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Dr. Edna McInerney who served the community over 50 years, passed away at Christian Park Villages on Valentine's Day, Saturday, February 14, 2009. She was well-remembered for practicing medicine in the 1940's delivering many babies from that era, while her husband, Dr. Thomas A. McInerney, was in the service.
She belonged to the Women's Club and Delta County Medical Society while raising her six children.
She returned to practice medicine at 57 when her husband passed away in 1973. She retired on August 1, 1994, at the age of 79. She enjoyed spending time with her family during retirement.
Dr. Edna McInerney was born on September 7, 1915, in Davenport, Iowa. Later the family moved to Oak Park, Illinois. She attended St. Bernadine grade school. While attending Trinity High School (Oak Park, Illinois), she enjoyed playing violin. After graduating high school in 1931, she received her pre-med degree from Rosary College in 1933. She was the first female student to graduate with a pre-med degree. She was one of three women graduates of Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1938. From 1938 to 1939 she held a civil service residency of Newberry State Hospital in Newberry, MI.
She married Thomas A. McInerney on July 6, 1940 whom she met at St. Anne's Hospital in Chicago, IL. They moved to Escanaba, MI later that year beginning their life together.
She will be deeply missed by her family, in particular we will miss her quick wit and sense of humor.
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1915 - 2009 (93 years)
