Summary
Fred W. Herp, father of former Beaver Island priest Joseph Herp, died in Louisville on June 24, 1961, according to the August Beaver Beacon. The notice says he had lived on Beaver Island from 1951 to 1956.
Evidence and limits
The obituary does not provide a civil death record or detailed residence history.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “Obituaries.”Reports Fred W. Herp’s June 24 death in Louisville, Kentucky, after an illness of three and a half years, and says he lived on Beaver Island from 1951 to 1956. It identifies him as the father of former Beaver Island priest Joseph Herp but is not a civil death record.