Miss Emma Maher

 

Emma Maher was born in 1885 in Sandusky, Ohio to Philip Maher, an Irish immigrant, and his wife, the former Jane Norton (sometimes listed as Naughton), a native of Massachusetts. The Maher family resided for many years at 316 McDonough Street, in Sandusky, Ohio. In the 1900 U.S. Census, Emma was residing with her father, Philip Maher, a boiler maker, her mother Jane, and siblings Maggie, Ellen, Emma and Robert. By 1920, Emma’s mother had passed away, and she was residing in Sandusky with her father Philip, and her sister Maggie Maher Doyen and Maggie’s two sons. Emma was working as a sales lady in a department store.

Emma  Maher passed away on September 20, 1942. She had been working at the Cohn’s store at the time of her death. Funeral services for Miss Emma Maher were held at the family home at 316 McDonough Street, with Father H.J. Foran officiating.  She was buried at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio.