- Date
- 2011-04-04
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyheritageconstruction
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 2011 Beacon memorializes Richard “Dick” Goller, who died April 4, 2011, at age 80. The notice recalls his work on Beaver Island, including plumbing, deep wells, McCafferty’s Motel, and Island homes, and identifies his son Richard “Buzz” Goller as someone who worked extensively on the Island.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper memorial notice, not a civil death record or complete record of the Goller family’s Island work.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- The forum notice reports Richard Goller's death and his Beaver Island work and family connections. The Beaver Beacon remains the stronger held memorial source; the forum post does not preserve a civil record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003311
- Beaver Beacon, May 2011, "In Memory: Richard E. Goller."Reports that Richard Goller, 80, of Cedar Springs, died April 4 after long health problems, and recalls his plumbing and heating work on Beaver Island, including construction of McCafferty's Motel and Island homes. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the memorial notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Richard E. Goller, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-richard-goller-death-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "RIP Dick Goller," April 7, 2011. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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