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Percival Joseph Dooley

Percival Joseph Dooley

Male 1897 - 1969  (72 years)


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  • Name Percival Joseph Dooley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 8 Jan 1897  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Jan 1969  Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Burial 27 Jan 1969  Brook Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    Person ID I5670  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father John Dooley,   b. 28 May 1867, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1934, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Laura Bridget Brogan,   b. 23 Sep 1868, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1945, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 6 Jul 1888  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St. Malachi Catholic Church

      St. Malachi Catholic Church
    Family ID F1469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Porter,   b. 1906, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    >1. Living
    +2. Laura Katherine Dooley,   b. 7 Mar 1928, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1995, Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family 2 Eleanore T. Ralph,   b. 7 Aug 1903, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1997, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 7 Aug 1937  Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Living
    +2. Laura Katherine Dooley,   b. 7 Mar 1928, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1995, Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Eleanor Gertrude Dooley,   b. 17 Dec 1938, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2019 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. William J. Dooley,   b. 28 May 1942, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1966, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Living
    Family ID F1623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Obituary: Dooley, John J. 01OCT1939.
      Name: Dooley, John J.
      Date: Oct 1 1939
      Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #021.

      Notes: Dooley: John J., son of Laura (nee Brogan) and the late John, brother of Thomas, Mrs. Gertrude Smith, Percival J. and Mrs. Marie Hout. Thursday, Sept. 27, 1939, at Madison, O. Friends may call at McGorray Bros.' Lakewood Home, 14133 Detroit ave. Funeral. Monday, Oct. 2, St. Luke's Church, Bunts rd. and Clifton blvd., at 9:30 a. m.

    2. [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Obituary: Dooley, Laura (Brogan).
      Id#: 0080657
      Name: Dooley, Laura
      Date: Dec 26 1945
      Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #021.

      Notes: Dooley: Laura (nee Brogan), beloved wife of the late John, mother of Thomas J., Mrs. Gertrude Smith, Mrs. Marie Hout, Percy J., Loretta and the late John, grandmother and great-grandmother, residence, 1421 Wayne ave. Friends may call at Reidy Bros.' Funeral Home, 11210 Detroit ave. Services, Thursday, St. James' Church, at 10 a. m.


    3. [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Obituary: Hout, Marie (Dooley).
      Id#: 0553448
      Name: Hout, Marie E.
      Date: Sep 22 1955
      Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #119.
      Notes: Hout, Marie E., beloved wife of Henry C., dear mother of Mary G. Skeens, Henry J., Charles T., and grandmother, sister of Thomas, Perce and Loretta Dooley, Tuesday, late residence, 1431 Wayne Ave. Friends received at the Nickels Funeral Home, 14500 Madison Ave. Services Friday, Sept. 23, St. James Church, 10 a. m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

      Cleveland Necrology File
      HFA: 12FEB2023

    4. [S286] Ohio Department of Health, Certified Abstract of Marriage: Dooley, Margaret Marie & Marcellus, Jack Keith.

    5. [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Smith, Getrude M (Dooley).
      Smith, Gertrude M. (nee Dooley), beloved wife of Capt. Lloyd W. (Mike) Smith, mother of William J., Mrs. Lauretta Zeber, and Wilfred T., and grandmother, sister of Thomas F., Mrs. Marie Hout, Percival J. and Loretta, residence, 1525 Bidwell Ave. Rocky River. Friends may call After 7 P. M. Saturday at Reidy Bros. Funeral Home, 11210 Detroit Ave. Services Monday, St. Christopher's Church, 10 a. m.

      Cleveland Press, The: 28JUN1952
      Cleveland Necrology File
      HFA: 17SEP2023


    6. [S117] 1940 United States Federal Census, Dooley, Percivel J; Eleanor T; Eleanor G; Margaret M; Laura C. Ohio, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio. 1344 Beach Avenue. 1940; Census Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03056; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 18-212.

    7. [S83] 1950 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm, Dooley, Percival; Dooley, Eleanore (Ralph); Dooley, Eleanor; Dooley, William J.; Dooley, Eileen. 2199 Warren Road, Lakewood, Ohio. ED: 97-92, accessed 02APR2022 from https://registry.opendata.aws/nara-1950-census.

    8. [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Dooley, Percival "Pat".
      Dooley. Percival J. (Pat) Dooley, beloved husband of Eleanor (nee Ralph), dear father of Margaret Marcellus, Laura Evans, Eleanor Svoboda, Eileen Fischer, and William (deceased), grandfather of 9, brother of Thomas of Florida and the following deceased; Gertrude Smith, John, Marie Hout and Loretta Dooley. Friends may call at Klanke Funeral Parlors, 12629 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, Requiem Mass Monday, St. Clement's Church at 10 A.M. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Retired Captain of Lakewood Fire Department. Visiting Hours Sunday 2-5, 7-9 P.M. Arrangements by Butler Funeral Home.

      Cleveland Public Library: Cleveland Necrology File
      Pain Dealer, The: 26JAN21969
      Accessed: 26JAN20264