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David John Buchanan

Birth
Rathdonnell, County Donegal, Ireland
Death
7 Nov 1963 (aged 80)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
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OBITUARY
The Denver Post
10 Nov 1963

D. J. Buchanan
Services for David J. Buchanan, 1200 Ivy St., will be at Olinger Mortuary, Speer Blvd. and Sherman St., at 3 p. m. Tuesday. Entombment will be at Fairmount. Buchanan, who was 80, died Thursday in Swedish Hospital.
He was born in Donegal County, Ireland, May 17, 1883, and came to the United States in 1900, settling first in Chicago, then to Denver, in 1904. For 18 years he owned a grocery business at E. Virginia Ave. and S. Logan St., for 12 years operated South Denver Moving and Storage Co., and finally Buchanan Cafe until his retirement in 1940.
Buchanan was an ardent sportsman, particularly enjoying hunting and fishing.
He married Ruby Shepherd April 1, 1916. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Roberta Jones, Colorado Springs; two sisters, Mrs Adeline Ashley, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Agnes Haines, Denver; two brothers, Leslie and George Buchanan, both of Denver, and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Fund.
OBITUARY
The Denver Post
10 Nov 1963

D. J. Buchanan
Services for David J. Buchanan, 1200 Ivy St., will be at Olinger Mortuary, Speer Blvd. and Sherman St., at 3 p. m. Tuesday. Entombment will be at Fairmount. Buchanan, who was 80, died Thursday in Swedish Hospital.
He was born in Donegal County, Ireland, May 17, 1883, and came to the United States in 1900, settling first in Chicago, then to Denver, in 1904. For 18 years he owned a grocery business at E. Virginia Ave. and S. Logan St., for 12 years operated South Denver Moving and Storage Co., and finally Buchanan Cafe until his retirement in 1940.
Buchanan was an ardent sportsman, particularly enjoying hunting and fishing.
He married Ruby Shepherd April 1, 1916. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Roberta Jones, Colorado Springs; two sisters, Mrs Adeline Ashley, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Agnes Haines, Denver; two brothers, Leslie and George Buchanan, both of Denver, and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Fund.


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