Dr. Raymond Carmody Sr. died peacefully at his home in Valparaiso, Indiana, June 13th at the age of 109. Born and raised in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to Bert and Catherine Carmody, he grew up in the late phases of the horse-and-buggy era. (His father drove a team of horses for Reynolds Cherry Orchards.) A voracious reader, Ray was known to have read every book in the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. When not reading, he picked strawberries at the Martin farm along with his mother, Kate for extra money. He graduated from high school at age 15 and headed off to Marquette University in Milwaukee. There he also found work as a busboy in an arcade to help pay tuition expenses.
After undergraduate school he continued on at Marquette Medical School. However, the Milwaukee Fire Marshall condemned the fire trap of a building that housed the Medical School, and students had to find positions elsewhere. Ray was fortunate in finding a spot at Loyola Medical School in Chicago. After medical school he interned at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. This was an exciting time to be at “the County”, as it was considered the best internship in Chicago. Not to mention Cook Conty Hospital was full of shot-up gangsters from Al Capone’s mob, few of whom survived. Ray said he knew more about gunshots than any Ophthalmologist around! Dr. Ray also laughed about the number of births at Cook County with having to deliver 5 babies his first day of internship!
After his internship Ray completed a residency in ophthalmology/otolaryngology at Loyola. Ray was invited to join both Rush and Northwestern Hospitals to practice but a longing to return to a more rural lifestyle led him to join Dr. Julius Chevigny in private practice in Gary, Indiana in 1935. He joined the staff of St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital, as well as Methodist Hospital. His tenure at Mercy Hospital was to last 70 years. Because their practice was growing rapidly, Drs. Chevigny and Carmody added another partner, Dr. Charles Yast, who took over the ENT side of the practice, allowing Ray and “Chev” to focus solely on ophthalmology. Dr. Chevigny passed at an early age and Dr. Ray took over the practice.
In 1941. Ray married Marianne Graves, and the couple raised seven children. In 1944, they purchased a farm in Chesterton, Indiana. Ray built a greenhouse and the family raised orchids and chrysanthemums in what became the Waverly Nursery. This was mostly a labor of love, since the business rarely broke even and required long hours. The Waverly Nursery was known statewide for its beautiful flowers. The Carmody children could be heard complaining daily about having to work in the greenhouse BEFORE being able to ride the horses.
Ray loved ophthalmology first and foremost, and during the course of his practice in Gary/Merrillville he introduced several new surgical techniques to Northwest Indiana. He fitted the first soft contact lens in NW Indiana. He served as editor of the Lake County Medical Society News, assistant editor of the Indiana State Medical Journal, and a term as Chief of Staff at Mercy Hospital. He was also a member of the AMA and ABO. Dr. Carmody was a devoted and selfless doctor, and his patients and their families adored him. When he first arrived in Gary (1930s) he was very distraught in finding the doctors’ waiting rooms segregated. He desegregated his waiting room his very first day in practice and always enjoyed working with all his patients. Over the 70 year span of his practice, Dr. Carmody saw 3 generations of families.
After his retirement at age 93, he continued to have an active and fulfilling life of reading, hiking, visiting with his five children, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, as well as following his favorite football teams. Ray was also a longtime member of St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Hobart.
Ray loved nature and collected specimens of trees and flowers which he would bring indoors and identify. He loved animals and raised generations of horses, dogs, cats, geese, and an occasional sheep. He enjoyed traveling with The Amazon River, Africa, The Galapagos Islands, and Costa Rica among his trips. He was a student of life, science, medicine, economics, and politics, and loved to pass his knowledge on to his family. We will not soon see the likes of him again, and we will miss him dearly. Ray was truly a Hero to everyone.
He was preceded in death by two children, Timothy Carmody, MD, and Kathleen Carmody Miller; two grandchild, Kelly Parker and Rachel Jean Carmody; and mother of his children, Marianne Carmody. He is survived by five adoring children- Dr. Raymond Carmody Jr., MD (Carol) of Tucson, AZ. Mary Ann Carter, PhD of Valparaiso, IN, Maureen Carmody (Danny) of Valparaiso, Nancy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN and Theresa Carmody (Don) of Valparasio, IN. Ray is also survived by his half sister Leann Kiehnau (Paul) of Egg Harbor, WI.
