- Date
- 1996-09-01
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyreligioneducationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Donald “Topper” McDonough, who had ties to Beaver Island and Charlevoix, died on September 1, 1996. His funeral was held September 4 at Holy Cross Catholic Church on Beaver Island, with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. The obituary records his Beaver Island schooling, self-employed painting work, and family.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and family notice, not a complete vital, family, or occupational record.
Sources
- Reports McDonough’s death on September 1 at a Charlevoix adult foster-care home, September 4 funeral at Holy Cross Catholic Church and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, his Beaver Island schooling and painting work, and surviving family. 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 · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Donald “Topper” McDonough after his death in September 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-donald-topper-mcdonough-death-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1996, “Donald ‘Topper’ McDonough — 68.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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