Name: Barbara Steele Croswhite, a frequent Beaver Island summer visitor, dies in 1998
Start: 1998-11-20
End: 1998-11-20
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1998-11-20
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: familymusic-folklorecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Barbara Steele Croswhite died November 20, 1998, aged 74. The family notice remembered her frequent Beaver Island summers, cooking, and singing with Joddy Croswhite.

Evidence limits

This is a family death notice, not a civil record or full biography.

The same issue also preserves the family’s public thanks for the November 28 benefit and Christmas Bazaar support.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1999, “Goodbye Baba.”
Reports Barbara Steele Croswhite’s November 20 death at age 74 in Colorado, her frequent Beaver Island visits, work as a cook, singing with Joddy, and her five children. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1999, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the family death notice.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1999, “Thank You” from the Croswhite family.
Records Joddy, Beth, Stryder, and Saygan Croswhite’s thanks to those who attended the November 28 benefit at Dalwhinnie and donated at the Christmas Bazaar, and to the McDonough family for their support. 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 · 1999-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1999, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Croswhite family’s thank-you notice.

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Beaver Island Archive, “Barbara Steele Croswhite, a frequent Beaver Island summer visitor, dies in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-barbara-steele-croswhite-obituary-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1999, “Goodbye Baba.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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