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Edward S. Ladd dies after retiring to Beaver Island, 1995

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TypeEvent
Date1995-07-14
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

Edward S. Ladd died in Charlevoix on July 14, 1995. The August Beacon reports that his funeral was held at Beaver Island Christian Church on July 17, with burial in Beaver Island Cemetery and Naval Reserve honors, and remembers his retirement years of hunting, fishing, and maple-syrup making on the Island. A September correction gives his birthplace as Gaylord and clarifies the spelling of his wife’s name as Lorene.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary and funeral report, not a civil death record, military service file, or complete property and family history.

Sources

  1. Reports Edward S. Ladd’s July 14, 1995 death in Charlevoix, July 17 Beaver Island Christian Church funeral and cemetery burial with Naval Reserve honors, Navy and Reserve service, retirement, and island hunting, fishing, maple-syrup, and outdoor life. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the obituary and funeral report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Corrects the obituary’s reported birthplace to Gaylord and gives the spelling Lorene for Ladd’s wife, stating that they were in their 51st year of marriage when she died. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the published correction.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Edward S. Ladd dies after retiring to Beaver Island, 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-edward-ladd-death-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1995, “Edward S. Ladd.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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