- Dates
- 2022-04-12 – 2022-07-02
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunitycivic-lifereligionheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Esther “Sue” Welke died on April 12, 2022, at age 85. The family obituary preserved in the forum describes her family’s Beaver Island home from 1959, her work helping establish the Community Center, and volunteer roles with Holy Cross Catholic Church and the Beaver Island Historical Society.
Evidence limits
The obituary is strong family and community evidence. It records planned July visitation, Mass, and interment, but this entry does not treat those plans as completed burial evidence.
Sources
- The obituary reports Sue Welke’s April 12 death at age 85, identifies a Beaver Island home established in 1959, and describes work with the Community Center committee, Holy Cross, and the Beaver Island Historical Society. It announces a July 1 visitation and July 2 memorial Mass with planned interment at Holy Cross Cemetery; later completion is not independently verified here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017097
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Esther “Sue” Welke dies after Beaver Island family and civic life, 2022”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sue-welke-death-2022/, accessed [date], citing Esther (Sue) Welke family obituary, “Sue Welke (1936-2022),” Beaver Island Forum, April 13, 2022..
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