Summary
The May 1955 Beaver Beacon identifies Lloyd McDonough as vice president of the Beaver Island Boat Company. It says he had been in Sturgeon Bay for the last details of the Emerald Isle and names him among the company board at the April 23 christening.1 A May 1972 obituary identifies the same named Boat Company officer as a Beaver Island store operator and civic official: it reports that he was born on February 1, 1903, operated McDonough General Store for 39 years, served as St. James Township supervisor for 20 years, and had served as an officer of the Beaver Island Telephone Company.
The obituary reports that McDonough died on May 10, 1972, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery after May 13 funeral services. The 1972 report also remembers the island’s movement from fishing and farming toward tourism; that retrospective economic description is linked to the commercial-fishing theme, not treated as a measured population or industry series.
The exact-name continuity between the 1955 Boat Company report and the 1972 obituary supports this broadened person record, but neither source supplies a civil certificate, complete company history, or full family reconstruction.
Open questions
- What company, township, church, or civil records document Lloyd McDonough’s roles and family history?
See also
- Arrival, Maiden Voyage, and Christening of the Emerald Isle (1955)
- Death of Lloyd McDonough (1972)
- Beaver Islander spring service, repairs, and inspection (1972)
- Emerald Isle (1955 Beaver Island ferry)
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Holy Cross Cemetery
Footnotes
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Beaver Beacon, May 1955, “The Emerald Isle.” ↩
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1955, “The Emerald Isle.”Identifies Lloyd McDonough as vice president of the Boat Company, says he was in Sturgeon Bay for final details, and lists him among the company board at the christening.
- Beaver Beacon, May 1972, “Lloyd McDonough Passes.”Reports Lloyd McDonough’s February 1, 1903 birth on Beaver Island, May 10, 1972 death, 39 years operating McDonough General Store, 20 years as St. James Township supervisor, past vice-presidency of the Beaver Island Boat Company, service as a Beaver Island Telephone Company officer, and burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.