- Date
- 1973-01-22
- Kind
- Burial
- Where
- Charlevoix · Holy Cross Cemetery
- Participants
- Peter Johnson (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimereligioncommunityheritage
Summary
Peter Johnson died at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan on January 22, 1973, after ten years as a patient there. The January notice said he was born on Beaver Island, had been a Great Lakes sailor, and was to be buried in Holy Cross Cemetery after services at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix. The June follow-up reports that the graveside service was held on June 9, after the ferry returned in the spring.
Evidence and limits
The January notice records a plan; the June follow-up reports that the graveside service occurred. No civil, medical, maritime service, or cemetery register is inferred.
See also
Sources
- Reports Johnson’s January 22 death at Grandvue Medical Care Facility, says services would be held at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery on Beaver Island, and identifies him as a Beaver Island-born Great Lakes sailor; it does not confirm the later burial.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1973-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that graveside services were actually held at Holy Cross Cemetery on June 9 after the January Charlevoix service, when the ferry ran later in the spring. 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 · 1973-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The scan confirms the June 9 graveside service and the distinction between the January Charlevoix service and later island burial.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and planned Holy Cross burial of Peter Johnson, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-planned-burial-of-peter-johnson-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1973, “Obituaries: Peter Johnson.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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