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Funeral of Erwin E. Belfy Sr., 1975

Also Erwin Belfy obituary · January 1975 Erwin Belfy funeral

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TypeEvent
Dates1975-01-17 – 1975-01-19
WithinCharlevoix
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1975-01-17 – 1975-01-19
Kind
Death
Where
Charlevoix
Participants
Erwin E. Belfy Sr. (deceased)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
demographyconservationcommunityheritage
Within
Charlevoix

Summary

Erwin E. Belfy Sr. died January 17, 1975, at Charlevoix Area Hospital after an admission beginning December 10. His January 19 funeral was reported at Charlevoix, and the obituary describes his move to Beaver Island in 1908 and later work for the Michigan Conservation Department, including commercial fishing supervision and engineering Patrol Boat No. 1.

Evidence and limits

The obituary gives the reported dates, family, career, funeral, and memorial request. Because the name appears in several earlier Beaver Island records, this event uses a source-qualified record rather than silently merging every Erwin Belfy reference.

Sources

  1. Reports Erwin E. Belfy Sr. died January 17 at Charlevoix Area Hospital after admission December 10, and gives the January 19 funeral in Charlevoix. It records his 1892 birth in Tomahawk, 1908 move to Beaver Island, 1910 marriage, Conservation Department career, family, and memorial request; it is not a civil or funeral-home 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 · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The scan confirms the obituary, funeral date, and reported conservation roles.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Funeral of Erwin E. Belfy Sr., 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/funeral-of-erwin-belfy-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Obituaries: Erwin E. Belfy Sr.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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