Ernest Michael McSorley (1912-1975) - Find a Grave Memorial

Ernest Michael McSorley

Birth

29 Sep 1912

Spencerville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Death

10 Nov 1975 (aged 63)

Cenotaph

Calvary Cemetery

Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA Show Map

Plot

Section 37, Lot 217, Grave 3 -Cenotaph

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Capt McSorley was at the helm of the Ill-fated Edmund Fitzgerald when it went down in Lake Suprior during a storm. His body was never recovered. This is a cenotaph placed next to his wife's grave. A monument to the memorial of the captain and the other 28 souls lost that day stands at the Great Lakes Ship Wreck Museum in Paradise. Michigan.

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Capt. Ernest M.
McSorley
Sept. 29, 1912
Lost in the sinking of the
Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior
Nov. 10, 1975

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Ernest Michael McSorley

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Family Members

Michael Joseph McSorley

Catherine Black McSorley

Ernestine J McSorley

Nellie L. Pollock McSorley

John Francis "Jack" McSorley