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Obituary for Lanigan


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Friday January 12, 2001

Margaret Alcy (Kendall) Lanigan, a resident of Bend, OR, passed away in Bend on January 7, 2001 after A short illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum in Albuquerque, N.M. on Saturday, January 13, 2001. Daniel Kendall, S.J., Margaret's nephew, will officiate. Margaret was born in Globe, Ariz., to Anna Margaret and Daniel Kendall on January 28, 1913. She and husband Richard were residents of Albuquerque until 1977 when they retired to Riverton, WY. Margaret moved from Riverton to Carbondale, Il. after Richard's death in 1992. Margaret attended nursing school at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles. She transferred to St. Joseph's Nursing School in Denver, CO. in 1934 where she received her RN degree. After nursing six years at St. James Hospital in Butte, Mont., Margaret entered St. Louis University on a fellowship where she earned her B.S. in Nursing in 1943. After raising her family, she re-entered nursing in 1966 and retired from Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque in 1976. Margaret is survived by her son, Richard of Carbondale, Ill. and his sons, James and Robert; daughter, Franke' of Bend, Ore. and her sons, Timothy and Matthew; son, Michael and his wife, Donna of Albuquerque and their daughters, Kendall and Caitlin; and son, Timothy of Medford, Ore. and his sons, Patrick and Thomas. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Richard and brother, Robert. The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers be made to the Capuchin Franciscan Order, 1345 Cortez Avenue, Burlingame, Calif. 94010. Funeral arrangements are being handled by New Mexico Mortuary Services, 1520 Central Ave. S.E., Albuquerque, N.M. 87106 (800) 956-9995.