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Beaver Island-connected funeral notices reported in November 1968

Also November 1968 Beaver Island-connected obituaries

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TypeEvent
Dates1968-10-24 – 1968-10-28
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1968-10-24 – 1968-10-28
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1968 Beaver Beacon reported Clyde J. Dunbar’s October 25 death, October 28 funeral at St. James, and Holy Cross Cemetery burial after a summer on Beaver Island. It also reported Joseph Delphis Pelletier’s October 24 death, October 26 St. Mary’s Church funeral, and former Beaver Island farming residence.

Evidence and limits

This is a grouped newspaper funeral record. It does not replace civil death, funeral, cemetery, or complete genealogical records.

Sources

  1. Reports Clyde J. Dunbar's October 25 death and October 28 Beaver Island funeral and burial, and Joseph Delphis Pelletier's October 24 death, October 26 funeral, and former Beaver Island farming residence; it does not provide civil death records or complete genealogies.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published obituary notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected funeral notices reported in November 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-november-1968-obituaries/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1968, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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