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George Miller dies and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1987

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TypeEvent
Date1987-10-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1987-10-27
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Summary

George Miller died in Petoskey on October 27, 1987. The May 1988 Beaver Beacon reports his Beaver Island residence and retirement and says he was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery on the island.

Evidence limits

This obituary is a newspaper account and does not replace civil, cemetery, or genealogical records.

Sources

  1. Reports Miller’s October 27 death in Petoskey, 1947 Beaver Island residence, 1972 retirement to the island, wife Martha, children and descendants, and interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. 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 · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “George Miller dies and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-george-miller-death-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Island Deaths,” Beaver Beacon, May 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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