Name: Charles R. Pischner, Beaver Island-born merchant seaman, is remembered in an obituary, 1986
Start: 1986-12-19
End: 1986-12-19
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1986-12-19
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathmaritimefamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Charles R. Pischner, born on Beaver Island and employed most of his life as a merchant seaman, died December 19, 1986, according to the April 1987 obituary.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary, not a civil death record, marriage record, or merchant-seaman employment file.

Sources

“Charles R. Pischner,” Beaver Beacon, April 1987.
Reports Charles R. Pischner’s December 19, 1986 death, Beaver Island birth, marriage to Alice Gallagher, merchant-seaman employment, family, and December 22 Green Bay funeral. 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, April 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Charles R. Pischner, Beaver Island-born merchant seaman, is remembered in an obituary, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charles-pischner-death-1986/, accessed [date], citing “Charles R. Pischner,” Beaver Beacon, April 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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