- Date
- 1959-08-06
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1959 Beaver Beacon reports the August 6 death of Walter Burke, a lifelong island resident, after a long illness and lists his surviving siblings.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary notice, not a civil death certificate, funeral notice, cemetery register, or complete family record.
Sources
- Reports that lifelong island resident Walter Burke died August 6 at his sister Mrs. William Schmidt’s home after a long illness and lists his surviving siblings. It does not provide a civil death certificate, funeral notice, cemetery information, or complete family record. 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 · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the death notice; it does not expand the civil or family record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Walter Burke dies after a long illness, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-walter-burke-death-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1959, "VITAL STATISTICS." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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