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Beaver Island resident and inventor Francis J. Fry dies, 2005

Also Francis J. Fry Obituary 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005-09-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2005-09-22
Kind
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Modern era
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Summary

Francis J. Fry, an engineer, biomedical inventor, folk artist, and Beaver Island resident, died on September 22, 2005. The December Beaver Beacon remembered his research, patents, art, faith, Island home, wife, and twelve adopted children.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary and family remembrance, not a complete account of Fry’s scientific record or a civil death record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Francis J. Fry."
    Reports Fry's September 22 death, engineering and biomedical career, patents and research, Catholic community, folk art, Beaver Island home, wife, and twelve adopted children. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held December issue scan confirms the obituary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island resident and inventor Francis J. Fry dies, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-francis-fry-death-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Francis J. Fry." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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