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Event

Death of Don McNew (1960)

Also October 1960 Don McNew death notice

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
ErasModern era

Summary

The October 1960 Beaver Beacon reported the death of Don McNew of Indianapolis, describing him as a frequent summer visitor to Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The notice gives only the relative phrase “last week,” not an exact date. It also does not provide cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil records.

Open questions

  • Which Indianapolis obituary, cemetery, or civil records document the death?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 1960, obituary notice.
    Reports Don McNew of Indianapolis died “last week” and was a frequent summer visitor to Beaver Island. The source does not supply an exact date, cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil record.