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Summer resident Kathryn “Kay” Sorensen dies, 1987

Also Kathryn A. Sorensen obituary · Kay Sorensen obituary

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TypeEvent
Date1987-01-28
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1987-01-28
Kind
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Eras
Modern era
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Summary

The March 1987 Beaver Beacon obituary for Kathryn “Kay” Sorensen reports that she and her husband had been Beaver Island summer residents for four decades and property owners for 35 years.

Evidence limits

The obituary is truncated in the held OCR and does not establish a complete island biography, civil death record, or property history.

Sources

  1. Reports Kathryn Sorensen’s January 28 death and says the Sorensens had been Beaver Island summer residents for 40 years and property owners for 35 years. The obituary is truncated in the held OCR after “cont.” and does not give a complete island biography. 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 · 1987-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary’s Beaver Island residence claim.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Summer resident Kathryn “Kay” Sorensen dies, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kay-sorensen-death-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Kathryn (Kay) A. Sorensen,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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