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Edward “Bub” Burke

Also Edward Burke · “Bub” Burke

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TypePerson
Born1902
Died1960-03-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1902
Died
1960-03-15 · Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Work
Taxi and car-rental business operator
Children
Gene Burke
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityhealthcare
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Edward Joseph “Bub” Burke (1902–1960) is the island-associated person named in an April 1960 obituary after his death at Little Traverse Hospital. A separate August 1961 Beaver Beacon item identifies him as the Beaver Island mail contractor since 1945, succeeded after his death by his son Gene Burke.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper’s distinctive nickname, hospital, death year, and Holy Cross funeral bridge the episode record to the cemetery index. The cited sources do not establish a complete civil biography. The mail-contractor identification rests on the August 1961 “Tradition Carries On” item alone, which is not among the sources cited above for this article but is the basis for Gene Burke’s own record.

Open questions

  • Which civil or parish records add exact dates and a fuller biography?

See also

Kin

This articleEdward“Bub” Burke1902 – 1960Gene Burke
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

Sources

  1. Names Edward “Bub” Burke, says he died at Little Traverse Hospital in Petoskey, and remembers his island taxi and car-rental business. The notice does not give age, burial place, full civil identity, or a business record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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
  3. Lists Edward Joseph “Bub” Burke (1902–1960). The local obituary identifies Edward “Bub” Burke's Petoskey death and March 15 Holy Cross funeral, providing the identity bridge.

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Edward “Bub” Burke”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/edward-bub-burke/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1960, “Obituary.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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