- Dates
- 1962-09-12 – 1962-10-05
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1962 Beaver Beacon reports the September 12 death of Merrill Belfy in Gile, Wisconsin, and the October 5 death of longtime Island resident Elizabeth Boyle at her home.
Evidence and limits
This article preserves the brief newspaper notices and family details they include. It does not replace civil records or a complete obituary file.
Sources
- Reports Merrill Belfy's death in Gile, Wisconsin, on September 12, and Elizabeth Boyle's death at her Island home on October 5, including the family relationships and survivor summary printed in the issue.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published obituary notices; it does not provide death certificates or full biographies.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The October 1962 Beacon records two Island-linked deaths”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-death-notices-october-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1962, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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