- Date
- 1996-07
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathhealthcarefamilyreligioncommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1996 Beaver Beacon remembered John Arthur Hetherington, M.D., who died after a heart attack in Charlevoix Hospital. A funeral Mass was held July 8 at Holy Cross Church, followed by burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family remembrance describes his medical training, World War II service as a battalion surgeon, Bronze Star, and long connection with Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and family tribute, not a complete medical, military, or vital-record biography.
Sources
- The remembrance reports that Hetherington died of a heart attack in Charlevoix Hospital, that his funeral Mass was held July 8 at Holy Cross Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, and that he had practiced medicine, served as a World War II battalion surgeon, and received a Bronze Star. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and family remembrance.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers physician John Arthur Hetherington after his death in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-hetherington-obituary-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1996, “In Memoriam: John Arthur Hetherington, M.D.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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