Nels Peter Jensen obituary, 1966 — Beaver Island Archive

Event

Dates: 1966-06-25 – circa 1966-06
Kind: Death
Where: place/marinette
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathmaritimefamily
Within: place/marinette

Summary

The August 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that Nels Peter Jensen, born at St. James and a lifelong sailor and fisherman, died June 25 in Marinette.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper obituary, not a civil, funeral-home, or cemetery record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1966, “Obituaries.”
Reports Nels Peter Jensen's June 25 death in Marinette, Great Lakes sailing and fishing work, Beaver Island birth, and family; it is not a civil, funeral-home, or cemetery record.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the published obituary; it does not expand the source-specific identity, maritime, family, or burial claims.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Nels Peter Jensen obituary, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-nels-peter-jensen-obituary-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1966, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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