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Beaver Island-connected deaths reported in March 1965

Also March 1965 Beaver Island obituaries

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TypeEvent
Datescirca 1965-01 – 1965-03-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
circa 1965-01 – 1965-03-04
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1965 Beaver Beacon reports three island-connected deaths: Charles J. LaBologna of Munising, who spent 14 childhood years on Beaver Island; Joseph “Sam” Donlevy of Chicago, who died March 3; and Jack Burke, son of Emma and Edward “Bub” Burke, who died in Independence, Ohio, on March 4.

Evidence and limits

This grouped record preserves community obituary notices and family links. It does not provide civil records, funeral dates, burial locations, or complete family histories.

Sources

  1. Reports Charles J. LaBologna’s January 1965 death in Munising at age 76 after 14 childhood years on Beaver Island; Joseph “Sam” Donlevy’s March 3 death in Chicago; and Jack Burke’s March 4 death in Independence, Ohio, with island family connections. It does not provide civil, funeral, burial, or complete family records, and no single event location represents this combined notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected deaths reported in March 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-obituaries-march-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1965, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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