- Dates
- 1976-01-18 – 1976-05-08
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Muskegon · Holy Cross Cemetery
- Participants
- John D. Pike Sr. (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathdemographycommunityreligionheritagemaritime
- Within
- Beaver Island · Muskegon
Summary
John D. Pike Sr., 60, died at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon on January 18, 1976. His January 21 funeral was held in Montague, after an earlier report had described the spring burial as planned; a May 8 graveside service was reported at Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island. The notice identifies his Merchant Marine service, quality-control engineering work, marriage to Helen LaFreniere, and Holy Name Society membership.
Evidence and limits
The May–June notice confirms a reported graveside service, while still not providing a civil death certificate, parish register, or cemetery register.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports Pike’s January 18 death at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon, January 21 funeral at St. Charles Church in Montague, and planned spring burial at Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island. It identifies his Merchant Marine service, quality-control engineering career, marriage to Helen LaFreniere, and Holy Name Society membership, but supplies no civil death or cemetery 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 · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the obituary, funeral, family, and planned island burial details.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports graveside services for Pike at Holy Cross Cemetery on May 8, with Rev. Alvin Yard officiating, and says he had passed away January 21 in Montague. This converts the earlier planned burial into a reported interment, but it is not a cemetery register or civil 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 · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the graveside notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death, funeral, and Holy Cross interment of John D. Pike Sr., 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-john-d-pike-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1976, “Obituaries: John D. Pike, Sr.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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