Obit: Flaherty, Vincent (1886 - 1973)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Amo, Beaver, Behling, Czarnezki, Duell, Emstrom, Flaherty, Gowey, Grahl, Jensen, Kapsey, Palmer, Smith, Stoneburg

----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 3/17/1973

Flaherty, Vincent (28 FEB 1886 - 10 MAR 1973)

Vincent Flaherty Rites Held Here Saturday

Vincent Flaherty, 87, town of Grove, was found dead Wednesday morning, March 14, of a gunshot wound. The body was discovered by Joe Kapsey, Gilman, a fuel oil distributor, according to coroner James Amo, who investigated, along with sheriff Alfred Palmer.

It is theorized that Mr. Flaherty took his life Saturday, March 10. Coroner Amo, in his report, stated that the man had checked off the days on the calendar. March 10 was the final date marked with an “X”. A 45 caliber pistol was found beside the body. The man died of a head wound.

Funeral services were held here Saturday afternoon at the Hemer funeral home with Rev. Warren Behling officiating. Burial took place in the Perkinstown Community cemetery where military graveside rites were conducted by the Landua-Jensen American Legion post and the Klossner-Dietzler VFW post.

Serving as pallbearers were John Czarnezki, Ed Smith, Robert Grahl, Fred Jensen Sr., Harold Gowey and Ed Emstrom.

Mr. Flaherty was born February 28, 1886, at Loyal and received his education there. He was employed as a telephone lineman, served as marshal at Loyal and was self employed as a carpenter. Mr. Flaherty also worked in the lumber mills in the state of Oregon.

A veteran of World War I, he also served in the Mexican border campaign. Mr. Flaherty has resided in the town of Grover since 1923. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW posts at Medford.

A single man, he is survived by three sister, Mrs. Ann Duell of Greenwood, Mrs. Agnes Stoneburg of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Kathryn Beaver of Eau Claire.

Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

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----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 4/16/1986

Vincent Flaherty, 87, was living alone in his small frame home on Perkinstown Avenue near Eska Lake when he was shot to death in 1973.

A Viroqua man who formerly lived in this area has confessed to the murder and three others he says he committed over a 10 year period.

At the time of his death, authorities thought Flaherty has killed himself.