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Rev. Aiden J. Witte, OFM Conv.

Also Father Aiden Witte · Rev. Aiden J. Witte

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TypePerson
Borncirca 1914
Died1972-04-08
ErasModern era
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Person
Born
circa 1914
Died
1972-04-08 · Waupun
Work
Pastor (former; parish not specified)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncommunityheritage

Summary

Rev. Aiden J. Witte, OFM Conv., was known to Beaver Islanders as a substitute for island priests and a leader of missions on Beaver Island. The April 1972 Beaver Beacon reports his death in Waupun, Wisconsin, on April 8 at age 58.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified religious and community record. The age-at-death report supports only a circa-1914 birth year; the source does not establish an exact birth date, the chronology of Witte’s island ministry, his religious-order biography, or a civil death record.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Rev. Aiden J. Witte’s April 8 death at Waupun, Wisconsin, at age 58, supporting a circa-1914 birth year. It says he was well known to Islanders for substituting for island priests and holding missions on Beaver Island; it provides no complete ministry chronology or independent biographical record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-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 · 1972-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Rev. Aiden J. Witte, OFM Conv.”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/aiden-j-witte/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1972, “Rev. Aiden J. Witte, OFM Conv.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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