Person
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 2000
- Work
- Benefit-party chairman
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismcommunity
Summary
Bernard O’Donnell (1914–2000) was identified as chairman of the seventh annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day party benefiting Holy Cross Church.
Evidence and limits
Later local notices name his parents, which link this episode record to the cemetery entry. The issue itself supplies no fuller biography.
The dated record
Sources
- Names Bernard O’Donnell as chairman of the Chicago benefit party for Holy Cross Church. The newspaper provides no biography or identity bridge to other O’Donnell records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-03_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1961-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Identifies Bernard O’Donnell as the son of Elsie and James O’Donnell in repeated Chicago-party notices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-02_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 · 1964-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Lists Bernard O’Donnell (1914–2000), son of James D. and Elsie Schmidt O’Donnell. The local parent identification provides the identity bridge.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Bernard O’Donnell”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/bernard-odonnell/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1961, “Lonesome for Beaver Island?” (and 4 further sources listed on the page).
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