- Dates
- 1985-06-01 – 1985-06-05
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathreligioncommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Father Fabian Keenan, a Franciscan priest who had served Beaver Island among many parish assignments, died at St. Mary’s Home in Manitowoc on June 1, 1985. The Beaver Beacon reported memorial services in Grand Rapids and funeral Mass and burial at St. Francis, Indiana.
Evidence limits
This record follows the newspaper obituary. It does not independently verify the medical, religious-order, parish, or civil details.
Sources
- Reports that Father Fabian Keenan, 83, died June 1, 1985, at St. Mary's Home in Manitowoc after cancer with complications from diabetes; gives his Franciscan vows and 1925 ordination; lists Beaver Island among his parish assignments; and reports June 3 memorial services in Grand Rapids and a June 5 funeral Mass and burial at St. Francis, Indiana. It is a newspaper obituary, not a religious-order, medical, or civil vital record. 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 · 1985-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-six-page July/August combined issue PDF, filed canonically as July 1985, is paired with the remote OCR and confirms the obituary and service notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Father Fabian Keenan dies after a Franciscan priestly ministry, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/father-fabian-keenan-obituary-1985/, accessed [date], citing Father Fabian Keenan obituary, Beaver Beacon, July 1985 (July/August combined issue filed as July). (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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