- Date
- 2008-03-27
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunitypublication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2008 Beaver Beacon reported that Betty Welke, described as a former Island mainstay, died at Holly Convalescent Center on March 27. The notice deferred a full obituary and account of her Beaver Island contributions to the following issue.
Evidence limits
This is a brief death notice, not a full obituary, civil record, funeral report, or complete account of Welke’s life and Island activities.
Sources
- A short community notice reported Welke's death on March 27 and said arrangements were pending. It provides contemporaneous timing but no independent details beyond the later Beaver Beacon notice.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001103
- Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "Betty Welke".Reports that former Island mainstay Betty Welke died March 27 at Holly Convalescent Center and says a full obituary and account of her contributions would appear in the next issue. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held April issue scan confirms the death notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Betty Welke dies at Holly Convalescent Center, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-betty-welke-death-notice-2008/, accessed [date], citing “Betty Welke,” Beaver Island Forum, March 28, 2008. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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