- Date
- 1995-03-15
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyhealthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Harriet L. Rafferty died in Lansing on March 15, 1995, aged 73. The Beacon’s remembrance describes her family and community ties, memorial donations to the Medical Center, and a fetal monitor donated in her memory.
Evidence limits
This article follows the newspaper obituary and family remembrance; it is not a civil death certificate or complete biography.
Sources
- Announces Harriet Rafferty’s March 15, 1995 death and says a fuller obituary and tribute will appear in the May issue. 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 · 1995-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the brief death notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Rafferty’s March 15 death in Lansing, her family and island connections, memorial donations to the Medical Center, and a fetal monitor donated in her memory. 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 · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and memorial report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Harriet Rafferty dies in March 1995 and Beaver Islanders memorialize her community life”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harriet-rafferty-death-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1995, “A Double Loss...” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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