Death and planned Chicago funeral of Arthur Ryan, 1974

Event

Dates: 1974-08-04 – 1974-08-11
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunityheritage

Summary

The July 1974 Beaver Beacon carried a late notice that Arthur Ryan died in Chicago on August 4 after a long illness and that funeral services were planned for August 11 in Chicago. It identifies his wife as Dorothy Ryan, the former Dorothy Malloy, and names a daughter and son.

Evidence and limits

Because this was a late notice, the held issue reports a planned funeral rather than completion. It supplies no civil death or funeral record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1974, “Obituaries: Arthur Ryan.”
A late notice reports Ryan’s August 4 death in Chicago after a long illness, an August 11 Chicago funeral plan, his wife Dorothy, daughter Karen Born, son Richard, and Dorothy’s Beaver Island Malloy family connection; it does not confirm funeral completion or supply a civil record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1974, held issue PDF, p. 7.
The scan confirms that the late notice appeared in the July issue and preserves the planned August dates.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Death and planned Chicago funeral of Arthur Ryan, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-planned-funeral-of-arthur-ryan-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1974, “Obituaries: Arthur Ryan.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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