- Date
- 2010-09-19
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyhealthcarecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Ruth Catherine Hallahan died on September 19, 2010. The November Beacon obituary records her retirement to Beaver Island in 1985, nursing-aide career, family, and long island life.
Evidence limits
This is an obituary and island-connection record, not a complete civil or family file.
Sources
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Sources
- The forum first reported Hallahan’s death and later community replies identify her as an originator of the Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary and first resale shop, and as a volunteer connected to the Heritage Park Barn. These recollections enrich the obituary but are not independently corroborated here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002789
- Beaver Beacon, November 2010, "Ruth Catherine Hallahan 1919-2010."Reports Hallahan's September 19 death, 1985 retirement to Beaver Island, nursing-aide work, family, Catholic conversion, and island home loss to fire. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island retiree Ruth Catherine Hallahan dies, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ruth-hallahan-death-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Ruth Hallahan - RIP," September 19–22, 2010. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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