- Dates
- 2023-05-09 – 2023-05-22
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunitymedia
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
William John “Bill” Supernaw, known as “Supie,” died on May 9, 2023, at age 80. The preserved obituary connects his family to Beaver Island through his mother’s Gillespie family and sisters who visited the island in summer, while recording his Charlevoix-area radio, cinema, civic, and family life.
Evidence limits
The forum preserves a funeral-home obituary and family notice. It supports a family connection to Beaver Island, not Supernaw’s residence there or a local funeral event.
Sources
- The forum preserves a preliminary notice and later funeral-home obituary. The obituary reports Supernaw’s May 9 death at age 80, identifies his mother as Elvira Gillespie, and names sisters and relatives with summer Beaver Island connections. It does not establish that Supernaw himself resided on Beaver Island.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017699
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Bill Supernaw dies, 2023”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bill-supernaw-death-2023/, accessed [date], citing Mortensen Funeral Homes obituary, “Bill Supernaw RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, May 9–15, 2023..
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