Name: John Zanella dies and receives military rites at Holy Cross Cemetery, December 12–16, 2004
Start: 2004-12-12
End: 2004-12-16
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2004-12-12 – 2004-12-16
Kind: Burial
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilymilitarycommunitytransportation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

John Anthony Zanella died unexpectedly on December 12, 2004, and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery on December 16. The obituary recalls his Beaver Island property, taxi service, family, Vietnam-era military service, AMVETS membership, and community life; AMVETS Post 46 provided military rites.

Evidence limits

The obituary is a newspaper account and does not provide a complete military or civil record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "John Zanella 1943–2004."
Reports John Anthony Zanella''s December 12 death, Beaver Island life, Vietnam-era service, family, taxi work, and December 16 Holy Cross Cemetery burial with AMVETS military rites. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2005, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the obituary and burial notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “John Zanella dies and receives military rites at Holy Cross Cemetery, December 12–16, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-zanella-death-burial-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "John Zanella 1943–2004." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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