Name: Death and funeral of Robert Bruce McDonough, 1975
Start: 1975-07-01
End: 1975-07-05

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Event

Dates: 1975-07-01 – 1975-07-05
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island · Holy Cross Catholic Church · Holy Cross Cemetery
Participants: Robert Bruce "Bruce" McDonough (deceased)
Carried out by: Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunityreligion
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Robert Bruce “Bruce” McDonough died July 1, 1975, at Hurley Hospital in Flint. The July 5 funeral at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island was officiated by Fathers Herbert Graf and Edward S. Donahoe, followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Evidence and limits

The obituary also reports his August 27, 1931 St. James birth, Army service, 1956 Detroit marriage to Gretchen Barkley, Kroger and retail work, and seven children. These details remain newspaper evidence rather than civil, military, employment, or parish records.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1975, “Obituaries: R. Bruce McDonough.”
Reports Robert Bruce McDonough's July 1 death at Hurley Hospital in Flint, July 5 services at Holy Cross Church with Fathers Herbert Graf and Edward S. Donahoe, and interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. It gives birth, marriage, employment, and family details but does not replace civil or parish records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1975, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue confirms the obituary, funeral, and interment report. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and does not expand source-specific claims
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Robert Bruce McDonough, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-bruce-mcdonough-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1975, “Obituaries: R. Bruce McDonough.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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