Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc)

Image ID: Newspapers.com image 1029136038

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The citation points to an obituary of Edward G. Konecny dated 19 Oct 1997 in a Manitowoc paper, which fits the person and his death year of 1997. No text or image is available, so the birth date and place cannot be confirmed. The record is consistent with the claim but does not state it as presented.
Matches: Obituary is for Edward G. Konecny, matching the claimed name Edward George Konecny; Published 19 Oct 1997 in the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, consistent with a 1997 death and a Manitowoc connection
Limits: No image or transcription text is attached, so the obituary content (birth date, birthplace) cannot be checked; Only the citation and a Newspapers.com image ID are given; nothing states 27 November 1918 or Manitowoc as the birth place; An obituary is a secondary source for birth details; the informant is unknown; Middle name George is only inferred from the initial G.