Rev John Bettridge SM
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John
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Bettridge
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SM
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Randwick NSW
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Australia
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Villa Maria, Hunters Hill NSW
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Australia
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Biographical Notes
Death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June 2012:
Bettridge, Reverend Father John Vincent SM.
Died at Randwick, June 11, 2012. Aged 92.
Jack was the son of Charles and Kathleen (both deceased) and brother and brother-in-law of Charles (deceased) and Thea, Joan and Terry Ludeke and beloved uncle and great-uncle of their children and grandchildren.
A priest of the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers) for 63 years. Jack worked in Seminary Formation, at the Apostolic Nunciature Sydney, as a missionary in New Caledonia and in adult education in the United States. In his latter years he was wonderfully cared for by the Little Sisters of the Poor at Randwick.
May he rest in peace.
Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for Reverend Father John Bettridge SM will be offered in the Holy Name of Mary Church, Villa Maria, Mary Street, Hunters Hill, on Friday (June 15, 2012) commencing at 1.30 pm.
Interment will take place in the Marist Fathers Cemetery within the grounds of Villa Maria, Mary Street, Hunters Hill.