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Edward J. Jouzapaitis dies and is buried on Beaver Island, 1986

Also Edward Jouzapaitis obituary · Edward Jouzapaitis September 1986 death

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TypeEvent
Dates1986-09-18 – 1986-09-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1986-09-18 – 1986-09-22
Kind
Death
Where
Holy Cross Catholic Church building · Holy Cross Cemetery
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
deathfamilyreligioncommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Edward J. Jouzapaitis died on September 18, 1986, and the November Beaver Beacon reported his September 22 funeral at Holy Cross Church and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, along with a family thank-you notice.

Evidence limits

These are newspaper obituary and family notices, not civil, hospital, employment, cemetery, or complete genealogical records.

Sources

  1. Reports Edward J. Jouzapaitis’s September 18 death at Charlevoix Area Hospital, September 22 funeral at Holy Cross Church, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Chicago and Beaver Island residences, family, employment, marriage, and church membership, followed by the family’s thanks to Beaver Island residents, friends, and neighbors. It is a newspaper obituary and family notice, not a civil death certificate, hospital record, employment file, or complete genealogy. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1986-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary and family notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Edward J. Jouzapaitis dies and is buried on Beaver Island, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-edward-jouzapaitis-death-1986/, accessed [date], citing Edward J. Jouzapaitis, Beaver Beacon, November 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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