John Healy

• Death Notes

  This could be my John Healy...
  Qld Death Cert No. 1931 / C3020 states that the death of John HEALY was registered in country Queensland in 1931. His father's name was recorded as John HEALY while his mother's name was recorded as Mary HEALY (nee O'Dwyer).
  
  Qld Death Cert No. for...
  John Healy
  Event date: 23/09/1931
  Event type: Death registration
  Registration details: 1931/C/3020
  Mother: Mary Healy
  Father/parent: John Healy
  
  Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld) - Thursday 24 September 1931 - Funerals
  "The Friends of Mrs. J. HEALY (Wife), Messrs JOHN, MARTIN and KEVIN HEALY (Sons), Misses MARION and KATHLEEN HEALY (Daughters), Mr. MAURICE HEALY (Brother), Messrs. JAMES, JEREMIAH MARTIN and DENIS RYAN (Brothers-in-law), are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of their deceased beloved Husband, Father, Brother and Brother-in-law (Mr. JOHN HEALY) which will move from his late residence, No. 64 West-street, THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON, at 5 o'clock, for the Rockhampton Cemetery.
  TUCKER & NANKIVELL, Undertakers. Telephone Nos. 148 - 149."
  
  Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld) - Wednesday 30 September 1931 - News Article
  "LATE MR. J. HEALY - Old Rockhampton Resident
  The late Mr. John Healy, who passed away on Wednesday last at his residence, "Tara," West-street, was an old Rockhampton resident.
  Born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1862, he arrived in Rockhampton with his, family at the age of 18 years, by the "Windsor Castle." Shortly after landing, he went to Western Queensland, where he joined the Telegraph Department, and was in course of time transferred to Rockhampton.
  After the completion of the Westwood-Jericho telephone line, Mr. Healy retired from the Department. He then went into business at the Red Lion Hotel, and later purchased the Dunmore Hotel.
  Mr. Healy left a widow and grown up family to mourn their loss.
  Wreaths, telegrams, and messages of sympathy were received from the following:
  Jack and Kevin Healy, Mr. Maurice Healy and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Healy, Martin, Dennis, James and Jeremiah Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dawbarn, Mr. and Mrs. R. Dawbarn, Mrs. Scott, Don and Gloria, Mrs. Lloyd, Matron M'Knight, inmates of Benevoient Home, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Kirby, Mrs. C. O. Kohn, Mrs. W. H. Laurence, Mrs. F. Wassell, Phelan family, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Higson and family, Mrs. Blanchfield and family, Mrs. J. Fitzgerald, Connie and Jack Brown, Reg. and Grace Bloomfield, Mr. and Mrs. Faithful and George, Mrs. Linde and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. Egan and family, Mrs Freid and family, Mr. J. Dobbs and Jessie, Connor family (Yeppoon), Mrs. Ca- rew and Estelle. Mrs. T. Morrill (Wycarbah), John Murphy, Grace Rankin, Mr. and Mrs.J. B. Stenhouse, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Lynch, Mr. J. M'Meniman (Mt. Morgan), Mae Scott, Mr. and Mrs, Nicholas Brazill and family, Mrs. D. G. Graham and family, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Steele, Mr. and Mrs. G. Dunbar and family, Elise, Violet and Eileen Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Eley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stark, Mrs. Dwyer (Koongal), Mr, and Mrs. D. Hannan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Musker, Edna Bloxsom, Aileen Cranley. Mavia Rutherford.
  Dean Rowan, Marjorie Crow, Mrs. Casey and family, Maggie and Pat Considine, Tom, Bridgie and Mini Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Power and Neil, Mrs. B. Ferricks and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wood, Mr. Roy Higson, Mr. T. Magee, Miss Mole, Jack and Vince Blanchfield, Joan and Mrs. Devenish, Rev. Fathers Dolan and Flynn, Kathleen and Mrs. Flynn (Brisbane), O'Keefe family (Brisbane), Shields family (Sydney). Daphne Wilson (Brisbane), Mr. and Mrs. Halberstater and family (Walmul), Mr. and Mrs. W. Clapton, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bolton, Kevin   Conaghan, Winnie Moore (Mt. Morgan), Currin Family (Windsor Hotel), Presentation Sisters (Longreach), Ethel Kelly, Walsh family (West- street, Racecourse Orchestra,. Miss Madge Carew (Brisbane), Mr. M. Carew and Mr. J. Brown."
  
  John HEALY, aged 68, was buried in South Rockhampton Cemetery in the Roman Catholic section, location 27 5789, on the 24th September 1931, having died of what the doctor said 'Morbus cordis', That means no more than heart disease. (Probably used by doctors when they did not know the exact cause of death but were sure it was natural causes. May sometimes mean heart failure.)