- Dates
- 2009-02-07 – 2009-02-11
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Bertha Elaine “Sweetie” Danaj died on February 7, 2009. A reproduced obituary identified her as born on Beaver Island to William Patrick and Sophia Regina McDonough, and described her later family and work in the mainland area. Her funeral was reported at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Petoskey, with burial in Charlevoix.
Evidence limits
The source is a forum reproduction of a newspaper obituary. It supports the reported chronology and Beaver Island family connection provisionally, but the original newspaper, civil, church, and cemetery records would be stronger evidence for exact details.
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Sources
- The reproduced Petoskey News Review obituary reported Bertha Elaine “Sweetie” Danaj's February 7 death, Beaver Island birth on January 11, 1929, McDonough family line, later life, and February 11 Petoskey-area funeral and Charlevoix burial arrangements. It is a forum reproduction rather than the held newspaper issue or a civil, church, or cemetery record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001463
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Bertha “Sweetie” Danaj dies with Beaver Island family roots, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bertha-danaj-death-2009/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, "Bertha (McDonough) Danaj RIP," Beaver Island Forum, February 9, 2009..
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