- Date
- 1997-10-17
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunityheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Florence E. (Rolland) Burke died on October 17, 1997, at age 86. The obituary records a planned November 29 Wisconsin memorial service and burial at St. James Cemetery on Beaver Island the following spring, and remembers her years working in the island school system and participating in Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Evidence limits
The obituary records a planned burial but does not itself confirm the later burial or provide a civil death certificate.
Sources
- Reports Florence Burke’s October 17 death at age 86, a November 29 memorial service in Wisconsin, and planned burial at St. James Cemetery on Beaver Island the following spring. It recalls her work in the island school system, membership in Holy Cross Catholic Church, and Beaver Island family connections. 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 · 1997-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Florence Burke obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Florence Burke dies and is remembered for her Beaver Island years in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-florence-burke-obituary-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1997, “Florence E. (Rolland) Burke 1911 -- 1997.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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