- Date Of Death: October 5, 2010
- State: Michigan
Dr. William Golden McCarthy, 84, of Sawyer, Michigan died Monday night, October 4, 2010 at his home.Dr. McCarthy was born September 6, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, to Edward & Ann (Golden) McCarthy. Bill grew up in Hyde Park and graduated from St.Ignatius High School. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. Bill was a graduate of Loyola University Medical School and is in the Loyola University Basketball Hall of Fame. Big Mac practiced general surgery at St.Francis Hospital in Blue Island, Illinois and the Thompson Clinic, and retired in 1989.
He traveled to St.Lucia, India, and Ecuador, doing medical work for the poor, and was a Hospice at Home volunteer. He was a member of St.Agnes Catholic Church in Sawyer and a former member of the Chikaming Country Club. He married Elizabeth Basney on November 15, 1952. Betty preceded in death on August 28, 2000 after 47 years of marriage. Dr. McCarthy married Maureen McDonald Maher on March 17, 2006.Survivors include his wife, Maureen; children: Mary Patricia (Robert) Bughman of Whitewater, WI, William Golden (Sheila) McCarthy Jr. of Rock Hill, SC, Mary Elizabeth (Steven) Iandolo of Orlando, FL, Mary Christine McCarthy of Glen Ellyn, IL, Mary Kathleen (John) Logue of Yorktown, VA, Mary Eileen Boyd of Westmont, IL, and Mary Sara Ann (Bob) Clark of Valparaiso, IN; step-children: Michael (Ghazaleh) Maher, Thomas (Kisha) Maher, John Maher, and Betsy Maher; grandchildren: Robert (Beth), Matthew (Anna), Heather, Grant, Will, Michael, Mark, Brigid, James, Betsy, Danny, Claire, Kelly, Bill, Carrie, Sara, Anne, Mary, and Justin; a sister, Anita Carroll of Downers Grove, Illinois; and abundant nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Maeve McCarthy; and siblings: Edward McCarthy, Patricia Fassnacht, Justin McCarthy, and Jack McCarthy