Dr. Carmody was gifted with 14 grandchildren- 12 of whom survive. Kirk Parker of Cave Creek AZ, Bill McCorkel Jr. of Chesterton, IN, Molly Carmody (Dan) of Yelm, WA, Dr. Ellie Carmody, MD (Daniel) of Brooklyn, NY, Shelly Brower (Vance) of Stevenson Ranch, CA, Candace DeSarro of Santa Monica, CA, Timothy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN, Daniel Carmody of Urbana, IL, Tarah Kerwin (EJ) of Tucson, AZ, Sarah Chaney (Matt) of Glasgow, KY, Erica Fieldhouse of Demotte, IN and Rick Coons (Stephanie) of Roscoe, IL. Ray also had 17 great-grandchildren who were the light of his lives.
The family would like to thank VNA Hospice, especially Jeanne, and all the nurses who visited for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to VNA Hospice of Valparaiso, IN or any animal shelter or charity that you prefer. Memorial Mass for Raymond will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church, 107 Main St, Hobart, IN 46342 with Fr. Ben Ross and Father Dominic Bertino officiating.
Arrangements were handled with Edmonds and Evans Funeral Home, 6941 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368.
After undergraduate school he continued on at Marquette Medical School. However, the Milwaukee Fire Marshall condemned the fire trap of a building that housed the Medical School, and students had to find positions elsewhere. Ray was fortunate in finding a spot at Loyola Medical School in Chicago. After medical school he interned at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. This was an exciting time to be at “the County”, as it was considered the best internship in Chicago. Not to mention Cook Conty Hospital was full of shot-up gangsters from Al Capone’s mob, few of whom survived. Ray said he knew more about gunshots than any Ophthalmologist around! Dr. Ray also laughed about the number of births at Cook County with having to deliver 5 babies his first day of internship!
After his internship Ray completed a residency in ophthalmology/otolaryngology at Loyola. Ray was invited to join both Rush and Northwestern Hospitals to practice but a longing to return to a more rural lifestyle led him to join Dr. Julius Chevigny in private practice in Gary, Indiana in 1935. He joined the staff of St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital, as well as Methodist Hospital. His tenure at Mercy Hospital was to last 70 years. Because their practice was growing rapidly, Drs. Chevigny and Carmody added another partner, Dr. Charles Yast, who took over the ENT side of the practice, allowing Ray and “Chev” to focus solely on ophthalmology. Dr. Chevigny passed at an early age and Dr. Ray took over the practice.
In 1941. Ray married Marianne Graves, and the couple raised seven children. In 1944, they purchased a farm in Chesterton, Indiana. Ray built a greenhouse and the family raised orchids and chrysanthemums in what became the Waverly Nursery. This was mostly a labor of love, since the business rarely broke even and required long hours. The Waverly Nursery was known statewide for its beautiful flowers. The Carmody children could be heard complaining daily about having to work in the greenhouse BEFORE being able to ride the horses.
Ray loved ophthalmology first and foremost, and during the course of his practice in Gary/Merrillville he introduced several new surgical techniques to Northwest Indiana. He fitted the first soft contact lens in NW Indiana. He served as editor of the Lake County Medical Society News, assistant editor of the Indiana State Medical Journal, and a term as Chief of Staff at Mercy Hospital. He was also a member of the AMA and ABO. Dr. Carmody was a devoted and selfless doctor, and his patients and their families adored him. When he first arrived in Gary (1930s) he was very distraught in finding the doctors’ waiting rooms segregated. He desegregated his waiting room his very first day in practice and always enjoyed working with all his patients. Over the 70 year span of his practice, Dr. Carmody saw 3 generations of families.
After his retirement at age 93, he continued to have an active and fulfilling life of reading, hiking, visiting with his five children, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, as well as following his favorite football teams. Ray was also a longtime member of St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Hobart.
