OBIT: BLANEY, Henry; El Paso, County; d. 1948 http://files.usgwarchives.org/co/elpaso/obits/blaneyh.txt Contributed by: Rick Blaney October 04, 2002 See copyright notice at end of file ================================================== OBITUARY - Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph - Tuesday, November 30, 1948 HENRY BLANEY, 87, PIONEER RESIDENT OF COUNTY, IS DEAD Henry Blaney, pioneer resident of Colorado Springs and Falcon, passed away at a Colorado Springs hospital Monday. Rosary service will be held at the Nolan drawing room at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9:00. Thursday in St. Mary's church. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Blaney was born April 7, 1861 in Ulster county, Ireland, and came to the United States at the age of 17, landing at Boston and then going to New York City. He then went to Texas where he trailed cattle to Dodge City, Kansas, which at that time was the end of the railroad into the West. Coming to Colorado Springs, he worked on the Denver and Rio Grande and Rock Island railroads while they were building lines into Colorado. He also worked on the construction of the old Antlers Hotel. Mr. Blaney was a pioneer cattleman and ranchman in the Falcon district where he had made his home for 60 years. He was married to Miss. Mary Malaney in St. Mary's Church in September of 1892. Mrs. Blaney passed away in 1939. Surviving Mr. Blaney are three sons, John, Joe and William, all of Falcon; two daughters, Miss. Anna Blaney, Colorado Springs, and Mrs. Lucile Williams, Denver and three grandchildren. Mr. Blaney was a member of the Woodmen of the World and St. Mary Catholic church. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.