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J. L. “Bud” McDonough dies and is buried on Beaver Island, 1981

Also Joseph L. Bud McDonough obituary · McDonough’s General Store owner

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TypeEvent
Dates1981-05-15 – 1981-05-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1981-05-15 – 1981-05-18
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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familycommunityheritagecommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

J. L. “Bud” McDonough, a longtime Beaver Island businessman and operator of McDonough’s General Store, died at his island home in May 1981. The Beacon reports his May 18 funeral at Holy Cross Church and burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper obituary and burial notice, not a civil death certificate, cemetery register, or complete biography.

Sources

  1. Reports Joseph L. “Bud” McDonough’s death at his island home, May 18 funeral at Holy Cross Church, Rosary, Holy Cross Cemetery burial, family, business, military, civic, school-board, fire-department, and church service. It is a newspaper obituary, not a civil certificate or complete biography. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held thirteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary and burial report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The report calls the former Ball Diamond the Bud McDonough Memorial Park. It preserves a later memorial-place reference but does not establish when or by whom the park name was formally adopted. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held fourteen-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the memorial-park reference.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “J. L. “Bud” McDonough dies and is buried on Beaver Island, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bud-mcdonough-death-and-burial-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1981, “Obituaries.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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