- Date
- 2002-09-14
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathcommunitymilitaryheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Robert O. Gatliff, born in 1923 and identified as a Beaver Island “Island boy,” died in Calumet City, Illinois, on September 14, 2002. The notice says he served in the Army during World War II and operated his own garage.
Evidence limits
This is a brief newspaper death notice, not a complete obituary, service record, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “The Dearly Departed — Robert O. Gatliff, 1923–2002.”Reports that Robert O. Gatliff died in Calumet City, Illinois, on September 14, 2002, identifies him as an Island boy and World War II Army veteran, and lists his parents and siblings. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the death notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-born Robert O. Gatliff dies in Illinois on September 14, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/robert-gatliff-death-september-14-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “The Dearly Departed — Robert O. Gatliff, 1923–2002.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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