Helen M. Gates dies at age 89, 2008 — Beaver Island Archive

Event

Date: circa 2008
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The April 2008 Beaver Beacon briefly reported the death of 89-year-old Helen M. Gates of Ann Arbor and listed her immediate family and siblings.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide an exact death date, funeral information, civil record, or a documented Beaver Island connection beyond its publication context.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "Helen Gates."
Reports Helen M. Gates’s death at age 89, identifies her as the widow of Alfred Gates, lists her children and grandchildren, and names her siblings. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, April 2008, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the death notice.
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Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Helen M. Gates dies at age 89, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-helen-gates-death-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "Helen Gates." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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