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Alex Nicholas Walgus and Beverly Therese O'Donnell marry (1960)

Also September 3 · 1960 Walgus-O'Donnell marriage

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Alex Nicholas Walgus and Beverly Therese O’Donnell married at Holy Cross Church on September 3, 1960. The celebration included a breakfast for 35 at Beaver Lodge and an open house at the O’Donnell farm; the couple planned to live in Charlevoix, where Walgus was stationed with the Coast Guard.

Evidence and limits

The report confirms the newspaper’s marriage account and follows the July engagement notice. It does not provide a civil certificate, parish register, or complete biography.

Open questions

  • Which civil and parish records document the marriage and later residence?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 1960, marriage notice.
    Reports Alex Nicholas Walgus of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and Beverly Therese O'Donnell marrying at Holy Cross Church on Saturday, September 3, at 11 a.m. High Mass; names the attendants, records a wedding breakfast for 35 at Beaver Lodge and an afternoon open house at the O'Donnell farm, and says Walgus was stationed with the Coast Guard in Charlevoix. It does not provide a civil certificate or full attendant identities beyond the printed names.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon