Ed Sobie dies in Grand Rapids after Beaver Island community ties, 1990

Event

Date: 1990-01-15
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: familycommunityreligioncommunication
Within: Grand Rapids

Summary

Ed Sobie, age 61, died suddenly at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids on January 15, 1990. The Beacon’s notice recorded his family, January 19 funeral at St. Patrick’s Church in Parnell, and burial there.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper death notice and does not provide a full biography or independent vital-record citation.

Sources

“In Memoriam: Ed Sobie,” Beaver Beacon, January 26, 1990.
Reports Sobie’s sudden death at age 61, surviving family, January 19 funeral, and burial arrangements. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page January issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Ed Sobie dies in Grand Rapids after Beaver Island community ties, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ed-sobie-death-1990/, accessed [date], citing “In Memoriam: Ed Sobie,” Beaver Beacon, January 26, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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