Name: Charles E. Homer dies in Griffith, Indiana, 1971
Start: 1971-01-25
End: 1971-01-25
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1971-01-25
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1971 Beaver Beacon reported Charles E. Homer’s January 25 death at St. Catherine Hospital and his funeral and burial in Griffith, Indiana.

Evidence and limits

The source does not establish a direct Island residence or a Beaver Island event location; this is retained as a source-bounded obituary notice.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1971, “Obituaries: Charles E. Homer.”
Reports Homer’s January 25 death at St. Catherine Hospital, funeral at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Griffith, and burial at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published obituary notice.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Charles E. Homer dies in Griffith, Indiana, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charles-homer-death-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1971, “Obituaries: Charles E. Homer.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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