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Event

Funeral and burial of Mary K. Greene (1973)

Also Mary K. Boyle Greene funeral

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Mary K. Greene’s rosary was held August 3, 1973, at her family home. Her funeral followed August 4 at Holy Cross Church, St. James, with Rev. Herbert Graf, OSM, officiating; she was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Evidence and limits

The obituary identifies her as the former Mary K. Boyle, born at St. James on June 11, 1897, and gives family and parish affiliations. It is not a civil death certificate or cemetery register.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Obituaries.”
    Reports an August 3 rosary at the family home, an August 4 funeral at Holy Cross Church with Rev. Herbert Graf, OSM, officiating, and interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.