- Date
- 1960-03-15
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building
- Participants
- Edward “Bub” Burke (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityhealthcarereligion
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Edward “Bub” Burke died at Little Traverse Hospital in Petoskey and was buried following a March 15, 1960 funeral at Holy Cross. The April notice also remembered his island taxi and car-rental business.
Evidence and limits
This record follows a brief community obituary. It does not establish the deceased’s full legal name, burial place, age, or business dates.
Open questions
- Which parish, cemetery, and civil records identify Edward Burke and document his burial?
See also
Sources
- Reports Edward “Bub” Burke’s death at Little Traverse Hospital in Petoskey, his March 15 funeral at Holy Cross, and his island taxi and car-rental business. It says Al Phillips of Harbor Springs attended and landed a plane on the harbor ice. It does not provide a civil record, burial location, or full business history.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-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 · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Funeral of Edward “Bub” Burke, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/funeral-of-edward-bub-burke-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1960, “Obituary.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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