Name: Mary Bert McDonough dies and is honored at Holy Cross Church in January 2000
Start: 2000-01-02
End: 2000-01-06
Location: Beaver Island

Mary Bert McDonough dies and is honored at Holy Cross Church in January 2000

Also Mary Bert McDonough obituary 2000 · Mary McDonough funeral January 2000

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TypeEvent

Dates2000-01-02 – 2000-01-06

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 2000-01-02 – 2000-01-06
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathreligionfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Mary Bert McDonough died on January 2, 2000, and a January 6 ceremony filled Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island. The February Beacon announced that a fuller memorial tribute would follow.

Evidence limits

This brief notice does not provide a full obituary, civil record, burial record, or complete account of her family and community work.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 2000, “Mary Bert McDonough 1903–2000.”
Reports her January 2 death, January 6 ceremony filling Holy Cross Church, and plans for a fuller memorial tribute in the March issue. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, February 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the death and ceremony notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Mary Bert McDonough dies and is honored at Holy Cross Church in January 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/mary-bert-mcdonough-death-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2000, “Mary Bert McDonough 1903–2000.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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