Summary
Philip O’Brien died June 14, 1973, after six days at Little Company of Mary Hospital. His June 18 funeral was held at St. Juribus Church in Chicago, with Father Patrick O’Brien, OFM, officiating, and burial at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
Evidence and limits
The August obituary supplies the dates and funeral details but is still a newspaper account rather than a civil, hospital, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Obituaries.”Reports that word had been received of Philip O’Brien’s death and that he was well known to Beaver Islanders, but gives no date, age, residence, cause, burial, or further biographical information.
- Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Obituaries.”Corrects and expands the notice: O’Brien died June 14 after six days at Little Company of Mary Hospital; funeral services were June 18 at St. Juribus Church in Chicago with burial at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.