Ray loved nature and collected specimens of trees and flowers which he would bring indoors and identify. He loved animals and raised generations of horses, dogs, cats, geese, and an occasional sheep. He enjoyed traveling with The Amazon River, Africa, The Galapagos Islands, and Costa Rica among his trips. He was a student of life, science, medicine, economics, and politics, and loved to pass his knowledge on to his family. We will not soon see the likes of him again, and we will miss him dearly. Ray was truly a Hero to everyone.
He was preceded in death by two children, Timothy Carmody, MD, and Kathleen Carmody Miller; two grandchild, Kelly Parker and Rachel Jean Carmody; and mother of his children, Marianne Carmody. He is survived by five adoring children- Dr. Raymond Carmody Jr., MD (Carol) of Tucson, AZ. Mary Ann Carter, PhD of Valparaiso, IN, Maureen Carmody (Danny) of Valparaiso, Nancy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN and Theresa Carmody (Don) of Valparasio, IN. Ray is also survived by his half sister Leann Kiehnau (Paul) of Egg Harbor, WI.
Dr. Carmody was gifted with 14 grandchildren- 12 of whom survive. Kirk Parker of Cave Creek AZ, Bill McCorkel Jr. of Chesterton, IN, Molly Carmody (Dan) of Yelm, WA, Dr. Ellie Carmody, MD (Daniel) of Brooklyn, NY, Shelly Brower (Vance) of Stevenson Ranch, CA, Candace DeSarro of Santa Monica, CA, Timothy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN, Daniel Carmody of Urbana, IL, Tarah Kerwin (EJ) of Tucson, AZ, Sarah Chaney (Matt) of Glasgow, KY, Erica Fieldhouse of Demotte, IN and Rick Coons (Stephanie) of Roscoe, IL. Ray also had 17 great-grandchildren who were the light of his lives.
The family would like to thank VNA Hospice, especially Jeanne, and all the nurses who visited for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to VNA Hospice of Valparaiso, IN or any animal shelter or charity that you prefer. Memorial Mass for Raymond will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church, 107 Main St, Hobart, IN 46342 with Fr. Ben Ross and Father Dominic Bertino officiating.
Arrangements were handled with Edmonds and Evans Funeral Home, 6941 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368.
Dr. Raymond Carmody Sr. died peacefully at his home in Valparaiso, Indiana, June 13th at the age of 109. Born and raised in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to Bert and Catherine Carmody, he grew up in the late phases of the horse-and-buggy era. (His father drove a team of horses for Reynolds Cherry Orchards.) A voracious reader, Ray was known to have read every book in the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. When not reading, he picked strawberries at the Martin farm along with his mother, Kate for extra money. He graduated from high school at age 15 and headed off to Marquette University in Milwaukee. There he also found work as a busboy in an arcade to help pay tuition expenses.
After undergraduate school he continued on at Marquette Medical School. However, the Milwaukee Fire Marshall condemned the fire trap of a building that housed the Medical School, and students had to find positions elsewhere. Ray was fortunate in finding a spot at Loyola Medical School in Chicago. After medical school he interned at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. This was an exciting time to be at “the County”, as it was considered the best internship in Chicago. Not to mention Cook Conty Hospital was full of shot-up gangsters from Al Capone’s mob, few of whom survived. Ray said he knew more about gunshots than any Ophthalmologist around! Dr. Ray also laughed about the number of births at Cook County with having to deliver 5 babies his first day of internship!
After his internship Ray completed a residency in ophthalmology/otolaryngology at Loyola. Ray was invited to join both Rush and Northwestern Hospitals to practice but a longing to return to a more rural lifestyle led him to join Dr. Julius Chevigny in private practice in Gary, Indiana in 1935. He joined the staff of St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital, as well as Methodist Hospital. His tenure at Mercy Hospital was to last 70 years. Because their practice was growing rapidly, Drs. Chevigny and Carmody added another partner, Dr. Charles Yast, who took over the ENT side of the practice, allowing Ray and “Chev” to focus solely on ophthalmology. Dr. Chevigny passed at an early age and Dr. Ray took over the practice.
