- Date
- 1997-12-08
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathmaritimemusiceducationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1998 Beaver Beacon reports that George F. Kress died at home on December 8, 1997, aged 94. It recalls his career as founder and retired chairman of Green Bay Packaging, his summer sailing through Beaver Island in Aria I and Aria II, and musical evenings with Patrick Bonner at the King Strang Hotel, alongside his support for music and education.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper obituary and local remembrance, not a civil death record, corporate biography, vessel registry, or complete account of Kress’s Island activities.
Sources
- Reports Kress’s December 8, 1997 death at age 94, his Green Bay Packaging career, recurring summer sailing through Beaver Island in Aria I and Aria II, music with Patrick Bonner, support for music and education, and his wife Marguerite’s earlier death. 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 · 1998-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Kress obituary and Beaver Island remembrance.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “George F. Kress dies after a longstanding Beaver Island sailing and music connection”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-george-kress-obituary-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1998, “George F. Kress, 1903–1997.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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