- Dates
- 1976-05-22 – 1976-05-24
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Grand Rapids
- Participants
- Ray C. “Buddy” White (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathdemographymaritimecommunityreligion
- Within
- Beaver Island · Grand Rapids
Summary
Ray C. “Buddy” White, 65, died in Grand Rapids on May 22, 1976. The Beacon reports his May 24 funeral at Holy Cross Church and interment at Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island, along with his earlier island fishing and ferry work.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper supplies a community obituary and reported burial, not a civil certificate, parish register, or cemetery register.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports White’s May 22 death in Grand Rapids, May 24 funeral at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island, interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Beaver Island residence, commercial fishing, ferry work, and later Charlevoix and Grand Rapids residence. It does not provide civil or cemetery records. 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 · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the obituary, funeral, and interment notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Ray C. “Buddy” White, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-ray-c-buddy-white-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1976, “Obituaries: Ray C. (Buddy) White.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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