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Lester D. Connaghan dies, January 4, 2005

Also Lester D. Connaghan death 2005 · Daniel Lester Connaghan 1922-2005

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TypeEvent
Dates2005-01-04 – 2005-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2005-01-04 – 2005-01
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
deathfamilyirish-arranmorecommercial-fishingheritage
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Beaver Island

Summary

Lester D. Connaghan died on January 4, 2005, at age 93. The February Beaver Beacon obituary identifies him as the eldest of fourteen children of Hugh and Catherine “Katie” Malloy Connaghan, a former commercial fisherman and later Great Lakes tugboat pilot, and a descendant of Arranmore Islanders. A Beaver Island service was scheduled for June 11.

Evidence limits

This record rests on a held newspaper obituary supplemented by a community forum notice. It does not substitute for a civil death certificate or complete funeral file.

Sources

  1. Community posts announced Connaghan’s death and discussed the planned June 11 Beaver Island service and reception. The forum preserves the local notice and arrangements discussion; the held Beaver Beacon obituary is the stronger biographical source.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000274
  2. Beaver Beacon, February 2005, “Lester D. Connaghan.”
    The obituary dates Connaghan’s death to January 4, 2005, identifies his Beaver Island parents and Arranmore ancestry, describes his commercial-fishing and tugboat-pilot careers, and announces the June 11 Holy Cross service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held issue scan confirms the obituary and service notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 9 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Lester D. Connaghan dies, January 4, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lester-connaghan-death-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Lester Connaghan R.I.P.,” January 6–10, 2005. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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