Name: Death of Mary Parker reported to Beaver Island, 1964
Start: 1964-12-20
End: 1964-12-20
Location: Pontiac

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Event

Date: 1964-12-20
Kind: Death
Where: Pontiac
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Beacon identifies the deceased in its 1964 notices as Mary Parker, wife of William Parker and formerly Mary Schmidt. The January 1965 issue reports her December 20 death in Pontiac and says her sister Elsie O’Donnell and brother William Schmidt attended the funeral.

Evidence and limits

These are brief community death notices. They do not provide a civil record, burial details, or a complete family identity; the earlier May notice’s wording is retained as part of the source trail.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “Obituaries.”
Reports William Parker’s death in Pontiac and identifies him as the brother-in-law of William Schmidt and Mrs. James O’Donnell; it does not provide a date, civil record, funeral information, or complete identity.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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 · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1965, “Obituaries.”
Reports that Mrs. William Parker of Pontiac, formerly Mary Schmidt, died on December 20 and that her sister Elsie O’Donnell and brother William Schmidt attended the funeral. This confirms the name used in the earlier notice but does not provide a civil or burial record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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 · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Mary Parker reported to Beaver Island, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-william-parker-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “Obituaries.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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