In 1941. Ray married Marianne Graves, and the couple raised seven children. In 1944, they purchased a farm in Chesterton, Indiana. Ray built a greenhouse and the family raised orchids and chrysanthemums in what became the Waverly Nursery. This was mostly a labor of love, since the business rarely broke even and required long hours. The Waverly Nursery was known statewide for its beautiful flowers. The Carmody children could be heard complaining daily about having to work in the greenhouse BEFORE being able to ride the horses.
Ray loved ophthalmology first and foremost, and during the course of his practice in Gary/Merrillville he introduced several new surgical techniques to Northwest Indiana. He fitted the first soft contact lens in NW Indiana. He served as editor of the Lake County Medical Society News, assistant editor of the Indiana State Medical Journal, and a term as Chief of Staff at Mercy Hospital. He was also a member of the AMA and ABO. Dr. Carmody was a devoted and selfless doctor, and his patients and their families adored him. When he first arrived in Gary (1930s) he was very distraught in finding the doctors’ waiting rooms segregated. He desegregated his waiting room his very first day in practice and always enjoyed working with all his patients. Over the 70 year span of his practice, Dr. Carmody saw 3 generations of families.
After his retirement at age 93, he continued to have an active and fulfilling life of reading, hiking, visiting with his five children, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, as well as following his favorite football teams. Ray was also a longtime member of St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Hobart.
Ray loved nature and collected specimens of trees and flowers which he would bring indoors and identify. He loved animals and raised generations of horses, dogs, cats, geese, and an occasional sheep. He enjoyed traveling with The Amazon River, Africa, The Galapagos Islands, and Costa Rica among his trips. He was a student of life, science, medicine, economics, and politics, and loved to pass his knowledge on to his family. We will not soon see the likes of him again, and we will miss him dearly. Ray was truly a Hero to everyone.
He was preceded in death by two children, Timothy Carmody, MD, and Kathleen Carmody Miller; two grandchild, Kelly Parker and Rachel Jean Carmody; and mother of his children, Marianne Carmody. He is survived by five adoring children- Dr. Raymond Carmody Jr., MD (Carol) of Tucson, AZ. Mary Ann Carter, PhD of Valparaiso, IN, Maureen Carmody (Danny) of Valparaiso, Nancy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN and Theresa Carmody (Don) of Valparasio, IN. Ray is also survived by his half sister Leann Kiehnau (Paul) of Egg Harbor, WI.
Dr. Carmody was gifted with 14 grandchildren- 12 of whom survive. Kirk Parker of Cave Creek AZ, Bill McCorkel Jr. of Chesterton, IN, Molly Carmody (Dan) of Yelm, WA, Dr. Ellie Carmody, MD (Daniel) of Brooklyn, NY, Shelly Brower (Vance) of Stevenson Ranch, CA, Candace DeSarro of Santa Monica, CA, Timothy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN, Daniel Carmody of Urbana, IL, Tarah Kerwin (EJ) of Tucson, AZ, Sarah Chaney (Matt) of Glasgow, KY, Erica Fieldhouse of Demotte, IN and Rick Coons (Stephanie) of Roscoe, IL. Ray also had 17 great-grandchildren who were the light of his lives.
The family would like to thank VNA Hospice, especially Jeanne, and all the nurses who visited for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to VNA Hospice of Valparaiso, IN or any animal shelter or charity that you prefer. Memorial Mass for Raymond will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church, 107 Main St, Hobart, IN 46342 with Fr. Ben Ross and Father Dominic Bertino officiating.
Arrangements were handled with Edmonds and Evans Funeral Home, 6941 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368.
After undergraduate school he continued on at Marquette Medical School. However, the Milwaukee Fire Marshall condemned the fire trap of a building that housed the Medical School, and students had to find positions elsewhere. Ray was fortunate in finding a spot at Loyola Medical School in Chicago. After medical school he interned at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. This was an exciting time to be at “the County”, as it was considered the best internship in Chicago. Not to mention Cook Conty Hospital was full of shot-up gangsters from Al Capone’s mob, few of whom survived. Ray said he knew more about gunshots than any Ophthalmologist around! Dr. Ray also laughed about the number of births at Cook County with having to deliver 5 babies his first day of internship!
