Event
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- Modern era
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- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1962 Beaver Beacon reported four deaths with Beaver Island connections: Robert Gibson of Ludington, Thomas O’Connor of Detroit, Michigan Catholic newspaper editor John Kenny, and South Haven construction-company secretary-treasurer Elmer E. Olson.
Evidence and limits
The notices preserve the newspaper’s dates and island connections. They do not provide complete obituaries, civil records, or burial documentation for every person named.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 1962, “Obituaries.”Reports Robert Gibson’s February 3 death after an automobile accident, Thomas O’Connor’s March 29 death and Harbor Springs burial, John Kenny’s April 2 death after a heart attack, and Elmer E. Olson’s April 2 death. It preserves island family, authorship, visitor, and business connections without substituting for civil records.