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Death of James O'Donnell, 1965

Also James O'Donnell death notice, 1965

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TypeEvent
Date1965-08-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1965-08-31
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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demographycommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1965 Beaver Beacon reported James O’Donnell’s death at Charlevoix Hospital on August 31, 1965, and his funeral at Holy Cross Church on September 3. The notice described his Beaver Island birth and family connections.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper death notice. It does not provide a civil certificate, cemetery record, funeral-home record, or complete genealogy.

Sources

  1. Reports James O'Donnell's August 31 death at Charlevoix Hospital, his September 3 funeral at Holy Cross Church, birth and marriage details, and surviving family; it does not provide civil, cemetery, or funeral-home records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice; it does not expand the source-specific identity, death, or burial claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death of James O'Donnell, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-james-odonnell-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1965, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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