Summary
William A. Belfy was a retired commercial fisherman who came to Beaver Island from Muskegon in 1908. His May 1966 obituary gives his birth date as February 3, 1890, identifies his brother Erwin as a co-owner of the fishing tug Silver Star, and records his May 8 death and Holy Cross Cemetery burial.
Evidence and limits
The obituary gives no civil-record identifiers, exact residence, fishing dates, or vessel registry. The episode-qualified Erwin and Alice records preserve the notice’s names without extending the family beyond what it states.
See also
- Death of William A. Belfy (1966)
- Erwin Belfy (Silver Star co-owner, 1966)
- Alice Johnston Belfy (1966 obituary record)
- Silver Star (Belfy fishing tug, 1966 reference)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Commercial fishing
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1966, “Obituaries: William A. Belfy.”Says William A. Belfy was born at Ravenna on February 3, 1890, came to Beaver Island from Muskegon in 1908, was a retired commercial fisherman, co-owned the tug Silver Star with his brother Erwin, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery after his May 8, 1966 death.