- Dates
- 1959-09-10 – 1959-09-14
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathreligionfamilycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1959 Beaver Beacon reports Clara Bernice Conn’s death on September 10, a September 14 Requiem Mass, and burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. It identifies her as formerly Clara Bernice Martin of St. James.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper death and burial notice, not a civil death certificate, funeral-home record, or complete family register.
Sources
- Reports Clara Bernice Conn’s September 10 death at age 31, identifies her as formerly Clara Bernice Martin of St. James, and records a September 14 Requiem Mass and burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. It does not provide a civil death certificate, funeral-home record, or complete family register. 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 · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the death, funeral, and burial notice; it does not expand the civil or cemetery record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Clara Conn dies and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-clara-conn-death-and-burial-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1959, "MRS. CLARA CONN." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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