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Death of Mrs. Frank McCourt in Chicago (1960)

Also Frank McCourt family bereavement

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The February 1960 Beaver Beacon reported the sudden death in Chicago of Mrs. Frank McCourt. It described the McCourts as Beaver Island summer residents for twenty years.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not give Mrs. McCourt’s given name, exact date of death, cause, funeral, or civil identity. “Twenty years” is retained as the newspaper’s description of seasonal residence, not a property or residency record.

Open questions

  • Can Chicago newspapers, cemetery records, or civil records identify Mrs. McCourt and document her funeral?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Vitals.”
    Reports the sudden death in Chicago of Mrs. Frank McCourt and says the McCourts had been summer residents who came to Beaver Island for twenty years. It does not give her given name, exact death date, cause, funeral, or civil record.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon