She was Mary Margaret McMahon, but her family nicknamed her “Tiny” because of her small frame (often shortened to just “Tine”). She married Joseph Mattimore at Holy Family Church in 1925. Of her 23 grandchildren, she only knew the first six — all aged three and under — before her death in 1957. She had just turned 63 when she died. Here is the story of our Grandmother Mattimore, whom we never knew.
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October 10th is the 58th anniversary of the death of our grandfather Joseph Mattimore. He was only 66 years old when he died. It was totally unexpected, and likely a terrible shock to his five children, and to Harry, his only sibling. There was drama involved. And baseball. Read on for the story…
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I’m sure Kate O’Rourke never imagined that she’d spend her life raising her sister’s children. She probably had her own hopes and dreams of marrying and having a family one day. But when her sister Mary Mattimore died at 27 leaving two young boys, Kate became a caretaker and stand-in mother to Harry and Joseph Mattimore. When the boys’ father died, she became their guardian as well.
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