Louis Fetes - Mount Olivet Cemetery - Detroit, MI
N 42° 25.590 W 083° 01.019
17T E 334075 N 4699102
A lighthouse on the headstone at the center of the Fetes family plot in section 39 of Detroit's Mount Olivet Cemetery sheds some light on the occupation of one of those buried here, Louis Fetes.
Waymark Code: WMMBP0
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2014
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Both sides are identical, with the lighthouse engraved above the family name, "Fetes," and at the base of the stone it says:
Keeper of Belle Isle Lighthouse
April 16, 1886 to April 16, 1930
Mr. Fetes was my great-great grandfather, and he was actually the last keeper of the Belle Isle Lighthouse (which no longer stands). Unfortunately, "progress" came along, yielding way to automation and a caretaker. It is said that his losing this job broke his heart and took away his will to live: He died the following year.
Mr. Fetes is surrounded by several members of his family (and a few in-laws), and his wife, Mary, is next to him. His own headstone is simple, and says:
Father
Louis Fetes
1861-1931
Is Gravestone Showing Occupation or Hobby?: Occupation
What is depicted occupation or hobby?: Lighthouse keeper
Date of birth: 01/01/1861
Date of death: 01/01/1931
Access hours and days:
Daylight Savings Time (Summer) 7 AM to 6 PM
Daily Standard Time (Winter) 7 AM to 5 PM
They are polite about it, but they WILL shoo you out at closing: This isn't the best area to be at night anyways.
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