RIP Uncle Chet

My Uncle Chet and my Aunt Mary inherited Grandma Rose's cabin in Solon Springs, south of Superior, Wisconsin. I spent my childhood at the lake with them. He let me hold my first garden snake and took me berry picking. One time, he saved my life when I was stung in the face by hornets.  He was the best uncle on the planet. He was goofy, and really really silly at times which made him all the more loveable.

John Chester “J” McIntyre Sr.

Birth

29 Sep 1906

Wisconsin, USA

Death

May 1974 (aged 67)

Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA

Burial

Saint Francis Cemetery

Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA

 

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Wife, my Aunt Mary

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  Mary Emily DeMeyer McIntyre

  1910–2001

He also had two brothers: Archie and Malcolm.  And several sisters who I remember as kind and lovely. They were all Scottish and definitely Ojibwe.

 

Chet's son Pete is my godfather.