- Dates
- 1975-05-05 – 1975-05-07
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building · Holy Cross Cemetery
- Participants
- C. Matthew “Matt” Melville (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathheritagetourismcommunityreligion
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
C. Matthew “Matt” Melville died May 5, 1975, at Grandvue in East Jordan. His funeral was held at Holy Cross Church on May 7, followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Evidence and limits
The obituary supplies a reported age, birth date, career, and funeral sequence, not a civil death certificate or cemetery register.
Sources
- Reports C. Matthew Melville’s May 5 death at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan at age 85, his May 7 funeral at Holy Cross Church, and interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. It gives his April 19, 1890 Chicago birth, golf-professional career, and surviving widow Irene LaFreniere, but no civil death or cemetery record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the obituary, funeral, and interment report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of C. Matthew “Matt” Melville, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-matt-melville-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1975, “Obituaries: Matt Melville Passes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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