Beaver Island Beacon publishes Marguerite Runberg obituary, 1989

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TypeEvent

Date1989-03-17

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-03-17
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunityheritagecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March issue reports that Marguerite Runberg, born on Beaver Island in 1903, died March 17, 1989, at age 85. It says funeral arrangements were deferred until May for a Beaver Island service and burial.

Evidence limits

This is an obituary and funeral notice, not a civil death certificate or complete genealogical record.

Sources

“Obituary: Marguerite Runberg,” Beaver Beacon, March 1989.
Reports her March 17 death at age 85, Beaver Island birth, return in 1968, island affiliations, and a May funeral plan. 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, March 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held sixteen-page issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Beacon publishes Marguerite Runberg obituary, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-marguerite-runberg-obituary-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Obituary: Marguerite Runberg,” Beaver Beacon, March 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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