Name: Beaver Beacon publishes an obituary for Ruth Ann Nackerman, 1984
Start: 1983-12-23
End: 1983-12-27
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 1983-12-23 – 1983-12-27
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilyhealthcarecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1984 Beaver Beacon published an obituary for Ruth Ann Nackerman, who died December 23, 1983, and was buried after December 27 services.

Evidence limits

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

Sources

Ruth Ann Nackerman obituary, Beaver Beacon, February 1984.
Reports Ruth Ann Nackerman's December 23 death at age 51, her family connections to Beaver Island, nursing employment, December 27 funeral at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Cadillac. It is a published obituary, not a civil death certificate, clinical record, or cemetery register. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1984, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held fifteen-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes an obituary for Ruth Ann Nackerman, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/ruth-ann-nackerman-obituary-1984/, accessed [date], citing Ruth Ann Nackerman obituary, Beaver Beacon, February 1984. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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