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9 notices

People — notices, 1972

Short, single-source notices — each one a claim from one attested source, kept separate until more evidence merges it into a fuller article. Every entry has a stable anchor link.

Date not stated

Bruce Barbour (driver education instructor, 1972)

Personprobable

Bruce Barbour taught a Beaver Island driver education program reported in the June–July 1972 Beaver Beacon. The notice identifies him with Central Michigan University.

Evidence and limits

The source provides no further biographical details and does not establish a full identity beyond the name and teaching assignment.

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Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Driver Education.”

David Allen Pischner (1972 wedding notice)

Personprobable

David Allen Pischner married Mary Margaret De Vogel at Holy Cross Church on October 7, 1972. The newspaper says the couple planned to live in Bay Shore.

Evidence and limits

The notice provides no further identifying or civil-record information.

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Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Weddings: De Vogel–Pischner.”

Edmund C. Szoka (1972 Beaver Island confirmation)

Personprobable

Edmund C. Szoka, identified by the October–November 1972 Beaver Beacon as Bishop of the Gaylord Diocese, visited Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island for a confirmation service on October 15, 1972.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified record based on the local notice; it is not a complete diocesan biography.

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Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Confirmation.”

Gregory W. G. Potter (1972 wedding notice)

Personprobable

Gregory W. G. Potter married Audrey Celia Wojan at Holy Cross Church on July 12, 1972, according to the June–July Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

The notice provides no further identifying or biographical information.

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Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Wojan–Potter.”

Herb Lees Sr. (1972 steelhead report)

Personprobable

Herb Lees Sr. of Perry, Michigan was identified as the angler who caught a 6 lb. 13 oz. steelhead in Lake Geneserath, according to the October–November 1972 Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified person record. The notice provides no further biographical information.

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Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Game News.”

Janice Ann Kures (1972 marriage)

Personprobable

Janice Ann Kures married William Gillespie on May 6, 1972, at St. Peter Domian Catholic Church in Bartlett, Illinois.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified person record based on a wedding notice. It does not establish a birth date, complete civil identity, or later residence.

See also

Beaver Beacon, May 1972, “Gillespie – Kures.”

Judy LaFreniere (Ferris State graduate, 1972)

Personprobable

Judy LaFreniere received an Associate degree in Commercial Art from Ferris State College on June 11, 1972, according to the June–July Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

No additional identifying information is supplied.

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Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Ferris Graduates.”

Kevin McDonough (Ferris State graduate, 1972)

Personprobable

Kevin McDonough received an Associate degree in Architectural Drafting from Ferris State College on June 11, 1972, according to the June–July Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

No additional identifying information is supplied.

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Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Ferris Graduates.”

Thomas Perry (died 1972)

Personprobable

Thomas Perry was a frequent Beaver Island visitor and an uncle of Philip (Don) Burke. He died in Chicago on October 8, 1972, according to the local notice.

Evidence and limits

The record is source-qualified and does not infer a precise birth date or full family identity.

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Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Thomas Perry.”