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Claude A. Fenn dies in California, 1970

Also Claude A. Fenn obituary, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1970-10
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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demographycommunity
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Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1970 Beaver Beacon reported Claude A. Fenn’s death in California following a heart attack and noted the Fenn family’s summer home on Beaver Island’s harbor.

Evidence and limits

The source does not provide a death date, precise location, funeral details, or the Fenn property’s name.

Sources

  1. Reports Claude A. Fenn’s death in California following a heart attack and says the Fenn family had a summer home on the Beaver Island harbor.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published obituary notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Claude A. Fenn dies in California, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-claude-fenn-death-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1970, “Obituaries: Claude A. Fenn.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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