- Dates
- 2000-01-30 – 2000-05-13
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Raymond J. Cull, born on Beaver Island in 1922, died on January 30, 2000. The Beacon obituary records his World War II Navy service, forty-year career as a ship captain, large family, February funeral service, and planned May Mass and burial at Holy Cross on Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary; the planned May burial is reported as scheduled, not independently confirmed here.
Sources
- Reports Cull’s January 30, 2000 death, World War II Navy service, 40-year career as a ship captain with American Steamship Company, family, February funeral service, and planned May Holy Cross Mass and burial. 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 · 2000-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Cull obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-born ship captain Raymond J. Cull dies in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-raymond-cull-obituary-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2000, “Raymond J. Cull — Sept. 1922 Feb. 2000.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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