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18 notices

People — notices, 1959

Short, single-source notices — each one a claim from one attested source, kept separate until more evidence merges it into a fuller article. Every entry has a stable anchor link.

November 1959

Karl Andrew Crawford (1959 birth notice)

Personprobable

Karl Andrew Crawford was born on November 28, 1959, to Perry Crawford and an unnamed mother.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the mother or provide a civil birth, hospital, or broader family record.

Birth of Karl Andrew Crawford (1959)Modern erademographycommunity
Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

December 1959

Patrick John Wunkel (1959 birth notice)

Personprobable

Patrick John Wunkel was born on December 5, 1959, to Bob Wunkel and Mary Bonner.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies no birth certificate, hospital, weight, or broader family record.

Birth of Patrick John Wunkel (1959)Modern erademographycommunity
Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Charles Nate Zimmerman (1959 birth notice)

Personprobable

Charles Nate Zimmerman was born on December 12, 1959, to Nat Zimmerman and Ilena Martin.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies no birth certificate, hospital, weight, or broader family record.

Birth of Charles Nate Zimmerman (1959)Modern erademographycommunity
Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Date not stated

Bertha McDonough Danaj (1959 birth notice)

Personunverified

Bertha McDonough, identified as Mrs. Ted Danaj, was named as the mother of an unnamed son born December 26, 1959.

Evidence and limits

The child is not named, and no civil birth or marriage record is held.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Bob Wunkel (1959 birth notice)

Personunverified

Bob Wunkel was named with Mary Bonner as the parent of Patrick John Wunkel in a December 5, 1959 birth notice.

Evidence and limits

The parent and spouse links reproduce the notice’s wording; no civil birth or marriage record is held.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Caroline Kenwabikisse (1959 marriage notice)

Personprobable

Caroline Kenwabikisse married Duane Newstead on December 5, 1959, and the couple planned to make their home in Edison, New Jersey.

Evidence and limits

The notice provides no civil or parish marriage record, ceremony location, or full identity history.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, “Wedding.”

Della Ruth (1959 death notice)

Personprobable

Della Ruth, wife of Dr. Ruth, died in Des Moines on December 14, 1959, and was buried in Lone Tree, Iowa. The notice says she spent many summers on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The issue supplies no first name beyond Della, full civil identity, funeral record, or independent cemetery record; Dr. Ruth is not separately modeled.

Death and reported burial of Della Ruth (1959)Modern erademographyheritagecommunity
Beaver Beacon, January 1960, death notices.

Don Burke (1959 holiday homecoming)

Personunverified

Don Burke returned home from sailing for the Christmas 1959 holidays.

Evidence and limits

The notice gives no vessel, route, travel date, or complete identity. This episode record is kept separate from other Don Burke records.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, Christmas homecoming notices.

Duane Newstead (1959 marriage notice)

Personprobable

Duane Newstead married Caroline Kenwabikisse on December 5, 1959, and the couple planned to make their home in Edison, New Jersey.

Evidence and limits

The notice provides no civil or parish marriage record, ceremony location, or full identity history.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, “Wedding.”

Earl Boyle (1959 holiday homecoming)

Personunverified

Earl Boyle returned home from sailing for the Christmas 1959 holidays.

Evidence and limits

The notice gives no vessel, route, travel date, or complete identity.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, Christmas homecoming notices.

Ilena Martin Zimmerman (1959 birth notice)

Personunverified

Ilena Martin, identified as Mrs. Nat Zimmerman, was named as the mother of Charles Nate Zimmerman, born December 12, 1959.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies no civil birth or marriage record or broader Martin family identity.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Mary Bonner Wunkel (1959 birth notice)

Personunverified

Mary Bonner, identified in the notice as Mrs. Bob Wunkel, was named as the mother of Patrick John Wunkel, born December 5, 1959.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide a civil birth or marriage record or establish a broader Bonner family connection.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Nat Zimmerman (1959 birth notice)

Personunverified

Nat Zimmerman was named with Ilena Martin as the parent of Charles Nate Zimmerman, born December 12, 1959.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies no civil birth or marriage record or broader identity.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Patrick LaFreniere Jr. (1959 holiday homecoming)

Personunverified

Patrick LaFreniere Jr. returned home from sailing for the Christmas 1959 holidays.

Evidence and limits

The notice gives no vessel, route, travel date, or complete identity.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, Christmas homecoming notices.

Perry Crawford (1959 birth notice)

Personunverified

Perry Crawford was named as the father of Karl Andrew Crawford, born November 28, 1959.

Evidence and limits

The mother is unnamed in the notice, and no civil birth or marriage record is held.

Birth of Karl Andrew Crawford (1959)Modern erademographycommunity
Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.

Robert Malloy (1959 holiday homecoming)

Personunverified

Robert Malloy returned home from sailing for the Christmas 1959 holidays.

Evidence and limits

The notice gives no vessel, route, travel date, or complete identity.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, Christmas homecoming notices.

Rodney Burnett (1959 chainsaw injury)

Personprobable

Rodney Burnett of Fife Lake, working for Ace Tree Company, suffered a serious chainsaw cut to his calf while cutting trees for a right-of-way project at the south end of Beaver Island in December 1959. The notice says fifteen sutures were required.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper supplies no employer, medical, right-of-way, or exact-date record.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, hospital and injury notices.

Ted Danaj (1959 birth notice)

Personunverified

Ted Danaj was named as the father of an unnamed son born December 26, 1959; the mother was identified as Bertha McDonough.

Evidence and limits

The child is not named, and no civil birth or marriage record is held.

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, birth notices.