Name: Beaver Island-born Elvira Claire Supernaw dies in Charlevoix, 1994
Start: 1994-09-16
End: 1994-09-16

Event

Date: 1994-09-16
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathcommunityfamily
Within: Charlevoix · Beaver Island

Summary

Elvira Claire Supernaw, born on Beaver Island in 1921, died at her home in Charlevoix on September 16, 1994. The November Beaver Beacon reported her September 19 funeral Mass and burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery, along with her Beaver Island family connections and later life in Charlevoix.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary, not a civil death certificate, parish register, or complete genealogical record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, November 1994, “Elvira Claire Supernaw, 73.”
Reports Elvira Claire Supernaw’s September 16 death in Charlevoix, September 19 funeral Mass and burial, Beaver Island birth and family connections, and her later Charlevoix life. 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, November 1994, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page November issue scan confirms the obituary.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-born Elvira Claire Supernaw dies in Charlevoix, 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-elvira-claire-supernaw-death-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1994, “Elvira Claire Supernaw, 73.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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