Death of Mrs. Frank McCourt in Chicago, 1960

Event

Date: circa 1960-02
Kind: Death
Participants: Frank McCourt (spouse)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitytourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1960 Beaver Beacon reported the sudden death in Chicago of Mrs. Frank McCourt. It described the McCourts as Beaver Island summer residents for twenty years.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not give Mrs. McCourt’s given name, exact date of death, cause, funeral, or civil identity. “Twenty years” is retained as the newspaper’s description of seasonal residence, not a property or residency record.

Open questions

Can Chicago newspapers, cemetery records, or civil records identify Mrs. McCourt and document her funeral?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Vitals.”
Reports the sudden death in Chicago of Mrs. Frank McCourt and says the McCourts had been summer residents who came to Beaver Island for twenty years. It does not give her given name, exact death date, cause, funeral, or civil record.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Mrs. Frank McCourt in Chicago, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-frank-mccourt-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Vitals.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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