Name: Beaver Beacon publishes an obituary for Isabelle Kenwabikise, 1983
Start: 1983-08-27
End: 1983-08-30
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1983-08-27 – 1983-08-30
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilyreligionanishinaabe-odawacommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1983 Beaver Beacon published an obituary for Isabelle A. Kenwabikise, formerly Isabelle A. Wabinimkee, who died August 27 and was buried after August 30 services at Holy Cross Church.

Evidence limits

This preserves the newspaper obituary and its family and community context; it does not replace civil, church, medical, cemetery, or genealogical records.

Sources

Isabelle A. Kenwabikise obituary, Beaver Beacon, September 1983.
Reports that Isabelle A. Kenwabikise, formerly Isabelle A. Wabinimkee, died August 27 at Little Traverse Division of Northern Michigan Hospitals, with August 30 services at Holy Cross Church and burial in Holy Cross Cemetery; it records her Garden Island birth and Beaver Island life, family, Holy Cross membership, Northern Michigan Ottawa Association service, and August 29 rosary. It is a published obituary, not a civil death certificate, church register, 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.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1983, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes an obituary for Isabelle Kenwabikise, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-isabelle-kenwabikise-obituary-1983/, accessed [date], citing Isabelle A. Kenwabikise obituary, Beaver Beacon, September 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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