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July–August 1982 Beaver Beacon publishes island-connected obituary notices

Also July 1982 Beaver Island obituaries · August 1982 Beaver Island obituaries

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TypeEvent
Dates1982-04-21 – 1982-07-21
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1982-04-21 – 1982-07-21
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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deathfamilyreligionheritagecommunitycommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

The July–August 1982 Beaver Beacon published island-connected notices for Karen Jane Dekker, Monsignor Victor Gallagher, and Helen Mary Heflin, then added Jane Obenchain Fox, Margaret Ellen (McDonough) Connaghan, and a detailed Gallagher obituary. The August notice records Gallagher’s Beaver Island burial after a Holy Cross Mass and Fox’s connection to the Beaver Island Christian Church and Medical Center.

Evidence limits

These are newspaper notices and a memorial profile, not complete civil, church, cemetery, medical, or estate records.

Sources

  1. Reports Karen Jane Dekker’s sudden death while vacationing on Beaver Island, notes the July 10 death of Monsignor Victor Gallagher without yet having an obituary, and publishes an extended memorial for Helen Mary Heflin, a beloved long-time island visitor who died April 21 in Florida. These are newspaper notices, not complete civil, church, cemetery, medical, or estate records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1982-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held thirty-five-page mixed archive item is paired with the canonical OCR source; its first fifteen pages contain the July 1982 notices and later pages contain a separately dated July 1985 insert.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Publishes the July 21 death and memorial notice for Jane Obenchain Fox, including her Beaver Island Christian Church membership and a request for memorial contributions toward the Beaver Island Medical Center; a detailed obituary for Monsignor Victor Paul Gallagher, born in St. James in 1919 and buried in the family plot on Beaver Island after a Holy Cross Mass; and the funeral and family notice for former resident Margaret Ellen (McDonough) Connaghan, who died July 20 in Chicago and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. These are newspaper notices, not complete civil, church, cemetery, medical, or estate records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1982-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held sixteen-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “July–August 1982 Beaver Beacon publishes island-connected obituary notices”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-1982-obituary-notices/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1982, obituary notices. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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