- Date
- 2003-07
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathhealthcarefamilycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Nels Peter Sorensen Jr., a longtime Beaver Island summer resident and Greenville dentist, died in 2003. A memorial service was held July 17; the obituary notes his Island home and the dental chair used by him and his father when the Island had no dentist.
Evidence limits
The obituary does not state an exact death date or burial disposition.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2003, “Nels Peter Sorensen, Jr.”.Reports Sorensen’s death at age 65, dental career, July 17 memorial service, and long Beaver Island summer residency with a stone-fenced home and historic dental chair. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the August 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Longtime Beaver Island summer resident Nels Peter Sorensen Jr. dies in 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-nels-peter-sorensen-death-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2003, “Nels Peter Sorensen, Jr.”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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