Name: Karl Kuebler, former Beaver Island conservation officer, dies, 1987
Start: 1987-01-07
End: 1987-01-07
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1987-01-07
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathconservationpublic-servicecommunityheritagecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Karl Kuebler, a former Beaver Island conservation officer and sheriff’s officer, died January 7, 1987, at age 93. The February Beaver Beacon remembered his trail-building, tree planting, and long public-service career on the island.

Evidence limits

The report combines an obituary with a reprinted newspaper profile; it is not a personnel file, trail survey, or civil death record.

Sources

“Outdoorsman Kuebler Left Mark on Area” and “Karl A. Kuebler,” Beaver Beacon, February 1987.
Reports Kuebler’s January 7 death at age 93, his 1942–1959 Beaver Island Conservation Department service, later sheriff’s work, trail-building and tree planting, and January 10 funeral arrangements. 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, February 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary and profile.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Karl Kuebler, former Beaver Island conservation officer, dies, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-karl-kuebler-death-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Outdoorsman Kuebler Left Mark on Area” and “Karl A. Kuebler,” Beaver Beacon, February 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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