- Dates
- 1976-02-15 – 1976-02-19
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- migrationcommunicationcommunityreligioneducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Sister Lorraine Gibson, formerly Margaret Gibson, died February 15, 1976, and had a February 19 funeral Mass. The obituary identifies her as Beaver Island-born and as a Dominican teacher who taught on Beaver Island among other Michigan and western schools.
Evidence and limits
This is a source-qualified obituary and teaching-history notice; it does not merge her with other Lorraine or Gibson records without an identity bridge.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports Sister Lorraine Gibson’s February 15 death, February 19 funeral Mass, Beaver Island birth, Dominican teaching including Beaver Island, and burial in Grand Rapids. It does not provide a religious-order personnel file. 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 · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the obituary and funeral notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Sister Lorraine Gibson, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-sister-lorraine-gibson-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1976, obituary “Sister Lorraine Gibson.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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