Thomas Maloy, 79 years of age, one of Bemidji’s oldest and most respected citizens, died at his home on Beltrami avenue April 3, 1914 following a week’s illness caused by pneumonia. His condition was regarded as serious last Saturday and Sunday, but Monday he was believed to be improving. He gradually grew worse, death resulting today. For four terms he was city clerk of Bemidji, previous to which time he was in the mercantile business in southern Iowa.
In the death of Thomas Maloy, which occurred at his home on Beltrami avenue yesterday afternoon, Bemidji loses one of its most admired and respected citizens. He was one of the city’s pioneer residents, moving here twelve years ago from Iowa.
When they came to Bemidji from Iowa, they first made their home with their son, Teddy Maloy at 916 Beltrami Avenue. (Oct 31, 1901)
Mr. Maloy was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, in September 1835, and when yet a small boy he immigrated to this country with his parents. He was a college graduate, receiving his education at Mobile, Alabama. Later he moved to southwestern Iowa, where at Sidney he engaged in the general mercantile business. Here he married Anna Clune. Eleven children were born to them, and nine are still living, six boys and three girls.
While still a young man, being less than thirty years of age, Mr. Maloy was elected to the Iowa state legislature from Fremont county. Upon coming to Bemidji in October 1902, he has served four terms as city clerk, and was always more or less interested an politics and just a month previous to his death was active in the city campaign. He was always regarded as an efficient and capable officer and his business methods were such that those who knew him, held him in high esteem.
Mrs. Maloy died Dec 3, 1912. The nine children to survive Mr Maloy are Mrs. C. S. Royce of Malven, Iowa, who with her husband is here for the funeral, Mrs. C. R. Astrop of the same city, Anna Maloy of Los Angeles, Ed. Maloy of Portland, Oregon, Thomas Maloy of Scots Mills, Oregon, Richard Maloy of Chicago, Joseph and Justin Maloy of Bemidji and John Maloy of Thief River Falls.