- Date
- circa 1960-10
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Indianapolis
- Participants
- Donald W. “Don” McNew (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitytourismdemography
Summary
The October 1960 Beaver Beacon reported the death of Don McNew of Indianapolis, describing him as a frequent summer visitor to Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The notice gives only the relative phrase “last week,” not an exact date. It also does not provide cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil records.
Open questions
- Which Indianapolis obituary, cemetery, or civil records document the death?
See also
Sources
- Reports Don McNew of Indianapolis died “last week” and was a frequent summer visitor to Beaver Island. The source does not supply an exact date, cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Don McNew, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-don-mcnew-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1960, obituary notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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