Arthur J. “Lano” McCafferty dies and is buried on Beaver Island, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-08-14
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilymaritimecatholicismcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Arthur J. “Lano” McCafferty died on August 14, 1989. The Beacon reports his funeral at Holy Cross Catholic Church and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island, along with his long Great Lakes freighter career.

Sources

“ARTHUR J. (LANO) McCAFFERTY,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989.
Reports his August 14 death, August 17 funeral at Holy Cross Catholic Church, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Great Lakes freighter career, and family. 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, September 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page September issue PDF.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Arthur J. “Lano” McCafferty dies and is buried on Beaver Island, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-arthur-lano-mccafferty-death-1989/, accessed [date], citing “ARTHUR J. (LANO) McCAFFERTY,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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