Name: Beaver Island cottage owner David Barker dies after COVID-19, 2022
Start: 2022-05-13
End: 2022-05-13
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2022-05-13
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunitytourismcovid-19
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

David Read Barker died on May 13, 2022, after contracting COVID-19. The memorial preserved in the Beaver Island forum describes his retirement cottage on the island and family connections through his wife Lisa Borre.

Evidence limits

The obituary is strong evidence for the reported death and island connection, but the forum does not preserve a civil record or later service confirmation.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “David Barker RIP,” May 18, 2022.
The memorial reports Barker’s death after contracting coronavirus and describes his retirement cottage on Beaver Island, his wife’s Beaver Island family connections, and planned private services. It is a detailed family obituary preserved by a community poster, not a civil death or burial record.
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Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island cottage owner David Barker dies after COVID-19, 2022”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-david-barker-death-2022/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “David Barker RIP,” May 18, 2022..

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