneth Whalen, Robert Whalen, John Whalen, Winnifred Deagle (deceased), Joseph Whalen, Reginald Whalen, Maureen Whalen, Shirley Whalen and Douglas Whalen.

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