- Born
- 1944
- Died
- 2012
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- Modern era
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- Beaver Island
Summary
Carol A. (Schlactor) LaFreniere (1944–2012) married Jerry (Gerald) LaFreniere, a son of Vernon Hugh “Dick” LaFreniere (Vernon Hugh "Dick" LaFreniere), on October 16, 1965. By December 1968 the couple had built and moved into a new home on the south end of town, and Beacon items from the following January place them there with a daughter, “little Michelle,” recovering from a fall. Carol was listed as a surgical patient at Little Traverse Hospital in the August 1974 hospital notes and, that December, as a nominee for the Beaver Island Civic Association Governing Board in the announced January 1975 election.
Evidence and limits
The 1965 bridal-shower notice and the cemetery index (Carol A. Schlacter LaFreniere, 1944–2012, wife of Gerald LaFreniere) match directly, and the recurring 1968–69 “Jerry and Carol” household items corroborate the marriage. No source read for this article gives a diagnosis for the 1974 hospitalization or an election result. Whether Gerald N. LaFreniere, Jr., who received First Communion in 1975 (Gerald LaFreniere), was also her son is not stated directly by any source found, though the shared household and period fit.
Open questions
- Was Gerald N. LaFreniere, Jr. Carol’s son? No source read here confirms it.
- What became of the family after 1975? No later Beacon reference to Carol by name was found in the sources searched for this article.
See also
Sources
- Reports a bridal shower for "Carol Schlactor," daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Reigle, ahead of her October 16, 1965 marriage to "Jerry LaFreniere, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. LaFreniere" — identifying her husband as a son of Vernon Hugh "Dick" LaFreniere (person/vernon-hugh-dick-lafreniere).data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports "Jerry and Carol LaFreniere have moved into their new home on the south end of town," much of it built by Jerry himself.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports a surprise open house for "Gerry and Carol LaFreniere" in their new home on January 3, 1969, and separately reports their daughter, "little Michelle LaFreniere," recovering from a broken collarbone suffered in a fall at home.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Lists Mrs. Carol Lafreniere as a patient in Little Traverse Hospital for surgery; it supplies no diagnosis, dates, or fuller identity.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-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 · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Lists Carol LaFreniere as a nominee for five Civic Association Governing Board seats in the announced January 9, 1975 election; it does not provide a result, term, or fuller identity.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-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 · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Lists Carol A. (Schlacter) LaFreniere (1944–2012), wife of Gerald LaFreniere. The 1965 bridal-shower notice and the recurring "Jerry and Carol" household items provide the identity bridge.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 5 August 2026. Recent changes
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Beaver Island Archive, “Carol A. LaFreniere”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/carol-a-lafreniere/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1965, “Bridal Shower.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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