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Ronald S. O’Donnell

Also Ronnie O’Donnell · Ronald O'Donnell

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TypePerson
Born1933-08-27
Died1970-11-17
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Person
Born
1933-08-27
Died
1970-11-17
Work
Inspector, Cadillac Motor Company · United States Army service
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitydemographyheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Ronald S. O’Donnell was born at St. James on Beaver Island on August 27, 1933. The November 1970 Beaver Beacon obituary says he graduated from the Beaver Island Community School, served two years in the U.S. Army, worked as an inspector at Cadillac Motor Company in Detroit, and died on November 17, 1970.

Evidence and limits

The record is based on the obituary and its reported funeral and burial. The source’s printed “Dorean War” wording is retained rather than silently normalized to a different conflict. No civil, military, hospital, or cemetery record is attached here.

Sources

  1. Visually checked page 4 and remote OCR. The obituary gives Ronald S. O’Donnell’s August 27, 1933 birth at St. James, Beaver Island Community School graduation, two years in the U.S. Army using the printed notice’s “Dorean War” wording, Detroit residence, Cadillac Motor Company inspector occupation, marriage to Kathleen Tighe in 1968, November 17 death at New Grace Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage, November 21 Holy Cross Church funeral, and Holy Cross Cemetery burial. It does not supply civil, military, hospital, or cemetery records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Held scan used to verify the obituary’s printed name, dates, family relationships, and the source’s unusual war wording. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and does not expand source-specific claims
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Ronald S. O’Donnell”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/ronald-s-odonnell/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1970, “Island Native Passes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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