- Date
- 1988-04-18
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyreligioncommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Rita M. Gillespie, born Rita O’Donnell on Beaver Island, died before the May 1988 issue. The obituary reports her 1945 marriage to Jewell Gillespie, large family, April 18 funeral Mass at Holy Cross Church, and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Evidence limits
The newspaper obituary does not provide a civil death date or complete genealogical record.
Sources
- Reports Rita O’Donnell Gillespie’s Beaver Island birth, 1945 marriage to Jewell Gillespie, thirteen children, April 18 funeral Mass at Holy Cross Church, burial, survivors, and suggested memorials. 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 · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Rita Gillespie dies and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rita-gillespie-death-1988/, accessed [date], citing “Island Deaths,” Beaver Beacon, May 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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