- Dates
- 1996-03-02 – 1996-03-05
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Ann Arbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilymusiceducationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Ann Arbor
Summary
Thelma L. Pryce, born on Beaver Island in 1909, died at her Ann Arbor home on March 2, 1996, after a lengthy illness. The Beacon remembered her piano career, World War II Red Cross volunteering, civic leadership, and Beaver Island family connection, and reported her March 5 funeral and burial at St. Thomas Cemetery.
Evidence limits
This entry follows the published obituary; it does not independently verify the medical, family, employment, or civic details.
Sources
- Reports Pryce’s March 2 death after severe anemia, Beaver Island birth and family, piano teaching and supervision in Detroit, civic and Red Cross work, March 5 Catholic funeral, burial at St. Thomas Cemetery, and memorial suggestions including the Beaver Island Medical Center. 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 · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and funeral report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Thelma L. Pryce, a Beaver Island-born pianist and community leader, dies in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-thelma-pryce-death-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1996, “Thelma L. Pryce of Ann Arbor, Michigan.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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