After his internship Ray completed a residency in ophthalmology/otolaryngology at Loyola. Ray was invited to join both Rush and Northwestern Hospitals to practice but a longing to return to a more rural lifestyle led him to join Dr. Julius Chevigny in private practice in Gary, Indiana in 1935. He joined the staff of St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital, as well as Methodist Hospital. His tenure at Mercy Hospital was to last 70 years. Because their practice was growing rapidly, Drs. Chevigny and Carmody added another partner, Dr. Charles Yast, who took over the ENT side of the practice, allowing Ray and “Chev” to focus solely on ophthalmology. Dr. Chevigny passed at an early age and Dr. Ray took over the practice.
In 1941. Ray married Marianne Graves, and the couple raised seven children. In 1944, they purchased a farm in Chesterton, Indiana. Ray built a greenhouse and the family raised orchids and chrysanthemums in what became the Waverly Nursery. This was mostly a labor of love, since the business rarely broke even and required long hours. The Waverly Nursery was known statewide for its beautiful flowers. The Carmody children could be heard complaining daily about having to work in the greenhouse BEFORE being able to ride the horses.
Ray loved ophthalmology first and foremost, and during the course of his practice in Gary/Merrillville he introduced several new surgical techniques to Northwest Indiana. He fitted the first soft contact lens in NW Indiana. He served as editor of the Lake County Medical Society News, assistant editor of the Indiana State Medical Journal, and a term as Chief of Staff at Mercy Hospital. He was also a member of the AMA and ABO. Dr. Carmody was a devoted and selfless doctor, and his patients and their families adored him. When he first arrived in Gary (1930s) he was very distraught in finding the doctors’ waiting rooms segregated. He desegregated his waiting room his very first day in practice and always enjoyed working with all his patients. Over the 70 year span of his practice, Dr. Carmody saw 3 generations of families.
After his retirement at age 93, he continued to have an active and fulfilling life of reading, hiking, visiting with his five children, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, as well as following his favorite football teams. Ray was also a longtime member of St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Hobart.
Ray loved nature and collected specimens of trees and flowers which he would bring indoors and identify. He loved animals and raised generations of horses, dogs, cats, geese, and an occasional sheep. He enjoyed traveling with The Amazon River, Africa, The Galapagos Islands, and Costa Rica among his trips. He was a student of life, science, medicine, economics, and politics, and loved to pass his knowledge on to his family. We will not soon see the likes of him again, and we will miss him dearly. Ray was truly a Hero to everyone.
He was preceded in death by two children, Timothy Carmody, MD, and Kathleen Carmody Miller; two grandchild, Kelly Parker and Rachel Jean Carmody; and mother of his children, Marianne Carmody. He is survived by five adoring children- Dr. Raymond Carmody Jr., MD (Carol) of Tucson, AZ. Mary Ann Carter, PhD of Valparaiso, IN, Maureen Carmody (Danny) of Valparaiso, Nancy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN and Theresa Carmody (Don) of Valparasio, IN. Ray is also survived by his half sister Leann Kiehnau (Paul) of Egg Harbor, WI.
Dr. Carmody was gifted with 14 grandchildren- 12 of whom survive. Kirk Parker of Cave Creek AZ, Bill McCorkel Jr. of Chesterton, IN, Molly Carmody (Dan) of Yelm, WA, Dr. Ellie Carmody, MD (Daniel) of Brooklyn, NY, Shelly Brower (Vance) of Stevenson Ranch, CA, Candace DeSarro of Santa Monica, CA, Timothy Carmody of Valparaiso, IN, Daniel Carmody of Urbana, IL, Tarah Kerwin (EJ) of Tucson, AZ, Sarah Chaney (Matt) of Glasgow, KY, Erica Fieldhouse of Demotte, IN and Rick Coons (Stephanie) of Roscoe, IL. Ray also had 17 great-grandchildren who were the light of his lives.
The family would like to thank VNA Hospice, especially Jeanne, and all the nurses who visited for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to VNA Hospice of Valparaiso, IN or any animal shelter or charity that you prefer. Memorial Mass for Raymond will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church, 107 Main St, Hobart, IN 46342 with Fr. Ben Ross and Father Dominic Bertino officiating.
Arrangements were handled with Edmonds and Evans Funeral Home, 6941 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368.
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