- Dates
- 1974-03-30 – circa 1974-04-01
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church · Holy Cross Cemetery
- Participants
- Alberta LaFreniere (deceased)
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecatholicismcommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Alberta LaFreniere died at her Beaver Island home on March 30, 1974. The April Beaver Beacon reports a Monday funeral at Holy Cross Church, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, and a family-home rosary.
Evidence and limits
The obituary connects this death to the Alberta LaFreniere reported as ill and hospitalized in 1973, but the notice does not supply independent civil, medical, parish, or cemetery records. Its account of home care is retained as reported community testimony.
See also
Sources
- Reports Alberta’s March 30 death at her island home, Monday funeral at Holy Cross Church, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, and a family-home rosary. It says she returned home after Chicago brain surgery and was cared for by island women; it supplies no civil, medical, parish, or cemetery record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-04_Beaver-Beacon
- 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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Alberta LaFreniere, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/funeral-of-alberta-lafreniere-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1974, “Obituaries: Alberta LaFreniere Passes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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