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John Kenny recuperates after a heart attack, 1961

Also April 1961 John Kenny hospitalization

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TypeEvent
Date1961-04
Withinplace/royal-oak
ErasModern era
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1961-04
Kind
Medical
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Summary

The April 1961 Beaver Beacon reported that John Kenny, co-author with Margaret Cronyn of the Saga of Beaver Island and editor of the Michigan Catholic, was recuperating at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak after a heart attack.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief newspaper health notice. It does not provide clinical details, prognosis, treatment, or later outcome.

Sources

  1. Reports that John Kenny, identified as co-author with Margaret Cronyn of the “Saga of Beaver Island” and editor of the Michigan Catholic, suffered a heart attack and was recuperating at Beaumont Hospital on Thirteen Mile Road in Royal Oak. It provides no clinical record, prognosis, or outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published hospital notice; it does not expand the medical claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “John Kenny recuperates after a heart attack, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/john-kenny-heart-attack-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Around the Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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