Erwin Belfy dies on Beaver Island, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-10-16
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunityreligioncatholicismcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October issue reports that Erwin Belfy, 65, died at Charlevoix Area Hospital on October 16, 1989. It records his October 20 Holy Cross funeral and Beaver Island burial, military service, Detroit plumbing-inspector career, 1979 return to the island, and family.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper memorial notice and funeral account, not a civil, church, cemetery, or employment record.

Sources

“In Memoriam: Erwin Belfy,” Beaver Beacon, October 27, 1989.
Reports Belfy’s October 16 death, October 20 Holy Cross funeral and burial, Beaver Island birth and return, Navy service, Detroit plumbing-inspector career, family, and memorial suggestion. 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, October 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page October issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Erwin Belfy dies on Beaver Island, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-erwin-belfy-death-1989/, accessed [date], citing “In Memoriam: Erwin Belfy,” Beaver Beacon, October 27, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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