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Beaver Beacon publishes an obituary for Charles Martin, 1984

Also Charles Martin Beaver Island obituary

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TypeEvent
Dates1984-07-22 – 1984-07-25
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1984-07-22 – 1984-07-25
Kind
Death
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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deathfamilycommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1984 Beaver Beacon published an obituary for Charles Martin, a lifelong Beaver Island resident, commercial fisherman, and charter operator.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary, not a civil, church, cemetery, or medical record.

Sources

  1. Reports Charles Martin's July 22 death at Grandvue Medical Care Facility, July 25 funeral at Holy Cross Church and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, his 1906 Beaver Island birth, lifelong island residence, commercial fishing and charter service, 1935 marriage, and survivors. It is a published obituary, not a civil death certificate, church register, or cemetery record. 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 · 1984-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes an obituary for Charles Martin, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/charles-martin-obituary-1984/, accessed [date], citing Charles Martin obituary, Beaver Beacon, August 1984. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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