IRMA MARIE DONNELLY DAY

Irma Marie Donnelly was born September 12, 1908 at Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. She had a brother Harry, two years older. Her sister Agnes had died shortly before the birth of Harry. Her parents were Dennis and Christina Fleischer Donnelly. Irma grew up in Kansas until her father was transferred to Chicago with the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe railroad. Harry and Irma went back to Kansas in the summers and stayed with their grandparents. Irma met her future husband Clarence Day at Hyde Park High School in Chicago and they were married March 19, 1928.

Clarence and Irma lived in Chicago for a short time and then moved to Clam Lake, Wisconsin. They returned to Chicago for the birth of their first child Diana in 1929 and then back to Clam Lake. Their second child Judy was born in 1935 in Clam Lake. A CCC doctor delivered her at their home. Clarence worked for the CCC, built and managed a gas station and hardware store, and eventually became Register of Deeds. Their third daughter Wendy was born in Ashland, Wisconsin in 1946.

Clarence was Register of Deeds for 16 years and worked at the court house in Ashland. He also worked for Civil Defense for the State of Wisconsin. He died March 2, 1966 in Ashland, Wiconsin. Irma was secretary for the Presbyterian Church for 26 years. She died June 1, 2003 in Ashland. These were my parents.