Early Bangor Vets

Dr. Schaefer
  Dr. Schaefer was born February 28, 1887, in Listewell, Ontario, Canada, and died May 28 1949, in Bangor.
  He was the eldest son of Charles and Etta Love Schaefer. he was raised by John James and Elizabeth Hessey in Bangor from the age of four years. He homesteaded with his brother, Lloyd Schaefer near Brandon, Manitoba prior to 1910; then returned to Michigan and enrolled in the Grand Rapids Michigan Veterinary College in 1910 and graduated in 1914.
  He practiced veterinary medicine in the Bangor area from 1914 until his death in 1949. He lived in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, from 1936-1939.
  He was married to the former Millicent Sherrod on July 22, 1914. His son John (Jack), is married to the former Patricia Fausnaugh. The lived in Kalamazoo.
  Dr. Schaefer will be remembered by many of the older farmers and pet lovers in the area.

Dr. Dickie
  Dr. Dickie came to Bangor on 1938. His office was above the old bakery downtown until 1947 when he moved his office to his home at 512 Cass Street.
  He died in 1970. His death left the Bangor Area without a veterinarian.
  Dr. Dickie was well known in this community and his practice covered a very large area. He was a down to earth type gentlemen and was highly respected as a man, as well as a veterinarian, by the farmers and all others whom he served. If a farmer needed a veterinarian at night or on Sundays or holidays, "Doc" was available to help him. he never believed in over-charging for his services; in fact many times he did not charge enough.