- Date
- 2003-12-25
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Doll Lear, described by the Beaver Beacon as a lifetime Beaver Island resident, died on Christmas morning 2003 at age 15. The memorial remembers her companionship and says she was buried in a handcrafted casket made by Roger Lear.
Evidence limits
This is a community memorial for an animal, not a veterinary or ownership record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 2004, “Doll Lear”.Memorializes Doll Lear, described as a lifetime Beaver Island resident, who died on Christmas morning 2003 at age 15 and was buried in a handcrafted casket. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the memorial notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community remembers Doll Lear”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-doll-lear-death-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2004, “Doll Lear”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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