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Beaver Island family remembers Charles “Chuckie” Dudley, 2009

Also Chuckie Dudley in memory 1942 2009

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TypeEvent
Date2009
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2009
Kind
Death
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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deathfamilyheritagemusic
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April issue published a family memorial for Charles K. “Chuckie” Dudley, identified as 1942–2009. It describes his Beaver Island upbringing with his grandparents, practical trades, arrowhead hobby, love of music, surviving family, and the family’s thanks for condolences.

Evidence limits

This is a memorial notice with no exact death date, civil record, funeral record, or independently expanded family register.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2009, "In Memory: Charles K. (Chuckie) Dudley 1942–2009."
    Describes Dudley’s Beaver Island family and childhood, welding, car repair, carpentry, arrowhead collecting, music, surviving relatives, and family thanks. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the memorial.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-04_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Community and family-associated posts reported Dudley's death, Beaver Island birth and family ties, and remembered his visits, music, storytelling, and relationships. The April Beacon remains the stronger held source; the forum adds contemporaneous remembrance but no exact death or funeral record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001501

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island family remembers Charles “Chuckie” Dudley, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charles-chuckie-dudley-memorial-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2009, "In Memory: Charles K. (Chuckie) Dudley 1942–2009." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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