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Death and funeral of Father Alexander Zugelder, 1960

Also Alexander Zugelder death · 1960 Zugelder funeral

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TypeEvent
Date1960-06-03
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Grand Rapids highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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Event
Date
1960-06-03
Kind
Death
Where
Grand Rapids
Participants
Father Alexander Zugelder (deceased)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncatholicismheritagecommunity

Summary

Father Alexander Zugelder died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids at age 91. A solemn requiem Mass was offered June 3, 1960, and burial was reported at Resurrection Cemetery in Grand Rapids. The notice remembered his Beaver Island pastorate from 1899 to 1905 and his building work for the parish.

Evidence and limits

The article preserves the newspaper’s pastoral and building-history account. It does not independently establish the exact pastorate dates, construction dates, or parish records.

Open questions

  • Which diocesan, parish, and cemetery records confirm Zugelder’s dates and the rectory, convent, and church work?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Father Alexander Zugelder died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids at age 91, received a solemn requiem Mass before Bishop Allen J. Babcock on June 3, and was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Grand Rapids. It says he served as island pastor from 1899 to 1905, built the rectory and Sisters Convent, and enlarged the church. The notice does not provide parish registers or construction records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Father Alexander Zugelder, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-father-alexander-zugelder-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, “Deaths.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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