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Beaver Island remembers John “Beaver John” LaFreniere in 2013

Also John Beaver John Nelson LaFreniere obituary 2013

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TypeEvent
Date2013-07-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2013-07-03
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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deathfamilycommunitymusic
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Summary

The August 2013 Beaver Beacon reports that John “Beaver John” Nelson LaFreniere died on July 3, 2013. The July forum notice adds the initial community remembrance and later family notice, including his Beaver Island birth, 32-year C&O Carferries career, family, and planned August Island memorial. Born on Beaver Island, he was remembered for his love of Beaver Island music, the Tigers, and friends. A contemporaneous forum notice announced his August 6 graveside service at Holy Cross Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at Peaine Township Hall.

Evidence limits

The source gives the death date and Island and family connections but does not state a place of death.

Sources

  1. The forum preserves the initial death notice, community remembrance, and a later family notice giving the July 3 death date, Beaver Island birth, C&O Carferries career, family, and planned August Island memorial. The August Beaver Beacon remains the stronger independently held obituary source.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006429
  2. Beaver Beacon, August 2013, "Johnny LaFreniere."
    Reports John Nelson LaFreniere's July 3 death, Beaver Island birth, 32-year C&O Carferries career, love of Beaver Island music, and surviving family. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held August issue scan confirms the obituary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. A forum notice announced a graveside service at Holy Cross Cemetery on August 6 at 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon at Peaine Township Hall, and a later reminder confirmed the service was the next day. This is a family/community notice for service logistics, not an independent obituary.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006592

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers John “Beaver John” LaFreniere in 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-johnny-lafreniere-death-2013/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Johnny LaFreniere RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, July 4–9, 2013. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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