Summary
The October 1961 obituary column remembered Fred Spaulding, former owner of the King Strang Hotel; John Grill Sr., who worked as a Stephens Lumber Company scaler before operating a Beaver Island grocery; Perry Smith of Charlevoix, married to former island resident Ruth Gatliff; and Helen Cole McClean, a former island resident who operated the King Strang Hotel and owned the property later known as Gillespie’s Garage.
Evidence and limits
This grouped newspaper notice preserves the island connections and reported burial places where given, but it is not a complete obituary or civil record for any of the four people.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “Obituaries.”Reports Fred Spaulding, former King Strang Hotel owner, dying in Chicago September 2 with burial at Bay City; John Grill Sr., 91, former Stephens Lumber Company scaler and grocer in the store later operated by Lloyd McDonough, dying in Grand Rapids; Perry Smith of Charlevoix, husband of former Ruth Gatliff, dying in early September; and Helen Cole McClean, former island resident and operator of the King Strang Hotel and owner of the property later known as Gillespie’s Garage, dying unexpectedly September 27 with burial at Tawas City. It does not provide complete civil or funeral records.