Name: The May 1963 Beacon reports Island-linked deaths and hospital notices
Start: 1963-04-18
End: 1963-05
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Dates: 1963-04-18 – 1963-05
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathhealthcarefamily
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1963 Beaver Beacon reports Wilbur J. Martin’s April 18 death, Peter N. Nielsen’s April 19 death, and the return of Mrs. Herman Pischner for spring burial at St. James Township Cemetery. It also reports hospital care or recovery involving L. J. Malloy, Arleen Malloy, and Mrs. Lawrence McDonough.

Evidence and limits

These are brief newspaper notices. They do not replace civil, cemetery, or medical records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1963, “Obituaries” and “Hospital Notes.”
Reports Wilbur J. Martin’s and Peter N. Nielsen’s deaths, Mrs. Herman Pischner’s return for spring burial, and hospital or recovery notices for L. J. Malloy, Arleen Malloy, and Mrs. Lawrence McDonough.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1963, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notices; it does not provide civil, cemetery, or medical records.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The May 1963 Beacon reports Island-linked deaths and hospital notices”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-obituary-and-hospital-notices-may-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1963, “Obituaries” and “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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