- Date
- 2022-03-04
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathgovernancepublic-servicemilitarycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Gustav “Gus” Schmidt died on March 4, 2022, in his 98th year. After moving to Beaver Island, he served as zoning administrator and later island assessor; the memorial also records his World War II service and Bronze Star. A spring island celebration and burial beside his wife were planned.
Evidence limits
The forum preserves a detailed funeral-home obituary and island public-service history. It does not independently confirm the later celebration or burial.
Sources
- The obituary reports Gustav Schmidt’s March 4 death at age 97, his World War II service and Bronze Star, and his work after moving to Beaver Island as zoning administrator and later island assessor. It says a spring celebration would occur on Beaver Island and that he would be buried beside his wife. It is a near-contemporary funeral-home obituary, not a civil or cemetery record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017051
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Former Beaver Island assessor and zoning administrator Gustav Schmidt dies, 2022”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gustav-schmidt-death-2022/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Gus Scmidt RIP,” March 9, 2022..
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