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Beaver Island community mourns Madonna McCafferty, 2009

Also Madonna McCafferty obituary 2009 · Madonna McCafferty Holy Cross burial

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TypeEvent
Date2009-12-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2009-12-26
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Death
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Summary

Madonna McCafferty died at home on December 26, 2009. Family forum notices announced visitation and a December 30 funeral Mass at Holy Cross Church, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, and a post-burial luncheon at Peaine Township Hall.

Evidence limits

This record is based on family/community notices and a reproduced newspaper obituary. It does not replace a civil death record, funeral-home file, or cemetery register.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. The forum first announced Madonna’s death, then gave December 29 visitation and rosary details, a December 30 Holy Cross funeral Mass, and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery; a later post reproduces a Petoskey News Review obituary and community memories. The forum-held obituary is not a civil or cemetery record, but the family schedule is strong contemporaneous evidence.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002102
  2. The family-shared eulogy preserves a personal tribute and memories of Madonna's family, faith, cooking, music, travel, and community relationships. It is valuable cultural testimony but should not be read as an independently verified biography.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002112
  3. The family thanked Islanders for attending the wake, funeral, and luncheon. This is a family acknowledgment of community participation, not an attendance record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002120
  4. The family announced a funeral luncheon at Peaine Township Hall immediately after the burial. This is a family logistics notice, not a register of attendance.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002105

Added 9 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community mourns Madonna McCafferty, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-madonna-mccafferty-death-2009/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere and the McCafferty family, "Madonna McCafferty RIP," Beaver Island Forum, December 26, 2009–January 4, 2010. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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