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Death and Beaver Island funeral of Sophia McDonough, 1976

Also Sophia Haugen McDonough obituary · Sophia McDonough December 1976 funeral

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TypeEvent
Dates1976-12-04 – 1976-12-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Dates
1976-12-04 – 1976-12-08
Kind
Death
Where
Holy Cross Catholic Church · Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
deathreligioncatholicismcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1977 Beaver Beacon reports that Sophia McDonough died December 4, 1976, at a Ypsilanti Lutheran retirement home. It says funeral services were held at Holy Cross Church on December 8, followed by burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, and preserves her island residence and family details.

Evidence and limits

This is a contemporary obituary and funeral notice. It does not replace civil, church, cemetery, probate, or complete family records.

Sources

  1. Reports Sophia McDonough’s death on December 4 at a Ypsilanti Lutheran retirement home, December 8 funeral services at Holy Cross Church, burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, her 1925 marriage to William McDonough, Beaver Island residence from 1928, children, grandchildren, and a suggested memorial contribution to the Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids. It is an obituary and funeral report, not a civil certificate, cemetery register, 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 · 1977-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary and funeral report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death and Beaver Island funeral of Sophia McDonough, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-sophia-mcdonough-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1977, “Obituaries: Sophia McDonough.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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