Almost a Century

February 10, 1917 saw the passing of Bridget O'Hearn, mother of our favorite veterinarian, Mike O'Hearn. She was 99 years old. Had she been able to last another two months, she would have reached the century mark.

She was born in County Clare, Ireland on April 2, 1817; came to the United States in 1840; in 1850 married Roger O'Hearn in Chicago; and in 1864 came with him to Hobart.

She outlived her husband and four of her six children, being survived only by her sons Mike and Dennis. She also left five grandchildren and two brothers.

She rests now in St. Peter and Paul Cemetery (known at the time of her burial as the Turkey Creek cemetery). She has not quite reached the century mark of her death.


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Bridget O'Hearn's grave marker. All the O'Hearn grave markers, except for Rosa's, are badly weathered and nearly illegible.


Source: "Mrs. Bridget O'Hearn Passes Away at Age of Nearly 100 Years." Hobart News 15 Feb. 1917.