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Claire Brogan

Claire Brogan

Female 1918 - 1953  (34 years)


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  • Name Claire Brogan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 16 Jan 1918  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1953 
    Person ID I1389  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Leander Thomas Brogan,   b. 1870, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1941, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah A. Mullen,   b. 1874, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1943, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Feb 1902  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • St. Malachi's Catholic Church
    Family ID F1541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donald C Anderson,   b. 29 Nov 1917, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1974, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1940  Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Anderson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Therese Leah Anderson,   b. 28 Feb 1944, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1999 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Michaela Catherine Anderson,   b. 27 Dec 1946, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 2015, Sierra Vista, Cochise, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Obituary: Kramer, Michaela "Mickey" Catherine (Anderson) Citation Text: Michaela (Mickey) Catherine Kramer, 68 of Sierra Vista, Arizona, passed away on June 17, 2015. Mickey was born the daughter of Donald Anderson and Claire (Brogan) Anderson on December 27, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio. Having grown up in the foster system, she attended several schools in Ohio, Arizona and California and spoke fondly of all of her foster parents. Upon graduation she enlisted in the United States Navy, served as a Yeoman and was stationed at the United States Naval Base in Newport Rhode Island. While serving there she met and married Milton Joel Kramer on June 17, 1967. She received an honorable discharge on August 9, 1967 upon learning they were expecting the first of four children. They divorced following 32 years of marriage. Mickey received her nursing degree from Hawkeye Institute of Technology in 1972. While attending Hawkeye she enjoyed and participated in the intramural sports program and played on the women’s basketball team. As a nurse, she was employed at Schoitz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, Lake View Care Center in Lake View, Iowa and while employed with Traveling Nurses of America served Native American populations in Oklahoma and Arizona. In addition she worked for Kramer Construction, Basha’s Deli and T & M Boiler Company. Mickey enjoyed reading, writing, crocheting, gardening and genealogy and had a particular interest in Ireland and her Irish heritage. Much to the dismay of her eldest daughter and son, she was a dedicated Iowa Hawkeye fan and rarely missed a televised game. She was also an avid Arizona Sun Devils fan. She is survived by her children, Shelene Codner (John), Dumont, Iowa, Troy Kramer (Kristie), Marshalltown, Iowa, Susan Casarez (Roland), Phoenix, Arizona and Tamara Nuckolls (Darren), Early, Iowa, ten grandchildren, three great grandchildren (was expecting her fourth). At the time of her passing she was survived by one sister, Mary (Jackie) Mahany, Henderson, Nevada, who has since passed. She was preceded in death by her sister, Terry Welker and presumably her parents. A family memorial service will be held graveside at Pleasant View Cemetery in Aplington, Iowa at 1:00 p.m. on August 30, 2015. Memorial flags were flown in her honor over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on August 1, 2015. Healgrief.org: Unknown date HFA: 18FEB2023.

    2. [S327] DNA Match, AncestryDNA: Henry Hout & Shelly Codner 3rd cousin 1x removed. Anderson/Kramer Family Tree by Shelly Codner.

    3. [S217] National Archive, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archive; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 18APR1930;), Brogan, Leander & Sarah [Mullen] and family. Year: 1930; Census Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0648; FHL microfilm: 2341521.

    4. [S533] Ancestry.com, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Anderson, Donald & Clara Brogan.

    5. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Brogan, L.T. [Leander].

    6. [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Brogan, Leander T.
      ame: Brogan, Lee T.
      Date: Jun 13 1941
      Source: unknown, Reel #10

      Notes: Brogan: Lee T., beloved husband of Sarah (nee Mullen), father of Colette Steinmetz, Catherine, Clare Anderson and Jean, at his residence, 1300 Bunts rd., Tuesday, June 10, 1941. Funeral services Saturday, June 14, St. Luke's Church, Bunts rd. and Clifton Blvd., at 9 a. m.

      Cleveland Public Library Necrology File
      Accessed: 22JAN2026

    7. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Steinmetz-Brogan Miss Colette Brogan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brogan, 1300 Bunts Road, Lakewood, and Mr. Paul J. Steinmetz, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Steinmetz of Tiffin, O., were married at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, in St. Luke's Church, Lakewood. Miss Catherine Brogan was maid of honor, Miss Clare Brogan bridesmaid, and Jeanne Brogan flower girl. Mr. Walter Steinmetz attended his brother as best man, and the users were the Messrs. Herman Ehrenfried and Ralph Kuebler of Tiffin. After a trip to Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Steinmetz will live at 12002 Lake Avenue, Lakewood. Plain Dealer, The: 20Sept1931 Accessed: 22JAN2026.

    8. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Brogan, Catherine M.
      BROGAN, CATHERINE M., beloved daughter of the late Lea T. and Sadie (nee Mullen); sister of Colette Steinmetz, Clare Anderson, Jean Patton; niece of Anne and Kathryn Mullen; Thuesday, Oct 21, 1948; residence, 1300 Bunts Rd. Friends may call at McGorray Bros. Lakewood Home, 14133 Detroit Ave. Funeral Monday, Oct 25, St. Luke's Church (Clifton and Bunts), at 10 a.m.

      Plain Dealer: 23OCT1948
      Accessed: 22JAN2026

    9. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Marriage: Brogan, L.T. [Leander] and Sadie [Sarah] Mullen.
      Mr. L.T. Brogan, local manager of the Great Lakes Towing Co., and one of the best known men on the river, and Miss Sadie Mullen were married yesterday morning at St. Malachi's church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.P. Maloney and Rev. John McHale. Mr. and Mrs. Brogan left for the south and will be gone several weeks. The bridge and groom received many beautiful presents. The officials of the Great Lakes Towing Co. arranged for the southern trip, and the local managers of the company presented the couple with a beautiful clock.

      Plan Dealer, The: 12FEB1902
      Accessed: 22JAN2026