- Born
- 1885-03-04
- Died
- 1973-06
- Work
- Gold Star Mother
- Eras
- Irish eraModern era
- Concepts
- demographyreligioncommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mary Sterling, born Mary Gallagher on Beaver Island on March 4, 1885, married Alfred Sterling in 1906. The June 1973 obituary describes her as a Gold Star Mother and reports funeral services at St. Mary’s Church in Custer followed by burial at Maple Grove Cemetery in Free Soil.
Evidence and limits
The Beaver Beacon supplies the reported family and parish details but no civil birth, marriage, death, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Reports Mary Sterling’s 1885 Beaver Island birth as Mary Gallagher, 1906 marriage to Alfred Sterling, Gold Star Mother status, Catholic affiliation, family, and funeral and burial in Free Soil; it does not supply a civil record or clarify the child-loss record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The scan confirms the obituary, family details, and Maple Grove Cemetery burial.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mary Sterling”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/mary-sterling/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1973, “Mrs. Mary Sterling.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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