Name: Eva Gibson Donlevy obituary, 1971
Start: 1971-03-10
End: 1971-03-10
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1971-03-10
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathheritagecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Eva Gibson Donlevy, born on Beaver Island, died in Detroit on March 10, 1971. The June Beaver Beacon recalled her Island work as a bookkeeper for James McCann & Sons and reported burial in Bay City.

Evidence and limits

The obituary preserves local-history and family context but does not provide independent civil, employment, or cemetery records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “Obituaries: Mrs. John (Eva) Donlevy.”
Reports Eva Donlevy’s March 10 death in Detroit, Beaver Island birth, earlier bookkeeping work for James McCann & Sons, burial in Bay City, and her Gibson House family connection. It does not provide a civil death or cemetery record.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.
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Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Eva Gibson Donlevy obituary, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-eva-donlevy-death-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “Obituaries: Mrs. John (Eva) Donlevy.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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