- Date
- 1996-12-11
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyeducationheritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Orval “Buzz” Anderson died December 11, 1996, at his daughter’s residence. The January 1997 obituary recalls that he and his wife moved to Beaver Island in 1971, that he taught woodworking in the island school system, and that he was known for woodworking, stories, and golf.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and family memorial notice, not a complete vital, employment, or teaching record.
Sources
- Reports Anderson’s death at his daughter’s residence, his automotive and woodworking career, move to Beaver Island in 1971, several years teaching woodworking in the island school system, and requested memorials to Hospice of the Saints or the Beaver Island Historical Society. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Orval “Buzz” Anderson after his death in December 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-orval-buzz-anderson-death-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1997, “Orval ‘Buzz’ Anderson, 82.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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