Name: William Greene’s death and Holy Cross Cemetery burial are reported, 1963
Start: 1963-08-01
End: 1963-08
Location: Beaver Island

William Greene’s death and Holy Cross Cemetery burial are reported, 1963

Also William Greene death notice August 1963 · William Greene Holy Cross Cemetery burial

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TypeEvent

Dates1963-08-01 – 1963-08

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 1963-08-01 – 1963-08
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilyreligioncommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1963 Beaver Beacon reported that William Greene, 80, died at Grandvue Medical Facility on August 1 and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary notice, not a civil death certificate, funeral ledger, or complete family record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1963, “Obituaries.”
Reports that William Greene, 80, died at Grandvue Medical Facility on August 1 and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery; it is a newspaper remembrance notice, not a civil death or burial record.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1963, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “William Greene’s death and Holy Cross Cemetery burial are reported, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-william-greene-obituary-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1963, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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