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Unnamed Ricksgers infant dies in Lapeer, 1964

Also July 1964 Ricksgers infant death notice

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Locator map: Lapeer, Michigan highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Lapeer, MichiganLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1964-07-10
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Lapeer, Michigan highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Lapeer, MichiganLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1964-07-10
Kind
Death
Where
Lapeer, Michigan
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitydemography

Summary

The July 1964 Beaver Beacon reported that an unnamed infant daughter of Robert and Mrs. Ricksgers died in Lapeer on July 10. The notice identified George and Mrs. George Ricksgers as grandparents.

Evidence and limits

The child remains unnamed. This is a brief newspaper death notice, not a civil, medical, funeral, or burial record.

Sources

  1. Reports the July 10 death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ricksgers in Lapeer and identifies Mr. and Mrs. George Ricksgers as grandparents; it does not name the child or provide a civil, medical, funeral, or burial record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Unnamed Ricksgers infant dies in Lapeer, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-unnamed-ricksgers-infant-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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