- Date
- 2011-12-17
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
The January 2012 Beaver Beacon memorializes John M. Ruddell Jr., who died in Palm Coast on December 17, 2011, at age 92. The article describes more than fifty years of annual family visits, a Donegal Bay cabin, and a plan for his remains to return to Beaver Island after the spring thaw.
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This is a memorial article, not a death certificate, cemetery record, or independent account of the family property.
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- Beaver Beacon, January 2012, "In Memory: John Ruddell."Reports Ruddell's December 17 death at age 92, his first Beaver Island visit with friends and family, the family's Donegal Bay cabin, summer residence, and intention to return his remains to the Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held January issue scan confirms the memorial article.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon memorializes John M. Ruddell Jr. and his Beaver Island legacy”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-ruddell-death-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2012, "In Memory: John Ruddell." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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