- Dates
- 2024-12-28 – 2024-12-31
- Kind
- Death and obituary
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunityyouthphilanthropy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Edward L. “Ed” Troutman died at his Noblesville home on December 28, 2024, at age 81. His obituary says he and Linda first visited Beaver Island in 1995, bought property in 1996, and eventually made the island their main retirement home. It remembers his Beaver Island Community Center involvement, youth mentoring, and other community activity.
Evidence limits
This is a detailed obituary posted by a community member and supports the family’s account of Troutman’s island life. It does not independently verify property dates, organizational roles, mentoring activity, or the amount of any memorial contribution.
Sources
- The obituary identifies Edward L. Troutman (1943–2024), says he and Linda first visited Beaver Island in 1995, bought property in 1996, and later made the island their main home in retirement. It describes his Community Center and other island activity, youth mentoring, and a request for memorial contributions to the Beaver Island Community Center. This is a detailed family/community obituary; property, organizational, and mentoring details are not independently audited here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018360
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Ed Troutman dies after making Beaver Island his main home, 2024”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ed-troutman-death-and-island-life-2024/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Ed Troutman RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, December 29–31, 2024, topic 18360..
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