Summary
The February issue reports that Florence Grandmaison and Vernon Fitzpatrick married on January 28, 1961, in a nuptial High Mass at St. Francis Church in Linwood. A breakfast followed in Kawkawlin and a reception in Gladwin; the couple was reported living at St. James on Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
This is a wedding announcement and not a civil or parish certificate. The source supplies family descriptions and off-island venues but no record numbers, officiant identity beyond the church context, or later residence evidence.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1961, “Island news.”Reports a January 28 nuptial High Mass at St. Francis Church in Linwood, Michigan, followed by a Kawkawlin breakfast and Gladwin reception. It identifies Florence as Edward Grandmaison’s daughter and Vernon as Bernard Fitzpatrick’s son, and says the couple lived at St. James. The article does not replace civil, parish, or residence records.