- Date
- 1962-11
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilymaritime
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 1962 Beaver Beacon reports the death of Henry LaFreniere after an extended illness. It identifies him as a former Islander and retired keeper of Point Betsie Lighthouse near Frankfort.
Evidence and limits
This is a brief newspaper notice. It does not establish the exact death date, civil record, or complete lighthouse-service history.
Sources
- Reports Henry LaFreniere's death after an extended illness and identifies him as a former Islander and retired keeper at Point Betsie Lighthouse near Frankfort.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice; it does not provide a death certificate or complete lighthouse-service record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Former Islander and Point Betsie keeper Henry LaFreniere dies, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-death-notice-henry-lafreniere-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1962, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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