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Jeanne Thyne and Stanley Strzlec marry in Holy Cross Chapel, 1964

Also 1964 first Holy Cross Chapel wedding

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TypeEvent
Date1964-11-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1964-11-11
Kind
Marriage
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
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religioncatholicismcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Jeanne Thyne and Stanley Strzlec married at Holy Cross Chapel on November 11, 1964, at 11:30 a.m. The November Beaver Beacon calls theirs the first wedding in the new chapel and reports a breakfast at the Killarney Inn.

Evidence and limits

This record follows the newspaper wedding notice. It does not substitute for a civil or parish marriage register or establish the chapel’s construction date.

Sources

  1. Reports Jeanne Thyne of Carleton and Stanley Strzlec of Ludington marrying at Holy Cross Chapel on November 11 at 11:30 a.m., identifies the attendants and Killarney Inn breakfast, and calls it the first chapel wedding. It does not provide a civil or parish marriage register.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Jeanne Thyne and Stanley Strzlec marry in Holy Cross Chapel, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/jeanne-thyne-stanley-strzlec-marriage-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1964, “Weddings.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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