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Kay Masini

Also Kay McDonough · Kay Masini · McDonough; formerly Kay McDonough

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TypePerson
Born1936-07-31
Died2020-09-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Person
Born
1936-07-31
Died
2020-09-10
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitydemography
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Beaver Island

Summary

Kay (McDonough) Masini (1936–2020) was named with Dan Massini in the October 1960 notice of a son born on September 12.

Evidence and limits

The local notice’s Kay McDonough/Dan Massini wording is bridged by an obituary for Kay Masini of Beaver Island, wife of Don, and the Holy Cross Cemetery index’s Kay (McDonough) Masini/Donald Masini entry. “Dan” is treated as the newspaper’s informal form of Donald rather than a separate spouse.

Open questions

  • What was the name of the son born September 12, 1960?

See also

Sources

  1. Prints Kay McDonough parenthetically with Dan Massini in the notice of a son born September 12.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-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 · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Gives the exact dates, identifies Kay as a Beaver Island resident, and calls her the wife of Don Masini. Together with the local cemetery index’s “Kay (McDonough)” and spouse Donald Masini listing, this resolves the newspaper’s Dan Massini/Kay McDonough form.
  4. Lists Kay (McDonough) Masini, 1936–2020, at Holy Cross and identifies her spouse as Donald Masini.
  5. The reproduced obituary reports Kay Masini’s September 10, 2020 death, identifies her Beaver Island and Plymouth connection, family, September 18 visitation and September 19 funeral Mass at Holy Cross, and requested memorials for the Beaver Island Historical Society or Marine Museum. The independently held funeral-home and cemetery sources remain the stronger identity and date evidence; the forum copy preserves the island-facing notice and service details.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015651

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Kay Masini”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/kay-mcdonough-masini/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1960, birth notice. (and 4 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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