- Date
- 1970-06-27
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunityreligion
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Clara M. Burke Schmidt died at her Beaver Island home on June 27, 1970. Her funeral was held at Holy Cross Church on June 29, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Evidence and limits
The obituary preserves family and residence history but does not provide a civil death certificate or exact home location.
Sources
- Reports Clara M. Burke Schmidt’s June 27 death at home, June 29 funeral at Holy Cross Church, burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, and family and residence history.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published obituary notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Clara M. Burke Schmidt dies on Beaver Island, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-clara-schmidt-death-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1970, “Islanders Pass On: Mrs. William Schmidt.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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