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Don McNew (1960 death notice)

Also Mr. Don McNew

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

Don McNew of Indianapolis was reported to have died shortly before the October 1960 Beaver Beacon issue. The notice described him as a frequent summer visitor to Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The source says only “last week”; it does not provide an exact death date, age, cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil record.

Open questions

  • Which Indianapolis obituary, cemetery, or civil records document McNew’s death and island connection?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 1960, obituary notice.
    Reports Don McNew of Indianapolis died the previous week and describes him as a frequent summer visitor to Beaver Island. It does not provide an exact death date, age, cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil record.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon